U.S. Launches Two New Food Security Partnerships with Africa
6:51 AM7/29/2013
The top U.S. aid official announced two new partnerships July 25 aimed at improving crop production and reducing hunger in Africa.U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah launched two new innovation labs to improve
Eight soldiers and airmen from Kenya Defense Forces partnered with two Airman from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Public Affairs Office for a two-day, military-to military photojournalism workshop at the International Peace Support
U.S. military forces are teaming up with South African National Defense Forces (SANDF) for Shared Accord (SA) 13 near Port Elizabeth, South Africa July 24-Aug. 7
Sailors Train Ugandan Forces, Prepare for Advancement
9:57 AM7/9/2013
Sailors assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recently completed their second 10-week training engagement with Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers.
While enhancing the capabilities of two UPDF logistics
Ghana Armed Forces along with U.S. Army Africa concluded week one of Western Accord 13 and began a command post exercise June 24 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, Accra, Ghana.
2-138th FSC Shares Best ECP Practices With Djiboutian Army
2:07 PM6/7/2013
Six Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard's 2-138th Forward Support Company assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently shared best entry control point practices with La Force Armee de Djibouti (FAD) at FAD Poste de Loyada,
Wisconsin Club Donates School Supplies to Djiboutian School
12:32 PM6/4/2013
Soldiers from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently visited youth at a school in Chebelley as part of an ongoing effort to build relationships and partnerships with the village.
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 began training Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos in Dakar, Senegal, Recently.
‘Dagger University’ Prepares Soldiers for Missions to Africa
9:44 AM5/29/2013
Soldiers with 2nd ‘Dagger’ Armored Brigade Combat Team have known about their regional alignment with the continent of Africa for a while now, but that doesn’t mean the excitement of the unique mission-set has worn off, especially with some
-- Lt. Gen. Eric Chimese, Zambian air force commander, along with a team of senior military officials visited U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa headquarters, giving them a chance to further military relations and improve the
Mozambique's Officials Discuss Plan to Develop Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plans with AFRICOM
7:33 AM5/8/2013
Representatives from civil authorities and the Armed Forces of Mozambique met with representatives from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command's Disaster Preparedness Program to conduct a
Service Members, African Kids Share Mission for Better World
7:53 AM5/2/2013
About once a month, U.S. service members deployed to Forward Operating Location Kasenyi in Kampala, Uganda, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, pack their vehicles with bottled water, and toys or goodies of some other kind, and
US Africa Command Hosts Live Web Chat to Promote World Malaria Day 2013
11:10 AM4/26/2013
U.S. Africa Command joined together with several other U.S. governmental organizations to raise awareness about the problem of malaria around the world, but most specifically on the African continent. The event, a live web chat, took place on
New U.S. AFRICOM Commander Visits Djibouti in First Trip to Africa
10:25 AM4/25/2013
Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, visited Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16-18, as part of his first trip to Africa less than 2 weeks after taking command.
Rodriguez, who took command of U.S. AFRICOM April 5, met with
West Africa Malaria Task Force Partners with U.S. Experts to Share Best Practices During World Malaria Day
7:10 AM4/22/2013
West Africa Malaria Task Force Partners with U.S. Experts to Share Best Practices During World Malaria Day
By Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi
During a symposium hosted by U.S. Africa Command in 2011, five East African nations’ militaries
Burundi Soldiers Enhance Security with SP-MAGTF Africa 13
10:55 AM4/4/2013
Burundi National Defense Force soldiers recently shared 10 weeks of pre-deployment training with the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13, near the 110 Brigade Compound here.
The purpose of
Seabees and Cameroon Military Complete Health Outposts to Assist Local Villages
7:32 AM4/1/2013
The intent of the engagement is to strengthen the partnership between U.S. and Cameroon and increase capacity of military and civilian medical practitioners, in keeping with the overarching program Africa Partnership Station. APS is an
Official Handover of the Beninese Armed Forces Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan Concludes in Cotonou
8:28 AM3/25/2013
Representatives from civil authorities and the Armed Forces of Benin met with representatives from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command's Disaster Management and Preparedness Program (DMPP) in