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Africa: U.S. Military Steps Up 'Sustained Engagement' With Africa
allAfrica, 13 July 2012
A stepped-up role for the American military, which has been the subject of widespread discussion and debate since the establishment of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) in 2008,… Read more »
U.S. Military Steps Up Engagement With Africa
A spate of recent news reports on U.S. intelligence activity in Africa has renewed debate over the role of the military in shaping American foreign policy towards the continent. In an AllAfrica interview, Ambassador Anthony Holmes of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom), outlines the military's engagement with Africa.
U.S. and Ghanaian soldiers discuss logistics for procuring and transporting medical equipment during a U.S. capacity building initiative .
U.S. Marines simulate a riot during a crowd control training exercise with soldiers from Burkina Faso.
A U.S. Marine instructs a member of the Guinean army on the correct way to execute batton strikes during a training exercise.
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Africa: Continent and the War On Terror
Daily Maverick, 15 June 2012
On Thursday, a lead story in the Washington Post called attention to a shadowy US military airborne surveillance effort covering much of West and East Africa. Is this a vast,… Read more »
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Central Africa: U.S.-Sponsored Visit to Anti-Kony Staging Camp Produces Flurry of News
allAfrica, 30 April 2012
An unusual dateline - Obo, Central African Republic - appeared in newspapers and on radio broadcasts across the globe Monday morning. Read more »
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Central African Republic: U.S. Officials Say Focus on Kony is 'Not New'
State Department, 25 June 2012
This article was originally posted June 22 on the Department of Defense website. Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Military Command Aims to Help Africans Help Themselves - General
allAfrica, 6 August 2009
Soon after General William E. (Kip) Ward became the first commander of the United States Africa Command, known as Africom, in October 2007, he summed up his vision for his new… Read more »
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West Africa: Marines Teach Riot Control Techniques to West African Nations
Africom, 13 July 2012
U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, are spending the next couple of weeks with joint forces from various West African nations to train and exchange their… Read more »
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Africa: Africom Builds Logistics Capability in African Partners
Africom, 5 July 2012
Several robust programs at U.S. Africa Command are helping to ensure that when African partners pull together to support shared security interests, they have the logistical… Read more »
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Africa: Africom's Makeup Promotes 'Whole-of-Government' Approaches
Africom, 3 July 2012
As the Defense Department was embracing a counterinsurgency strategy that recognized the need for "whole-of-government" solutions in Iraq and then Afghanistan, U.S. Africa Command… Read more »
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Africa: Signs of Military Professionalism, Cooperation On Rise in Africa
Africom, 27 June 2012
Dotting the African continent are promising examples of the capable, professional military forces U.S. Africa Command is working to promote. Read more »
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Somalia: United States Using Drone Planes to Attack Al-Shabaab Militia
allAfrica, 30 June 2011
The United States is using its pilotless drone aircraft to launch military attacks on leaders of the Somali militant group, Al Shabaab, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Read more »
Documents
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11 July 2011
Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
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- Congressional Research Service
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This report provides a broad overview of U.S.strategic interests in Africa and the role of U.S. military efforts on the continent as they pertain to ... see more »
