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West African Nations Meet to Discuss Disaster Preparedness Way Ahead

3:35 PM12/17/2015
Representatives from West African and European nations, U.S. government agencies, and other public and private organizations met in Accra, Ghana Dec. 7-10 to discuss the way forward for the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative, known as WADPI.
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AFRICOM Hosts First Visit by Spanish Joint Staff, Aims for Closer Cooperation

2:35 PM12/17/2015
The Spanish Joint Operations Command participated in its first engagement at U.S. Africa Command Dec. 2.
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US, Tanzanian planners map road to ALFS 2016

3:49 PM12/16/2015
Planners from U.S. Army Africa and the Tanzanian People’s Defense Force met Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015, to conduct the main planning event for the African Land Forces Summit 2016.
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U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "The Political and Security Crises in Burundi"

9:03 AM12/15/2015
Testimony of Dr. Joseph Siegle, Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, presented to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Dec. 9, 2015.
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Botswana Defence Force, U.S. Army Leaders Meet in Europe

10:01 AM12/14/2015
The delegates visited U.S. Army Africa's headquarters in Italy and Joint Multinational Training Command facilities in Germany.
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AFRICOM and UN Host Coastal Resiliency Symposium

1:40 PM12/11/2015
In Dakar, Senegal, participants focused on finding holistic solutions to environmental issues and disaster risks affecting the coast.
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West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative Way Forward conference opens in Ghana

5:56 PM12/8/2015
Four-day event attracts more than 200 disaster preparedness experts from West Africa, Europe and the U.S.
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Extremism: Root Causes, Drivers, and Responses

9:44 AM12/8/2015
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies presents background and perspective on extremism in Africa.
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Department of Defense Statement on Nov. 13 Airstrike in Libya

8:18 AM12/8/2015
The Department of Defense confirmed that the senior ISIL leader in Libya is dead as a result of a U.S. military airstrike in Libya undertaken on Nov. 13.
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Department of Defense Statement on Dec. 2 Airstrike in Somalia

8:13 AM12/8/2015
The Department of Defense confirms that a senior leader of al-Shabaab is dead as a result of a U.S. military airstrike in Somalia undertaken on Dec. 2.
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USS Gravely Completes Training Exercise with Moroccan Navy

4:30 PM12/7/2015
US Navy and Moroccan Navy ships participated in bilateral exercise.
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Nigerien, Malian Soldiers Aid U.S. Army's Translation Tech

10:33 AM12/4/2015
The U.S. Army is testing and upgrading a language-translation program by training with African soldiers.
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U.S. Marines and Ugandan Soldiers Fortify Engineering Skills

3:49 PM12/2/2015
Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa assisted their Ugandan counterparts during a vertical engineering exercise in Camp Singo, Uganda.
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Japan Self-Defense Forces host Joint Forces Senior Enlisted Professional Development Course

3:33 PM11/30/2015
One-day course introduces Djiboutian and American military personnel to Japanese culture
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CJTF-HOA soldiers earn AFRICOM combat patch

2:55 PM11/30/2015
Ceremony honors 150 Soldiers' service in Africa
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US, UK Build West African Partners’ Maritime Security Capabilities

10:52 AM11/27/2015
U.S. Marines and sailors and U.K. Royal Marine Commandos recently completed partner-nation training in multiple countries in Africa during Africa Partnership Station.
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Opinion: Advancing Africa through Logistics

9:00 AM11/25/2015
AFRICOM's director for logistics shares his views on Africa's strategic relevance.
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Brigade commander discusses lessons learned from tour of duty in Africa

3:27 PM11/24/2015
U.S. Army Col. Barry “Chip” Daniels, commander of the 1st Armored Division based at Fort Bliss, Texas, talks about his unit’s experiences during their nine-month rotation as the Army’s second regionally aligned brigade for Africa.
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Africa Command building capacity, helping African nations work together

1:12 PM11/24/2015
AFRICOM commander talks about helping African partners build capacity
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African, European Special Operations Forces Plan Future Cooperation

8:32 AM11/20/2015
Silent Warrior Exercise and SOCAFRICA Commanders Conference shape SOF operational plans.
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