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AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal

5:16 PM11/19/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa command travelled to West Africa Nov. 15-19 to discuss security issues across the region. Townsend met leaders and chiefs of defense in Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal. U.S. Africa Command works with partner nations throughout Africa, supporting their efforts on common security issues. The command strives to create conditions that lead to enhanced security and stability while advancing U.S. interests.

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AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, & Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, & Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, & Senegal

5:16 PM11/19/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa command travelled to West Africa Nov. 15-19 to discuss security issues across the region. Townsend met leaders and chiefs of defense in Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal. U.S. Africa Command works with partner nations throughout Africa, supporting their efforts on common security issues. The command strives to create conditions that lead to enhanced security and stability while advancing U.S. interests

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AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, & Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, & Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, & Senegal

5:16 PM11/19/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa command travelled to West Africa Nov. 15-19 to discuss security issues across the region. Townsend met leaders and chiefs of defense in Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal. U.S. Africa Command works with partner nations throughout Africa, supporting their efforts on common security issues. The command strives to create conditions that lead to enhanced security and stability while advancing U.S. interests

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AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal

AFRICOM commander visits Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal

4:36 PM11/19/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa command travelled to West Africa Nov. 15-19 to discuss security issues across the region. Townsend met leaders and chiefs of defense in Niger, Chad, Mali, and Senegal.

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Top terrorist leader killed in Mali

Top terrorist leader killed in Mali

Top terrorist leader killed in Mali

4:51 PM6/8/2020

The Minister for the French armed forces, Florence Parly, announced Friday that French armed forces, with the support of their partners, killed the emir of the Al-Qaida in the lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abdelmalek Droukdal, and several of his close collaborators, during an operation in northern Mali.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

Students, instructors and dignitaries following completion of the Intermediate Intelligence Course, comprised of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

Students await their graduation ceremony following completion of the Intermediate Intelligence Course, comprised of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

Students await their graduation ceremony following completion of the Intermediate Intelligence Course, comprised of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.

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All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives

3:50 PM1/14/2020

Brian Adiele, one-of-two U.S. Africa Command instructors for the Intermediate Intelligence Course, prepares his class of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians for their graduation ceremony from the month-long course at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.

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AFRICOM hosts high level discussions on G5 Sahel region

AFRICOM hosts high level discussions on G5 Sahel region

AFRICOM hosts high level discussions on G5 Sahel region

10:09 AM10/17/2019

Whitney Baird, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for West Africa and Security Affairs in the Bureau of African Affairs, met with the U.S. Ambassadors to Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger to discuss field perspectives and an overall approach for the Sahel region of Africa, in Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 8, 2019.

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AFRICOM Commander Visits West Africa

AFRICOM Commander Visits West Africa

AFRICOM Commander Visits West Africa

1:24 PM9/20/2019

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command visited Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Sept. 16-19, 2019 marking his first trip to West Africa since taking command in July.

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Press Release

AFRICOM Commander Visits Mali as Part of Regional Visit

AFRICOM Commander Visits Mali as Part of Regional Visit

AFRICOM Commander Visits Mali as Part of Regional Visit

12:00 AM9/17/2019

General Stephen Townsend, Commander, U.S Africa Command, initiated his first multi-country regional visit to West Africa beginning with the Republic of Mali, Sept. 16.

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AFRICOM Completes Regional All-Female Military Intelligence Professionals Course

AFRICOM Completes Regional All-Female Military Intelligence Professionals Course

AFRICOM Completes Regional All-Female Military Intelligence Professionals Course

2:20 PM2/15/2018

Students from Mali attending the U.S. Africa Command’s Intelligence Directorate (J2) regional all-female Military Intelligence Professionals Course had the opportunity to meet Malian President Ibrahim Keita, who was in Dakar, Senegal for an unrelated event.

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AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

4:05 PM1/24/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, left, meets with Belgian Brig. Gen. Bart Laurent, commander, European Union Training Mission in Mali Jan 23, 2018 in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Nate Herring/Released)

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AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

4:05 PM1/24/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command meets with Malian President Ibrahim Keita Jan. 23, 2018 in Bamako, Mali. The leaders discussed defense and security cooperation as common goals. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Nate Herring/Released)

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AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

4:05 PM1/24/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and Malian President Ibrahim Keita shake hands during a meeting Jan. 23, 2018 in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Nate Herring/Released)

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AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

4:05 PM1/24/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and Malian President Ibrahim Keita shake hands during a meeting Jan. 23, 2018 in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Nate Herring/Released)

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AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

3:31 PM1/24/2018

Defense, security cooperation focus of meeting with Mali leaders

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Air Chiefs and representatives from 29 African nations gather for annual symposium

Air Chiefs and representatives from 29 African nations gather for annual symposium

Air Chiefs and representatives from 29 African nations gather for annual symposium

12:05 PM5/17/2017

Air chiefs attending the 2017 African Air Chiefs Symposium pose for a group photo in Kasane, Botswana on May 16, 2017. The nations in attendance are Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkino Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Keyna, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisa, Uganda, United States of America and Zambia. A representative from the African Union was also in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey/Released)

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Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers

Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers

Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers

2:01 PM8/26/2015

BAMAKO, Mali - Lt. Col. Robert Hailey, USACE Liaison to AFRICOM, leads a discussion on base camp water management during the Mali Military Base Design and Operational Energy Workshop.

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