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Africa Center and U.S. Embassy Sponsor Symposium on Natural Resources and Conflict Prevention in Tanzania

Africa Center and U.S. Embassy Sponsor Symposium on Natural Resources and Conflict Prevention in Tanzania

Africa Center and U.S. Embassy Sponsor Symposium on Natural Resources and Conflict Prevention in Tanzania

12:41 PM6/6/2013

A group of 71 security sector experts and students from the Tanzania National Defence College, academic institutions, the Ministry of Defence, non-profit organizations, Tanzanian Parliamentarians and U.S. and Tanzanian government officials,

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CFC Donations Come Back to Help Family Support and Youth Program in Stuttgart

CFC Donations Come Back to Help Family Support and Youth Program in Stuttgart

CFC Donations Come Back to Help Family Support and Youth Program in Stuttgart

1:30 PM6/5/2013

U.S. Africa Command employees contributed to 2012 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas and in return received a check for their contributions to the Family Support and Youth Program (FSYP).

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Wisconsin Club Donates School Supplies to Djiboutian School

Wisconsin Club Donates School Supplies to Djiboutian School

Wisconsin Club Donates School Supplies to Djiboutian School

12:32 PM6/4/2013

Soldiers from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently visited youth at a school in Chebelley as part of an ongoing effort to build relationships and partnerships with the village.

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U.S. Marines, Sailors Train Senegalese Military

U.S. Marines, Sailors Train Senegalese Military

U.S. Marines, Sailors Train Senegalese Military

11:19 AM6/3/2013

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 began training Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos in Dakar, Senegal, Recently.

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U.S. Offers Reward for Leaders of Lord’s Resistance Army

U.S. Offers Reward for Leaders of Lord’s Resistance Army

U.S. Offers Reward for Leaders of Lord’s Resistance Army

7:56 AM5/31/2013

The U.S. government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest, transfer or conviction of three leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which has been committing atrocities in central Africa and the Great

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‘Dagger University’ Prepares Soldiers for Missions to Africa

‘Dagger University’ Prepares Soldiers for Missions to Africa

‘Dagger University’ Prepares Soldiers for Missions to Africa

9:44 AM5/29/2013

Soldiers with 2nd ‘Dagger’ Armored Brigade Combat Team have known about their regional alignment with the continent of Africa for a while now, but that doesn’t mean the excitement of the unique mission-set has worn off, especially with some

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ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa

ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa

ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa

8:37 AM5/29/2013

Trafficking poses an immense challenge to democratic governance and human security in West Africa, Brown wrote in the report, which was published by the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa

ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa

ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa

7:17 AM5/28/2013

“West Africa is under attack from international criminal networks that are using the sub-region as a key global hub for the distribution, wholesale, and increased production of illicit drugs,” according to a new report by David Brown, Senior

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Road to Africa and Central Accord 14 Begins in Italy for New York Army National Guard

Road to Africa and Central Accord 14 Begins in Italy for New York Army National Guard

Road to Africa and Central Accord 14 Begins in Italy for New York Army National Guard

8:29 AM5/20/2013

To prepare for participation for Exercise Central Accord 14, 369th Sustainment Brigade Commander Col. Reginald Sanders from the New York Army National Guard traveled to Vicenza, Italy recently to share lessons learned from their participation in

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Deploying AFL Soldiers Participate in IED Recognition Course

Deploying AFL Soldiers Participate in IED Recognition Course

Deploying AFL Soldiers Participate in IED Recognition Course

10:59 AM5/17/2013

Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers slated to deploy to Mali completed an improvised explosive device recognition course provided by Operation ONWARD LIBERTY mentors at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks May 3.

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Zambian Air Chief Visits Germany

Zambian Air Chief Visits Germany

Zambian Air Chief Visits Germany

2:02 PM5/13/2013

-- Lt. Gen. Eric Chimese, Zambian air force commander, along with a team of senior military officials visited U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa headquarters, giving them a chance to further military relations and improve the

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Malawi Defense Force Soldiers Complete Final Phase of Pre-deployment Instruction

Malawi Defense Force Soldiers Complete Final Phase of Pre-deployment Instruction

Malawi Defense Force Soldiers Complete Final Phase of Pre-deployment Instruction

12:23 PM5/13/2013

As part of African Deployment Partnership Training known as ADAPT, three U.S. Army Soldiers traveled to Senga Bay, Malawi, to provide a final phase of Ground Training to Malawia Defense Force personnel. Capt. Brad Copas, of U.S. Army Africa’s

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Mozambique's Officials Discuss Plan to Develop Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plans with AFRICOM

Mozambique's Officials Discuss Plan to Develop Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plans with AFRICOM

Mozambique's Officials Discuss Plan to Develop Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plans with AFRICOM

7:33 AM5/8/2013

Representatives from civil authorities and the Armed Forces of Mozambique met with representatives from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command's Disaster Preparedness Program to conduct a

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U.S., Moroccan, German Service Members Conduct UAV Familiarization

U.S., Moroccan, German Service Members Conduct UAV Familiarization

U.S., Moroccan, German Service Members Conduct UAV Familiarization

10:04 AM5/6/2013

U.S. Marines, along with German and Moroccan counterparts, conducted a small unmanned-flying vehicle familiarization course for Exercise African Lion 13, in Agadir, Morocco, that shared the capabilities of the RQ-11B Raven as part of the

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U.S. Africa Command-sponsored Basic Intelligence Course Helps Strengthen Senegal’s Land Forces

U.S. Africa Command-sponsored Basic Intelligence Course Helps Strengthen Senegal’s Land Forces

U.S. Africa Command-sponsored Basic Intelligence Course Helps Strengthen Senegal’s Land Forces

9:13 AM5/3/2013

In an effort to help groom female Senegalese troops to serve as Intelligence professionals, four U.S. personnel traveled to Bel Aire Base, Dakar, to conduct a Female Basic Intelligence Course April 6 through 26. Master Sergeant Frederick Blackburn,

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Service Members, African Kids Share Mission for Better World

Service Members, African Kids Share Mission for Better World

Service Members, African Kids Share Mission for Better World

7:53 AM5/2/2013

About once a month, U.S. service members deployed to Forward Operating Location Kasenyi in Kampala, Uganda, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, pack their vehicles with bottled water, and toys or goodies of some other kind, and

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Artillerymen Help Make Convoy a Success During Exercise African Lion 13

Artillerymen Help Make Convoy a Success During Exercise African Lion 13

Artillerymen Help Make Convoy a Success During Exercise African Lion 13

2:57 PM4/29/2013

Marines successfully transported all their personnel and equipment from Cap Draa to here April 20, 2013. However, they couldn’t have done it with out the help of some of their fellow Marines from Q Battery, 5th battalion, 14th Marine Regiment,

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U.S., Nigerian Medical Personnel Exchange Best Practices

U.S., Nigerian Medical Personnel Exchange Best Practices

U.S., Nigerian Medical Personnel Exchange Best Practices

12:50 PM4/29/2013

U.S. and Nigerian medical personnel conducted a medically-focused subject matter exchange at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), April 22-26. The training focused on the abilities to respond to trauma

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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Visits U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Visits U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Visits U.S. Africa Command

11:37 AM4/29/2013

General Raymond T. Odierno, 38th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, visits U.S. Africa Command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 29, 2013.

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US Africa Command Hosts Live Web Chat to Promote World Malaria Day 2013

US Africa Command Hosts Live Web Chat to Promote World Malaria Day 2013

US Africa Command Hosts Live Web Chat to Promote World Malaria Day 2013

11:10 AM4/26/2013

U.S. Africa Command joined together with several other U.S. governmental organizations to raise awareness about the problem of malaria around the world, but most specifically on the African continent. The event, a live web chat, took place on

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