Articles
Ça marche: U.S., French Field Training Proves Partnership Works
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March 22, 2016
French and U.S. Soldiers conducted a field training exercise March 16-17, 2016 in Arta, Djibouti.
Partnerships
Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Commences
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March 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.
Partnerships
AFRICOM, EUCOM host engineer workshop
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March 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.
U.S. Works with Senegalese Military, Adds Demining Capability for West African Nation
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March 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.
Djiboutian Forces Increase Intelligence Knowledge
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March 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.
AFRICOM, Defense Logistics Agency Extend Partnership
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March 14, 2016
This is the second agreement made between the command and DLA.
West Africa Piracy Case Highlights U.S. Capacity Building Efforts
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March 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.
Medical clinic during Flintlock 16 provides medical care to local residents
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March 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.
Partnerships
Responding To Gender Based Violence During Peacekeeping Operations Subject of AFRICOM Legal Engagement
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March 9, 2016
“The men sent my parents away at the point of their AK-47, then they raped me.”
Partnerships
Rodriguez: Africa an “Enduring Interest for the United States”
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March 8, 2016
The AFRICOM commander delivered the 2016 Posture Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee March 8.
Operations
TUNE IN: Gen. Rodriguez to Brief Senate Armed Services Committee
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March 8, 2016
Watch the AFRICOM commander deliver the 2016 Posture Statement March 8 at 9:30 a.m. EST (3:30 p.m. CET).
Operations
Pentagon Statement on Airstrike in Somalia
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March 7, 2016
On March 5, 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.
Operations
Rwandan Engineers See Camp Concepts Become Reality
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March 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.
Partnerships
U.S., Cameroon Work Together to Counter Illicit Trafficking, Improve Maritime Safety
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March 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.
Partnerships
Gender Based Violence During Peace Operations is the Focus of Three-day Legal Engagement
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March 1, 2016
AFRICOM's Fourth Africa Accountability Colloquium is underway at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law
Partnerships
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony
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March 1, 2016
Gen. David Rodriguez highlighted the need for regional cooperation to address security challenges.
Partnerships