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Successful Completion of First Africa Military Legal Conference

12:00 AM6/4/2010

The first Africa Military Legal Conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) concluded May 21, 2010 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana.

The three-day conference brought together lawyers

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AFRICOM: Legal Conference

12:00 AM5/19/2010

ACCRA, Ghana, May 19, 2010 — The first Africa Military Legal Conference to be hosted by U.S. Africa Command began May 18, 2010 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference brings together lawyers and other legal experts from nearly 15 African countries. During the conference, representatives from each country will provide information about their nations' military legal structures and their legal challenges. AFRICOM's Office of Legal Counsel intends to hold annual legal conferences, moving the location to aid in drawing participants from different regions. This year's conference has participants largely from west and central Africa.

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AFRICOM Hosts First Africa Military Legal Conference, Nearly 15 African Nations Participating

12:00 AM5/19/2010

The first Africa Military Legal Conference to be hosted by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) began May 18, 2010 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference brings together lawyers and other

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Phoenix Express Kicks Off in Souda Bay

12:00 AM5/19/2010

Phoenix Express 2010 (PE-10), a two-week, two-phase, multinational, maritime exercise among regional partners from Africa, Europe, and the United States, is set to conduct its kickoff pre-sail conference and conclude its in port training portion of

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U.S. Charges 11 Somalis with Maritime Piracy

12:00 AM4/29/2010

"Since the earliest days of this country, piracy has been a serious crime," U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said at an April 23, 2010 press conference in Norfolk, Virginia, where 11 Somali men are being held for trial in a federal court on charges of

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Health Experts Urge Military Leaders to "Know Your HIV/AIDS Epidemic"

12:00 AM4/14/2010

Knowing the HIV/AIDS epidemic at regional and national levels is the key to developing strategies for combating it, said health experts at the International Military HIV/AIDS Conference, April 13, 2010 in Arusha, Tanzania.

The second

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International Military HIV/AIDS Conference Opens in Tanzania

12:00 AM4/12/2010

The International Military HIV/AIDS Conference opened April 12, 2010 in Arusha, Tanzania bringing together representatives from 60 multinational militaries, including nearly 40 African militaries, to share information and work together in

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Africa Endeavor 2010 - Information and Communication Barriers Breaking Down in Ghana

12:00 AM4/2/2010

Ghana hosted communication and information specialists from 32 African nations and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) during the Africa Endeavor (AE) 2010 Mid-Planning Conference in Accra from March 29 - April 1, 2010. This conference was a follow-up

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AFRICOM Humanitarian, Health Conference

12:00 AM2/9/2010

Education was the focus at a Humanitarian and Health Activities Conference held February 1-5, 2010, in Arusha, Tanzania.

Hosted by U.S. Africa Command's Humanitarian and Health Activities Branch (HHA), the event gathered

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CJTF-HOA Hosts C4ISR Summit Conference

12:00 AM1/28/2010

Camp Lemonnier held the first-ever Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Summit Conference, January 21-23, 2010.

The conference, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), gave

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Africans Participate in Multinational Counter-Narcotics Seminar

12:00 AM1/21/2010

Drug trafficking threatens global security and requires international and regional cooperation, U.S. Africa Command's General William E. Ward told attendees from 66 nations at the start of a January 20-29, 2010 conference on

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Africa Endeavor 2010 Initial Planning Conference Kicks Off in Uganda

12:00 AM1/12/2010

The initial planning conference for Africa's largest communications interoperability exercise kicked off on January 12, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda , with nearly 30 nations in attendance.

Africa Endeavor (AE) 2010 is a U.S. Africa

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Africa Command Begins its Premier Security Cooperation Conference

12:00 AM11/17/2009

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) opened its annual Theater Security Cooperation Conference November 16, 2009, a premier event that builds the foundation for the command's activities with its African partners over the next three years.
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U.S. Africa Command Admiral Speaks at Maritime Security Conference

12:00 AM10/14/2009

Vice Admiral Robert T. Moeller, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for military operations, spoke at the inaugural conference on Maritime Security at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, October 13, 2009.
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U.S. Marine Forces Africa Hosts First Marine Leaders of Africa Conference

12:00 AM9/4/2009

The principle staff and senior leadership of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MARFORAF) joined with 15 representatives from 11 African nations for the first Marine Leaders of Africa Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, August 24-27, 2009.
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U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

12:00 AM9/3/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009.

During daily discussion groups, academic

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Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

12:00 AM8/27/2009

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
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Clinton Pledges U.S. Support to Somali Transitional Government

12:00 AM8/7/2009

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged continued U.S. support for the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and called on Eritrea to halt interference in Somalia.

Clinton appeared at a joint press conference at the

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U.S. Africa Command Holds First Contracting Conference

12:00 AM7/31/2009

U.S. Africa Command's Operations and Logistics (OPLOG) directorate held the first U.S. Africa Command Contracting Conference in Naples, Italy, July 21 - 31, 2009.

The conference was led by Operations and Logistics Engineering

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General Ward Honored at 100 Black Men of America's National Conference

12:00 AM6/16/2009

The 100 Black Men of America organization honored U.S. Army General William "Kip" Ward with a lifetime leadership award and an honorary membership at its 23rd Annual Conference this week in New York City, June 13, 2009. Ward is the only

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