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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

10:42 PM3/6/2017

Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)

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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

1:22 AM3/6/2017

Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)

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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

1:15 AM3/6/2017

Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)

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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

1:15 AM3/6/2017

Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)

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African Partnership Flight Ghana

3:45 PM9/28/2016

Nigerien Sgt. Mahamane Souleymane and Ghanian Army Capt. Selorm Mensah, secure a pallet during African Partnership Flight in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 14, 2016. AFP Ghana course topics included deployment command and control; airfield standup and operations; airbase logistical support; airbase defense; C-130 tactics, techniques and procedures; and aerial patient movement. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Longoria/Released)

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African Partnership Flight Ghana

3:44 PM9/28/2016

Nigerian air force squadron leader Sunkanmi Akinbohun, inspects a vehicle during the entry control familiarization portion of African Partnership Flight Ghana, Sept. 13, 2016, in Air Base Accra, Ghana. APF provides partner nations the opportunity to improve proficiency and readiness in key mission areas such as expeditionary airbase defense. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Longoria/Released)

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African Partnership Flight Ghana

3:43 PM9/28/2016

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jake Van Dyke (left), 435th Security Forces Squadron contingency response fire team member, helps a Benin airman with his weapon during the African Partnership Flight in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 14, 2016. APF is a transparent working environment between U.S. and African partner nations that builds trust and cooperation to achieve common solutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Longoria/Released)

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African Partnership Flight Ghana

3:42 PM9/28/2016

Sr. Air Force Master Sgt. Benjamin Barnett (right), 435th Contingency Response Group contingency airfield manager, and Ghana army Captain Seth Essiaw, establish a drop zone using a military lensatic compass and range finder Sept. 14,2016, during African Partnership Flight in Accra, Ghana. APF workshops are designed to provide diverse experiences to many air professionals at one time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Longoria/Released)

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African Partnership Flight Ghana builds trust, relationships and interoperability

2:01 PM9/28/2016

APF draws 12 African partner nations for military to military engagement in Ghana.

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U.S. Africa Command and partners learn valuable lessons at Epic Guardian 16

3:38 PM6/16/2016

Epic Guardian 16 unites US and African partners in annual exercise to test crises response.

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Epic Guardian 2016 to Promote Cooperation, Interoperability

6:58 PM4/26/2016

Ghana and Cabo Verde key participants in annual exercise

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Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Commences (2) of (3)

11:21 AM3/20/2016

SEKONDI, Ghana (March 15, 2016) - German navy maritime interdiction operations team members brief Ghanaian Navy Sailors on combat first-aid on the Sekondi Naval Base as part of a work-up to Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016, March 15. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Luis R. Chavez Jr/Released)

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Ghana, U.S. Intelligence Training Reaps Immediate Dividends with Drug Bust

1:54 PM12/23/2015

Using lessons from a recent U.S. hosted training course, students from the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force seized an undisclosed amount of illicit drugs from a smuggler on a ferry. With follow-on questioning, the police forces were led to a higher connection in the drug trade.

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3:56 PM12/17/2015

Representatives from U.S. government agencies and international organizations participate in a panel discussion during the closing day of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative - WADPI Way Forward Conference in Accra, Ghana Dec. 10.

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3:51 PM12/17/2015

Ebenezer Dosoo, deputy national coordinator for the National Disaster Management Organization of Ghana, gives remarks during the closing ceremony of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative Way Forward conference in Accra, Ghana Dec. 7-10.

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WADPI

3:49 PM12/17/2015

Panelists participating in the WADPI opening ceremony meet prior to the start of the conference in Accra, Ghana Dec. 7.

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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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11:53 AM12/9/2015

Dr. Barbara Sotirin, AFRICOM Deputy Director for Programs (J5) speaks during the opening ceremony of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative in Accra, Ghana. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Nate Herring/RELEASED)

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11:51 AM12/9/2015

His Excellency Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh, Vice President of the Economic Community of West African Nations, delivers a keynote address during the opening ceremony of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative Way Forward Conference in Accra, Ghana. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Nate Herring/RELEASED)

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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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