AFRICOM & SOCAF leaders visit East & West partner nations
6:22 PM9/25/2020
During the trip, both Young and Anderson conducted key leader engagements with African and international partner civilian and military leaders. At trip stops, leaders focused on the regional VEO threats and collective solutions to degrade these terrorist networks.
AFRICOM & SOCAF leaders visit East & West partner nations
6:21 PM9/25/2020
During the trip, both Young and Anderson conducted key leader engagements with African and international partner civilian and military leaders. At trip stops, leaders focused on the regional VEO threats and collective solutions to degrade these terrorist networks.
U.S. Africa Command leaders meet with Algeria’s leadership
12:00 AM9/23/2020
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, met with President Abdelmajid Tebboune in Algiers, Algeria Sept. 23, to discuss regional security issues and engagement opportunities.
U.S. Africa Command leaders discuss partnership with French military
11:59 AM9/17/2020
U.S. Africa Command leaders visited with French Chief of the Defense Staff, General Francois Lecointre, and other French senior officials to discuss continued U.S.-French cooperation in Africa.
Military leaders recognize partnership, regional security
12:00 AM9/17/2020
Maj. Gen. Neary thanked Brig. Gen. Omola for Uganda’s contributions to regional security and its longstanding partnership during the call Sept. 16, 2020.
SOCAF commander, expert panel discuss the significance of countering-VEO efforts in Africa
3:12 PM9/15/2020
Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF), and a panel of experts on violent extremist organizations in Africa conducted a web event, “The crossroad of competition: Countering the rise of violent extremists and revisionist powers in Africa,” moderated by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Sept. 9.
Statement from AFRICOM Commander U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend on 9/11 & Current Threats
5:19 PM9/11/2020
Today, U.S. Africa Command continues the fight against al-Qaeda and its affiliates across the African continent, protecting the American people as well as our African and international partners. This important work safeguards our nation, strengthens our partners, and protects our way of life from enemies intent on our destruction.
AFRICOM Commander visits Tunisia to discuss security
7:58 PM9/9/2020
U.S. Africa Command commander Gen. Stephen Townsend traveled to Tunisia Sept. 9 to meet with key Tunisian leadership, including Tunisian President Kais Saied and Tunisian Minister of Defense, Ibrahim Bartagi. U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Donald Blome also participated in the meetings.
AFRICOM identifies al-Shabaab terrorist targeted in August strike
6:21 PM9/8/2020
U.S. Africa Command officials released the identity of the senior Al-Shabaab leader killed in an Aug. 25 airstrike in Somalia as the terrorist known as Abdulqadir Commandos.
Tunisian, U.S. military aircraft conduct interoperability mission in North Africa
5:20 PM9/8/2020
U.S. Strategic Command, in support of U.S. Africa Command, conducted a B-52 interoperability training mission with the Tunisian Air Force over the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 8.
U.S. Africa Command donates COVID supplies to Ghana
2:09 PM9/3/2020
AFRICOM used Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds to purchase the supplies, which included 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 liters of methylated spirit, 3,000 liters of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters.
U.S. Africa Command donates COVID supplies to Ghana
2:06 PM9/3/2020
AFRICOM used Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds to purchase the supplies, which included 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 liters of methylated spirit, 3,000 liters of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters.