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U.S. Coast Guard supports Senegalese maritime law enforcement operation

5:56 PM4/18/2016
The Senegalese navy, Senegalese interagency representatives, and a U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment completed a combined U.S.- Senegal law enforcement operation as part of AMLEP April 15, 2016.
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U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership

9:33 AM4/7/2016
Senior defense and government officials from the U.S. and Ethiopia held the sixth annual Bilateral Defense Committee March 31, 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Joint Intelligence Training with US, Morocco, Mauritania Strengthen Tactical Level Intelligence

3:25 PM4/5/2016
U.S. service members completed a Basic Intelligence Course for members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Mauritania, March 3-25, at the Moroccan Southern Zone headquarters in Agadir, Morocco.
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US, Burkina Faso Wrap-up Western Accord 2016 Planning Event

8:15 AM4/4/2016
U.S. Army Africa and Burkina Faso military planners worked with representatives from 18 different countries to complete the final planning process for Western Accord 2016 March 21-25.
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Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Concludes

12:31 PM4/1/2016
Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, and the United States and several regional and international organizations concluded the multinational maritime exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 March 25.
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Ça marche: U.S., French Field Training Proves Partnership Works

1:02 PM3/22/2016
French and U.S. Soldiers conducted a field training exercise March 16-17, 2016 in Arta, Djibouti.
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USAFRICOM Fact App

12:46 PM3/20/2016
Download the USAFRICOM Fact App for iOS, Android, and Amazon today!
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Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Commences

10:32 AM3/20/2016
Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, the United States and several regional and international organizations began the multinational maritime exercise, Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016, March 17.
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AFRICOM, EUCOM host engineer workshop

9:55 AM3/18/2016
U.S. Africa Command’s engineer division co-hosted an engineer workshop with the U.S. European Command in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Feb. 22-26.
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U.S. Works with Senegalese Military, Adds Demining Capability for West African Nation

2:09 PM3/17/2016
U.S. Marines are in their fifth week working alongside Senegalese armed forces partners, mentoring and advising a demining course for the West African nation.
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Djiboutian Forces Increase Intelligence Knowledge

3:17 PM3/16/2016
More than 15 Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) members joined instructors from the Regional Joint Intel Training Facility from Royal Air Force Molesworth, U.K., to learn open source intelligence research techniques at the People’s Palace, Djibouti, March 5-10.
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AFRICOM, Defense Logistics Agency Extend Partnership

4:42 PM3/14/2016
This is the second agreement made between the command and DLA.
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West Africa Piracy Case Highlights U.S. Capacity Building Efforts

2:46 PM3/11/2016
When pirates hijacked the MT MAXIMUS in the Gulf of Guinea in mid-February, collaboration between four West African nations, with assistance from the U.S. and France, allowed the African navies to track, interdict the vessel, free 18 hostages and apprehend the pirates.
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Medical clinic during Flintlock 16 provides medical care to local residents

3:29 PM3/9/2016
Senegalese and U.S. Military health professionals treated more than 600 patients during a Medical Exercise Readiness Training at the Children’s School Feb. 25 in Kedougou, Senegal.
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Responding To Gender Based Violence During Peacekeeping Operations Subject of AFRICOM Legal Engagement

12:02 PM3/9/2016
“The men sent my parents away at the point of their AK-47, then they raped me.”
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Rodriguez: Africa an “Enduring Interest for the United States”

3:34 PM3/8/2016
The AFRICOM commander delivered the 2016 Posture Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee March 8.
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TUNE IN: Gen. Rodriguez to Brief Senate Armed Services Committee

9:13 AM3/8/2016
Watch the AFRICOM commander deliver the 2016 Posture Statement March 8 at 9:30 a.m. EST (3:30 p.m. CET).
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Pentagon statement on airstrike in Somalia

7:59 PM3/7/2016
On March 5, 2016, the U.S. military, in self-defense and in defense of our African Union Mission in Somalia partners, conducted an airstrike in Somalia against an al-Shabaab training facility.
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Rwandan Engineers See Camp Concepts Become Reality

12:25 PM3/4/2016
Six Rwandan Defence Force engineers visited Camp Lemonnier and Chebelley Airfield, Djibouti, Feb. 23-26, 2016, to see how U.S. military members work and live in different types of expeditionary camps.
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U.S., Cameroon Work Together to Counter Illicit Trafficking, Improve Maritime Safety

11:17 AM3/3/2016
U.S. Marines and Sailors are working with Cameroon’s Fusiliers Marins and Compagnie des Palmeurs de Combat to increase their capabilities to combat illicit activity and improve maritime security in Cameroon.
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