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...by ensuring the safety of Americans from transnational threats emerging from Africa; and by strengthening the defense capabilities of African States and increase stability on the continent.

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U.S. Navy Conducts Humanitarian Mine Action Train the Trainer with Kenyan Army 3/20/2013

Kenyan soldiers exchange best practices Full Story

Nigerian Delegates Participate in AFRICOM Media Visit Program 1/30/2013

A delegation of 11 Nigerians, consisting of military members and members of the Nigerian media, visited the commands headquarters during a visit to U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, January Go to Album

TRANSCRIPT: General Ham Discusses U.S. AFRICOM objectives and Africa security issues at Brown University 12/19/2012
The U.S. military is not an independent actor in Africa, and its efforts support larger U.S. government objectives and shared security interests with African partners, according to General Carter Full Story

Collaborating Extremist Groups Worry AFRICOM Commander 12/4/2012
Extremist groups collaborating in Africa pose a threat beyond the region that extends to Europe and the United States, U.S. Africa Command's top military officer said here today.
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Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaeda Threat 11/27/2012
For the United States and its allies, ending the al-Qaida threat calls for a modified military footprint, close work with partners and continued U.S. involvement in regions of the world where Full Story

Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa 11/27/2012
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue 67, 4th Quarter 2012, of the Joint Force Quarterly, a military journal published by the National Defense University for the Chairman of the Full Story

Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaeda Threat 11/21/2012
For the United States and its allies, ending the al-Qaida threat calls for a modified military footprint, close work with partners and continued U.S. involvement in regions of the world where Full Story

Djibouti Navy Hosts Exercise Cutlass Express, East African Maritime Interdiction Exercise 11/12/2012

The Djibouti Navy welcomed seven other East Africa countries' naval forces to Djibouti City, Djibouti, to participate in the second annual Cutlass Express exercise held Nov. 1 to 8, 2012. Full Story

Defenders Protect Sea Vessels in Port 10/19/2012

"Be advised we've got two contacts inbound," said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Ronga, the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 3, or MSRON 3, alpha team patrol leader, as he Full Story

Marines, West Africans Train for Peace 8/17/2012

During Exercise Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen reservists trained and lived alongside their West African partners to build military Full Story