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United States Africa Command

        
    Partnerships
Strategy for U.S., partners to counter Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated fishing
Strategy for U.S., partners to counter Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated fishing
IUU activities, coupled with food security, loss of income, and climate change all lead to instability.

    Partnerships
Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills
Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills
The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team worked with Nigerien medics during a tactical combat casualty care course which covered lifesaving techniques, including improvised tourniquet application, IV and airway management and wound packing.

    Operations
U.S. designates al-Shabaab financial facilitators to thwart revenue streams
U.S. designates al-Shabaab financial facilitators to thwart revenue streams
The effort sends a signal to those conducting business with the terrorist group, and intends to hobble al-Shabaab’s ability to both economically exploit communities and conduct attacks against Somalia’s people.

                U.S. National Security Strategy: Build 21st century U.S.-Africa partnerships
U.S. National Security Strategy: Build 21st century U.S.-Africa partnerships
Enhancing Africa’s peace and prosperity will bolster Africa’s ability to solve regional and global problems.

    Partnerships
CJTF-HOA, partners build school library
CJTF-HOA, partners build school library
The Balbala 7 Library is a combined project that provides education opportunities to local children and is designed to give back to the local community. 

    Partnerships
U.S. Navy participates in Grand African NEMO
U.S. Navy participates in Grand African NEMO
The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams crew will participate in maritime security scenarios that combat IUU fishing, piracy, drug trafficking, pollution, and rescue at sea.

                Our militaries work better together
Our militaries work better together
Close-quarters combat, small-unit tactics were the focus of the latest JCET in Cabo Verde.

    Partnerships
State Partnership Program critical to security cooperation in 93 countries
State Partnership Program critical to security cooperation in 93 countries
What began with 13 partnerships in 1993 is now up to 87 partnerships with 93 countries, the SPP is guided by foreign policy goals to support combatant commanders and chiefs of mission.

            
Strategy for U.S., partners to counter Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated fishing

Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills

U.S. designates al-Shabaab financial facilitators to thwart revenue streams

U.S. National Security Strategy: Build 21st century U.S.-Africa partnerships

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

U.S. Navy participates in Grand African NEMO

Our militaries work better together

State Partnership Program critical to security cooperation in 93 countries

Spotlight

Gen. Langley engages in Africa

Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, is prioritizing face-to-face engagement to build our relationships and support partners in Africa.

Featured Items

Civilian Casualty Report

2022 Posture Statement to Congress

Women, Peace, & Security

Area of Responsibility

Civilian Casualty Report

U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report; 2nd Quarter, 2021

2022 Posture Statement to Congress

Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, 2022 Posture Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee March 15, 2022, and the House Armed Services Committee March 17, 2022.

Women, Peace, & Security

Women, Peace and Security initiatives are an integral component of efforts to enhance African partner capability by enabling U.S. security cooperation to better leverage the contributions of both men and women.

Area of Responsibility

What AFRICOM is doing throughout the region on a per-country basis

Civilian Casualty Report

2022 Posture Statement to Congress

Women, Peace, & Security

Area of Responsibility

U.S. Africa Command, with partners, counters transnational threats and malign actors, strengthens security forces, and responds to crises in order to advance U.S. national interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity.

Latest News

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

ALFS is a weeklong event that hosts leaders from more than forty African countries for training and partnership building with U.S. Army leaders.

Friday, October 7, 2022

NAVAF, MARFORAF engineers kick off deployment to Ghana

With support from Royal Danish Defense forces, the joint and combined team will also make critical construction builds or repairs to a mobile camp facility at the Ghana Navy Training command (NAVTRAC) in preparation for the NAVAF-led exercise Obangame Express 2023 and the U.S. Special Operations Command Africa-led exercise Flintlock.

Friday, September 30, 2022

U.S., Tunisia sign the 35th annual Joint Military Commission

The Joint Military Commission reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Tunisia bilateral defense and security partnership.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

AFRICOM news

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Friday, October 7, 2022

AFRICOM news

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Friday, October 7, 2022

NAVAF, MARFORAF engineers kick off deployment to Ghana

Friday, September 30, 2022

AFRICOM news

Partnerships

Through multinational exercises and military-to-military engagements, U.S. Africa Command strengthens relationships with African partner nations to help build the defense capability and capacity of their security forces.

U.S. Africa Command embraces a holistic approach to security challenges by working closely with U.S. Government interagency counterparts and partner nation militaries from around the world.

Operations

Along with regional partners, U.S. Africa command conducts military operations to disrupt, degrade and neutralize violent extremist organizations that present a transnational threat.

Operations set conditions for continued partnering to help African partner nations build the capacity they need to secure the region.

Readiness

U.S. Africa Command stands ready to protect U.S. personnel and facilities within the region.

By forging relationships with regional partners, U.S. Africa Command ensures U.S. and partner nation security forces will have what they need, where and when they need it to respond to crisis.

Latest Press Releases

Federal Government of Somalia engages terrorists with support from U.S. forces

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde, Somalia, about 218 km north-northwest of Mogadishu, on Oct. 23, 2022.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

During his first trip to North Africa since taking command of U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley visited Morocco, Tunisia, and the USNS Trenton.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

U.S. forces conduct strike in Somalia targeting al-Shabaab leader

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant network in Somalia on Oct. 1, 2022.

Monday, October 3, 2022

press releases