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Combined joint task force in Africa welcomes first female commanding general
12:00 AM5/14/2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Zana during a change of command ceremony May 14, 2022. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) presided.
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NC Guard hosts African Military Law Forum Advisory Council
11:16 AM5/12/2022
The forum, running April 26-28, 2022, provided legal advisors from several nations a chance to share their expertise in international, operational, administrative and civil law.
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US military, Djiboutians champion Women, Peace and Security at co-hosted event
1:40 PM5/11/2022
U.S. leadership with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) co-hosted a Women, Peace and Security (WPS) workshop with the Djiboutian Ministry of Women and Family at the Palace Kempinski, Djibouti, May 8, 2022.
The participating parties, including members of the Djiboutian Ministry of Women and Family, CJTF-HOA, and U.S. Embassy Djibouti, used the venue to initiate an update to Djibouti’s WPS National Action Plan (NAP). The NAP serves as a binding document for integration of WPS principles, including how they will be prioritized and governed within Djibouti.
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U.S. Africa Command visit launches new U.S.-Zambia security cooperation
12:00 AM4/26/2022
Building on the foundation of U.S.-Zambia shared security interests, the new Office of Security Cooperation, announced April 25, 2022, will enhance military-to-military relations and expand areas of cooperation in Zambia.
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State Partnership Program critical to security cooperation in 93 countries
12:00 AM4/12/2022
What began with 13 partnerships in 1993 is now up to 87 partnerships with 93 countries (as of April 12, 2022), the SPP is guided by foreign policy goals to support combatant commanders and chiefs of mission.
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Donated field hospital increases care capacity in Agadez, Niger
12:00 AM4/4/2022
This donation follows a similar mobile field hospital donation in Niamey in March 2021, and reinforces the U.S. commitment to partnering with the Nigerien government to help ensure the health and security of Niger's citizens.
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Discussing Women, Peace & Security with Nigerian partners
12:00 AM4/1/2022
Participants exchanged questions about the role of females in the U.S. military, best practices for leading women in service, and the importance of seeking mentorship and using opportunities to mentor others.
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Aviators in Vermont, Senegal develop piloting skills
12:00 AM3/29/2022
The aviation exchange from March 13-19, 2022, builds on the partnership between the Vermont National Guard and Senegal extending back to 2008.
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African Land Forces Summit: going farther together
12:00 AM3/25/2022
The goal of the African Land Forces Summit is to strengthen partnerships across Africa to improve regional and continent-wide security, as well as demonstrate to African partners that the U.S. is committed to their long-term success.
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Healthcare initiative supports Zambian military health clinics
12:00 AM3/25/2022
With the ECHO launch March 17, 2022, the Zambian military will be better equipped to support its service members, their families and the roughly 400,000 civilians living within the military health clinics’ catchment areas.
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Interceptor boats go to Moroccan Navy to fight maritime crime
12:00 AM3/24/2022
The two boats, transferred March 24, 2022, are aim to enhance the Royal Moroccan Navy’s capacity to stop illicit trafficking in regional waters as part of the broader military partnership between Morocco and the U.S.
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Obangame Express brings a multinational approach to security
12:00 AM3/21/2022
The exercise, concluding March 18, 2022, featured an in-port training period followed by an at-sea portion that tested the participating ships’ and maritime operation centers’ abilities to conduct maritime interdiction operations.
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Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries
9:45 PM3/17/2022
The exercise, with participation from more than 800 personnel from the U.S. joint force, interagencies, African Union and NATO, focused on training to enhance peacekeeping operations in the region from Feb. 28 to March 18, 2022.
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U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Benin
12:00 AM3/16/2022
Special Operations Command Africa forces concluded a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Oussa, Benin, on March 16, 2022. The team partnered with members of the Benin 1st Commando Parachute Battalion to hone special operations skills.
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Bomber Task Force mission to West Africa exercises counter-illicit maritime capabilities
9:17 AM3/1/2022
Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Royal Air Force Fairford, flew a Bomber Task Force mission to southeastern Mauritania and along the west coast of Africa, where aircrew and U.S. Coast Guard members aboard the aircraft exercised their ability to conduct counter-illicit maritime tracking efforts, Feb. 28, 2022.
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Army brigade provides vital life support services to Flintlock 2022
9:47 AM2/17/2022
The Flintlock exercise is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, collaborate across borders and provide security for the people of Africa.
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Djibouti, U.S. strengthen partnership through medical knowledge exchange
9:26 AM2/10/2022
More than 40 U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and the Djiboutian Gendarmerie came together for a medical knowledge exchange of casualty care practices at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17- 20, 2022.
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2022 commences
12:00 AM2/6/2022
This year’s exercise leverages the recently adopted Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct, which 14 nations are signatories, as a framework for exercising information sharing practices and enforcing marine rule of law.
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New Hampshire National Guard, Cabo Verde become AFRICOM's latest state partners
12:00 AM2/4/2022
The signing ceremony marked the 16th State Partnership among the U.S. and African nations.
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SFAB Soldiers grow partnerships in Ghana through peacekeeping training exercise
10:29 AM2/3/2022
In January, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade out of Fort Bragg, N.C., attended and supported a new training program for Ghana Armed Forces in Bundase, Ghana, as GAF soldiers prepare for an upcoming peacekeeping mission.
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