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

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))



By U.S. Coast Guard Cdr. Trent Warner, and Ms. Sandra Franzblau U.S. Africa Command Office of Legal Counsel Jun 05, 2018
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