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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg, U.S. Africa Command director of intelligence, with Nigerian Commodore Abdulmajid Majidadi Ibrahim, Commandant of the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. “I want to thank our Nigerian partners – with whom we share a long-standing and well-established relationship – for stepping-up and hosting this training event,” Berg said. “It is a true testament to Nigeria’s role as a strong leader in Africa, committed to provide security, adhere to the rule of law, provide good governance, and promote economic prosperity.”

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

Students await their graduation ceremony following completion of the Intermediate Intelligence Course, comprised of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

Students await their graduation ceremony following completion of the Intermediate Intelligence Course, comprised of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard (right) with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg, U.S. Africa Command director of intelligence, at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 19, 2019. The meeting was the first of several for Berg during a multi-day trip to Nigeria that included visits with Nigerian Intelligence Agency officials to enhance U.S. and Nigerian intelligence sharing and regional intelligence capability.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

Brian Adiele, one-of-two U.S. Africa Command instructors for the Intermediate Intelligence Course, prepares his class of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians for their graduation ceremony from the month-long course at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

The U.S. Africa Command director of intelligence presided over the graduation of an all-female intelligence course and engaged with Nigerian intelligence officials during a multi-day trip

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

10:32 AM12/23/2019

The U.S. Africa Command director of intelligence engaged with Nigerian intelligence officials and presided over the graduation of an all-female intelligence course during a multi-day trip, Dec. 18-21.

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Obangame Express 2019 begins

12:00 AM3/18/2019

190318-N-RG482-0265 Military members from the Cameroonian Armed Forces participate in a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard a Nigerian training vessel during exercise Obangame Express 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria, March 18, 2019. Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.

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Obangame Express 2019 Begins

12:00 AM3/15/2019

Specific skill sets exercised for OE19 include boarding techniques, search and rescue operations, medical casualty response, radio communication, and information management techniques.

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Conference brings together Lake Chad Basin Military Intelligence Directors

11:38 AM7/2/2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Attendees pose for a group photo during the Lake Chad Basin Directors of Military Intelligence Conference June 19, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Conference brings together Lake Chad Basin Military Intelligence Directors

11:38 AM7/2/2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Attendees pose for a group photo during the Lake Chad Basin Directors of Military Intelligence Conference June 19, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Conference brings together Lake Chad Basin Military Intelligence Directors

8:53 AM7/2/2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian Maj. Gen. Leo Irabor, Multinational Joint Task Force commander, participates in discussion during the Lake Chad Basin Directors of Military Intelligence Conference June 19, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Conference brings together Lake Chad Basin Military Intelligence Directors

8:52 AM7/2/2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Air Vice Marshall M.S. Usman, Nigerian Chief of Defense Intelligence, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of the Lake Chad Basin Directors of Military Intelligence Conference June 19, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Conference brings together Lake Chad Basin Military Intelligence Directors

8:19 AM7/2/2018

Senior intelligence officials from Lake Chad Basin countries, Europe, and the United States met during the Lake Chad Basin Directors of Military Intelligence Conference, June 19 -20 in Abuja

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African military legal experts participate in "law of armed conflict" conference

3:18 PM6/5/2018

AFRICOM delegation from left to right: Mr. Mark "Max" Maxwell, AFRICOM Deputy Legal Counsel OLC; Brig. Gen. Thipe Setsemo, MATJILA, South Africa; Col. Godard BUSINGYE, Uganda; Col. Floribet NJAKO, Cameroon; Lt. Gen. Charles Pede, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General; Brig. Gen. Moses Kofi Gyeke ASANTE, Ghana; Brig. Gen. Mahmood Umaru WAMBAI, Nigeria; Ms. Debora ALBERSTADT, AFRICOM OLC-LCE; Brig. Gen. Daniel KUWALI, Malawi; U.S. Army Col. Karen Carlisle, U.S. Army Africa Staff Judge Advocate; U.S. Coast Guard Cdr. Trent Warner, AFRICOM OLC-LCE. The delegation were among the military and academic legal experts from around the world who were invited to discuss issues in the law of armed conflict at the 4th annual Maj. Gen. John L. Fugh and Multinational Interoperability Symposium, conducted at The Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Va., May 28-29, 2018. (Photo courtesy of The Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS))

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African Land Forces Summit 2018

1:42 PM4/27/2018

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Eugene J. LeBoeuf, U.S. Army Africa acting commanding general, answers questions with local media during an interview following the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16, 2018. ALFS 18 participants will build capacity by utilizing th elesson learned during the plenary sessions, breakout sessions and exchanges to combat violent extreme organizations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg)

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African Land Force Summit 2018

1:42 PM4/27/2018

U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville, 36th Vice Chief of Staff gives a few remarks at African Land Forces Summit Opening Ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 16, 2018. Forty African nations, NATO Allies, Department of State officials, Non Governmental Organizations, State Partnership Program Adjutant Generals, African Union, U.S. Africa Command, and other senior military leaders participated in this year’s African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 16-20, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar bringing together land forces chiefs from across Africa for candid dialogue to discuss and develop cooperative and improve trans-regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)

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African Land Forces Summit 2018

1:42 PM4/27/2018

Forty African nations, NATO allies, Department of State officials, non-governmental organizations, State Partnership Program adjutant generals, African Union, U.S. Africa Command and other senior military leaders participate in this year’s African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16-19, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar that brings together land force chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions, as well as improve trans-regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)

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Interview

1:42 PM4/27/2018

Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, answers questions with reporters from “The Economist,” “The Wall Street Journal,” and “Agence France-Presse,” following a military demonstration as part of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 17, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar that brings together land forces chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions, as well as improve trans-regional security and stability.

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African land force chiefs assemble for annual summit

1:31 PM4/27/2018

Sixth annual AFLS concludes in Abuja

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