7:12 AM3/31/2014

U.S. Africa Command’s senior female leaders were out in force as keynote speakers and presenters to the audience of about 120 women, girls and even a few men at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s 5th Annual Women’s Leadership Forum, held at the

12:59 PM3/28/2014

U.S. Marines from the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa (SP-MAGTF AF) have been training Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) soldiers in preparation for deployments to Somalia.

12:17 PM3/28/2014

October 5, 2013, was a day like most others for Staff Sergeant Luke Thompson. As a team sergeant for the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Thompson was responsible for leading engagement teams

10:24 AM3/27/2014

Twenty-five Students representing the countries of Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, and Kenya graduated from the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course – Africa which was hosted in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, March 19th 2014.

9:05 AM3/27/2014

Within intelligence courses, practical application exercises have their place, but might not be a universal fit. Presenting course material outside the classroom often increases efficacy of understanding in a different setting.

1:39 PM3/11/2014

Today, March 10, a team of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Sailors had the great pleasure of joining with personnel from 13 partner nations to kick off the at-sea portion of Exercise Saharan Express 2014.

12:05 PM3/10/2014

11:42 AM3/10/2014

Helped by the Arab Spring, terrorist groups in North and West Africa have expanded their operations, increasing threats to the United States and its interests, the commander of U.S. Africa Command told Congress today.

2:55 PM3/7/2014

Kenya Defense Force EOD team learns how to test an electric blasting cap during a Humanitarian Mine Action Train-the-Trainer program in Nairobi, Kenya.

2:42 PM3/7/2014

“Mzungu! Mzungu! Mzungu!” shouted children while chasing an SUV pulling into the remote compound where their school is located.‘Mzungu’ is a word many people in countries across Africa used to use to refer to anyone who was white, but now use to

2:02 PM3/7/2014

Naval forces from the United States along with African and European maritime partners commenced the fourth annual multinational exercise Saharan Express 2014, March 6.

6:59 AM3/7/2014

By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public AffairsDAKAR, Senegal – Naval forces from the United States along with African and European maritime partners commenced the fourth annual multinational exercise Saharan Express

2:32 PM3/6/2014

USAFE-AFAFRICA Surgeon General wins Prestigious Humanitarian Assistance Award

12:16 PM3/6/2014

The U.S. Navy’s first-in-class joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) departed Rota, Spain March 2, as the ship now sets sail to the waters off Africa to participate with Africa partners in a series of engagements and exercises. Since

12:10 PM3/5/2014

The U.S. government and African partners met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a dialogue on strategic approaches to countering violent extremist messaging in the greater Horn of Africa region. The Feb. 23–28 workshop was co-hosted by the Africa Center

10:28 AM3/4/2014

U.S. military, U.S. Embassy-Djibouti and key Djiboutian personnel in Eastern Africa traveled to Sankal, Djibouti, and participated in opening ceremonies for a new health clinic Feb. 13, 2014.

8:34 AM3/4/2014

Flintlock is a multi-national exercise with participants from Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, France, Germany, Italy, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Norway, Nigeria, Senegal, United Kingdom, United States and Niger focusing on building partner capacity

3:17 PM3/3/2014

U.S. Army Africa deployed a team of medical personnel from U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army Medical Command, Army Reserve Medical Command, and the 7th Civil Support Command, Feb. 3-14, for medical readiness training between the Kingdom of

8:36 AM2/26/2014

U.S. Army Africa continues to provide training to different African nations to help them secure their own borders, thereby helping them secure the region. Because of this, whatever American interests are in that region or country will, as a

3:19 PM2/25/2014

U.S. Africa Command hosted more than 100 senior leaders from the Departments of State and Defense as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to discuss how to align desired outcomes with U.S. foreign policy objectives, and