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USAFRICOM Visit: big trucks, missions, & opportunities

9:03 AM3/14/2019
Approximately 20 international officers and senior NCOs from ten African partner nations, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Feb. 27-28, to expose African Partners to signal and cyber defense operations.
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African Partnership Flight Rwanda concludes, connecting militaries through safety

4:35 PM3/12/2019
African Partnership Flight-Rwanda concluded with a closing ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda, March 8, 2019.
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U.S. Africa Command Director of Logistics discusses environment, role with transportation leaders at Scott AFB

9:49 AM3/4/2019
AFRICOM director of logistics met with Air Mobility Command, combatant command and logistics component leaders at Scott AFB Feb. 20; discusses logistical challenges across Africa and the importance of partnerships.
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CJTF-HOA staff share weapons techniques

3:56 PM2/27/2019
ARTA, Djibouti – Joint personnel and eight foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa participated in weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019.
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Cybersecurity-focused event enhances partnership between U.S. and Botswana

8:29 AM2/21/2019
Cybersecurity professionals from AFRICOM, North Carolina National Guard, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies met with members of the Botswana Defence Force, in Gaborone, Botswana, Jan. 28-31.
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Event Brings Awareness to Critical Role of Women During Conflict

9:15 PM2/20/2019
U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso hosted a Women, Peace and Security Reception during Flintlock 2019.
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More than 30 nations kick off Flintlock 2019 in Burkina Faso, Mauritania

6:29 PM2/18/2019
Exercise Flintlock 2019 officially kicked off during an opening ceremony Feb. 18, 2019 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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U.S. Navy Seabees turnover Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials

11:10 AM2/14/2019
U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to CJTF-HOA, turned over the newly constructed, 2,900-square-foot, Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djibouti government officials, Jan. 31. The 2,900-square-foot clinic, which the Seabees spent five months constructing, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and after care to the Ali Oune village and its more than 1,000 residents and rural neighbors.
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AFRICOM Uses Whole-of-Government to Engage Nations

9:17 AM2/8/2019
The commander of U.S. Africa Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that his command is engaged throughout the continent to encourage allies and partners and strengthen the rule of law.
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4th Annual ACE Legal Conference held; focused on Law of Armed Conflict & new defense strategy

5:27 PM2/6/2019
U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, and U.S. European Command hosted the 4th annual ACE Legal Conference
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2019 Begins

11:48 AM1/30/2019
The eighth iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express began Jan. 28, 2019 in the vicinity of Djibouti, Mozambique and Seychelles.
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Top AFRICOM officials attend State Department conference

10:39 AM1/24/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, U.S. Africa Command commander, and Amb. Alexander M. Laskaris, AFRICOM deputy for civil-military engagement attended the U.S. State Department Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 15.
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Africa Data Sharing Network information exchange prepares Djiboutian soldiers for deployment to Somalia

8:49 AM1/4/2019
U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa held an Africa Data Sharing Network, version two, information exchange with Djibouti Armed Forces soldiers Dec. 26, 2018.
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Year in Review: AFRICOM Builds Capacity, Strengthens Partnerships in 2018

8:30 AM1/2/2019
As U.S. Africa Command celebrated its tenth anniversary, 2018 was another milestone year for the command.
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Ghanaian chaplain finds new family during deployment to Southwest Border

10:28 AM12/12/2018
U.S. Army Cpt. Raymond Akeriwe, a Ghanaian native, tells of his path to become a Chaplain in the U.S. military.
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Civil Affairs Soldiers hold first-ever ‘Language Lab’ in Balbala

10:11 AM12/12/2018
U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldiers and Djiboutians participated in the first English Discussion Group Nov. 29, in the neighborhood of Balbala, Djibouti.
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U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti visits Ali Oune Medical Clinic site

11:23 AM12/6/2018
Amb. Larry André Jr., U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, visited the construction site of the future Ali Oune Women’s Medical Clinic, Dec. 3, 2018. The clinic, slated for completion in January 2019, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and after care to the Ali Oune village and its more than 1,000 residents and rural neighbors.
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AFRICOM Commander meets with Djiboutian President and other key Djiboutian leaders

9:15 AM11/30/2018
AFRICOM commander, met with the Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, and senior Djiboutian officials, Nov. 29, 2018.
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Assistant Secretary Nagy, Gen. Waldhauser meet with Ethiopian leaders

7:42 PM11/28/2018
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor P. Nagy and U.S. Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with Ethiopian leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 28.
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Kenya Defence Forces, U.S. canine handlers exchange knowledge

3:50 PM11/28/2018
For the second time in less than a year, veterinarians assigned to CJTF-HOA met with the Kenya Defence Force dog handlers to exchange best practices in their fields Nov. 19-23, in Nairobi, Kenya.
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