This year, Togo is expected to receive four Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft…
Africa Defense Forum
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Covering 60,000 square kilometers, the Sambisa Forest in northeast Nigeria was once a thriving wildlife…
Russia is attempting to build its own financial system in Africa using a cryptocurrency tied…
The 15th iteration of Obangame Express (OE26) returned in April to Cameroon, the country that…
Since inviting Russian mercenaries into Mali in 2021, the country’s ruling junta has focused its…
Foreign countries are in a race to secure port agreements along the Red Sea and…
More than 5,600 people from about 40 nations studied new military technology during Exercise African…
An expanding swath of Islamic terrorism stretching from western Mali through the Lake Chad Basin…
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed a joint U.S. and Nigerian military raid took place…
Kofi Portuphy Talks to ADF About His Nation’s Accomplishments and Challenges in Emergency Management Story…
Gen. Charles Muriu Kahariri, Kenya’s chief of the defense forces, gave the opening remarks at…
Nigerian Soldiers killed two top Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders in as many…
Ask experts for solutions to Africa’s many security challenges, and many are likely to call…
The Armed Forces of Gabon, including members of the Gendarmerie Tactical Unit, the 1st Gabonese…
The Nigerian Navy marked its 69th anniversary in 2025 by commissioning three patrol ships and…
The Tunisian Air Force has ordered 12 Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopters for multirole military and…
Somalia has taken delivery of three T-129 attack helicopters from Turkey as part of growing…