The documents below highlight issues related to security in Africa, as well as background papers relating to U.S. Africa Command.
Some of the below documents may be outdated or contain outdated information. They are posted for research purposes and to promote public understanding.
Posting of these documents does not imply official endorsement by U.S. Africa Command or the Department of Defense.
U.S. Africa Command 2011 Posture Statement (.5MB pdf) April 2011 U.S. Africa Command's formal report to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House Armed Services Committees
U.S. Africa Command 2010 Posture Statement (8MB pdf) March 2010 U.S. Africa Command's formal written report to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House Armed Services Committees
U.S. Africa Command 2009 Posture Statement (7 MB pdf) March 2009 U.S. Africa Command's formal written report to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House Armed Services Committees
Horizon of Hope NDU(2007) By William E. Ward, Spring 2007 This National Defense University essay discusses "Considerations for Long-term Stability in Post-conflict Situations
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Unified Command Plan JFQ (2001) By John E. Campbell, Autumn 2001 This Joint Forces Quarterly essay recommended against creating an AFRICOM-like structure, instead advocating a sub-regional headquarters under EUCOM
U.S. Africa Command: The First Three Years ... (March 2011) 8MB pdf By U.S. Africa Command Office of Public Affairs, March 2011 A photography book on the creation of the U.S. Africa Command. Includes historical essays and current structure.FACT SHEET: Kelley Barracks5/14/2013
FACT SHEET: U.S. Military Support to African Efforts to Counter LRA 5/14/2013
FACT SHEET: U.S. Africa Command 4/16/2013
FACT SHEET: Operation Onward Liberty11/7/2012
FACT SHEET: Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program11/7/2012
FACT SHEET: Africa Endeavor10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Pandemic Response Program10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) 10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: International Military Education and Training (IMET) 10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Military-to-Military Program10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Partner Military HIV/AIDS Program (PMHAP)10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Foreign Military Financing10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team (ADAPT) 10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: 2012 Exercises10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Exercise Flintlock10/24/2012
FACT SHEET: Kelley Barracks10/2/2012
FACT SHEET: U.S. Africa Command Emblem and Insignia11/7/2008
U.S. government programs or international organizations in Africa.
Links do not imply official endorsement of content by U.S. Africa Command.
Congressional Research Service (Library of Congress) · Reports on Africa as released by the Foreign Press Center
Country Background Notes · Compiled by the U.S. Dept of State
Defense Security Cooperation Agency Fact Book · Data on Foreign Military Sales Agreements and Deliveries since 1950
Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest · Annual reports by the U.S. Department of State
Foreign Press Center Briefings on Africa
Library of Congress · Africa and Middle East Collections
U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network
Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
African Growth and Opportunity Act
Centers for Disease Control - Global Health
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Legal Attaché Offices in Africa
International Trade Administration
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
