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As Drone Warfare Grows, Armies Add Cheaper, Commercial Devices

Global UpfrontOct 5, 2025October 5, 20250

By ADF As drones play a larger role in battle strategies across Africa, the continent’s militaries are adding small, commercially available drones to their arsenals

Shadow Governments: Using Extortion Disguised as Taxes, Terrorist Groups Try to Hold Power in Areas They Control

Global UpfrontSep 8, 2025September 8, 20250

By ADF Somalia, which has been engulfed in conflict since 2009, now has two systems struggling to exert control — the established federal, regional and

Concrete Action Required To Save Africa

Global UpfrontSep 8, 2025September 8, 20250

Daily Trust Editorial, Monday September 8, 2025 The three-day African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit ended in Abuja on August 27, 2025. Attended by military

Militant Islamist Groups in Africa Sustain High Pace Of Lethality

Global UpfrontAug 15, 2025August 15, 20250

By Africa Center for Strategic Studies Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and

Defeating Terrorist Content Online Requires Unified Approach, Experts Say

Global UpfrontJul 19, 2025July 19, 20250

By ADF Social media has become a key communication tool for terrorist groups across Africa, presenting governments with a challenge: how to restrict terrorist propaganda

Drones Play Key Role in Terrorist Propaganda On, Off Battlefield

Global UpfrontJun 30, 2025June 30, 20250

By ADF In a propaganda video entitled “Empowerment Generation,” terrorists with Islamic State West Africa Province show scenes from a training camp in northeastern Nigeria.

Terrorists ‘Weaponize’ Food Access to Gain Support

Global UpfrontJun 11, 2025June 11, 20250

By ADF Terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and al-Shabaab have long had a simple philosophy for controlling the people they can’t win over: Take

Terror Groups Adapt To Stay Lethal: By Echoing Local Grievances and Expanding Revenue Sources, Extremists Evade Counterterrorism Efforts

Global UpfrontJun 10, 2025June 10, 20250

By ADF Africa has by far the youngest population among the continents, with about 40% of its population — nearly 600 million people — 15

Terror Drones: The Spread of Low-Cost Aerial Weapons Levels the Playing Field and Enables Attacks

Global UpfrontMay 23, 2025May 23, 20250

By ADF When security forces in Puntland, Somalia, raided a vehicle convoy traveling south from Garowe, they confiscated a collection of drones capable of delivering

Terrorists Use Food As A Weapon: How Boko Haram And Al-Shabaab Exploit Hunger

Global UpfrontMay 19, 2025May 19, 20250

By Simone Papale & Emanuele Castelli Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in