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Depending on who you talk to, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF, or ADF-NALU) are everything from a minor player in the DRC’s security landscape, to a rising islamist insurgency in the Rwenzori mountains. African Defence Review’s Richard Stupart talks to journalist Caroline Hellyer about the ADF, and their role in one of the least-reported areas of the eastern DRC.

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African Defence Podcast: ADF-NALU in the eastern DRC

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Written by Richard Stupart

Richard Stupart is part of the ADR team.