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APS Swift, Project HOPE Hold Seminar on Maternal and Child Health

APS Swift, Project HOPE Hold Seminar on Maternal and Child Health

APS Swift, Project HOPE Hold Seminar on Maternal and Child Health

12:00 AM9/10/2009

Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) volunteers began a two-week training seminar for the nurses and midwives of John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Health Center in Monrovia, September 7, 2009.

The four-person

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Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

12:00 AM9/9/2009

Twenty-four pallets of Project Handclasp supplies were accepted on behalf of the nation by the President of Liberia during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, September 4, 2009.

Liberian President Ellen

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APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

12:00 AM8/31/2009

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009.

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

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APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.

The two pallets

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APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo

APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo

APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009.

Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross

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Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States

Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States

Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States

12:00 AM8/20/2009

U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the

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17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

12:00 AM8/19/2009

The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base

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U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

12:00 AM8/19/2009

Opening ceremonies were held August 18, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa for the second U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium.

Thirty-seven academics from Africa, Europe and the United States have come together to enhance

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Arleigh Burke Wraps up APS Mission in Tanzania

Arleigh Burke Wraps up APS Mission in Tanzania

Arleigh Burke Wraps up APS Mission in Tanzania

12:00 AM8/12/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Arleigh Burke arrived in Tanzania's largest city today, marking the final stop of the guided-missile destroyer's APS initiative in South and East Africa.

While in port at Dar es Salaam, USS

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Africa Center for Strategic Studies holds Regional Health and Security Seminar in Zambia

Africa Center for Strategic Studies holds Regional Health and Security Seminar in Zambia

Africa Center for Strategic Studies holds Regional Health and Security Seminar in Zambia

12:00 AM8/10/2009

Opening ceremonies were held in Lusaka, Zambia, August 10, 2009, at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)-sponsored Health and Security in Africa Seminar. Keynote speaker Dr. Velepi Mtonga, Permanent Secretary of the Minister of Health in

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International Forum Plans 2010 Maritime Partnership in Africa

International Forum Plans 2010 Maritime Partnership in Africa

International Forum Plans 2010 Maritime Partnership in Africa

12:00 AM7/30/2009

Maritime planners and experts from 20 countries gathered in New York on July 28, 2009 to refine activities and the schedule for the 2010 Africa Partnership Station, a premier international maritime program in Africa.

Organized and led

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Joseph Kony’s Former School Celebrates New Start

Joseph Kony’s Former School Celebrates New Start

Joseph Kony’s Former School Celebrates New Start

12:00 AM7/29/2009

On Wednesday, July 15, the Gulu District local government opened the new Odek P7 School, formerly attended by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony. Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Walter Ochora officiated at the opening

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U.S. Department of State Surpasses Target of 75,000 Trained Peacekeepers by 2010

U.S. Department of State Surpasses Target of 75,000 Trained Peacekeepers by 2010

U.S. Department of State Surpasses Target of 75,000 Trained Peacekeepers by 2010

12:00 AM7/24/2009

Following is a press release by U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs:

The United States has surpassed its commitment, adopted at the 2004 G-8 Sea Island Summit, to train and equip 75,000 new peacekeepers to be

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Leidig Turns Over Commands at Nisida Ceremony

Leidig Turns Over Commands at Nisida Ceremony

Leidig Turns Over Commands at Nisida Ceremony

12:00 AM7/23/2009

Rear Admiral Joe Leidig turned over command to Rear Admiral John Richardson during a ceremony at Nisida, a small island near Naples, Italy, July 22, 2009.

Richardson takes on four titles from Leidig: Director, U.S. Naval Forces

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U.S. Africa Command Hosts Military Intelligence Course in Nigeria

U.S. Africa Command Hosts Military Intelligence Course in Nigeria

U.S. Africa Command Hosts Military Intelligence Course in Nigeria

12:00 AM7/22/2009

Thirty officers from seven African nations graduated June 26, 2009 for a 12-week, introductory intelligence course held at Nigeria's Defence Intelligence School aimed at training junior officers in the basic skills necessary to operate on a

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Arleigh Burke, SAS Amatola Arrive in Simon's Town, South Africa

Arleigh Burke, SAS Amatola Arrive in Simon's Town, South Africa

Arleigh Burke, SAS Amatola Arrive in Simon's Town, South Africa

12:00 AM7/21/2009

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) made its second South African port call, July 18, 2009, after a week-long series of at-sea exercises with South Africa corvette SAS Amatola (F 145). The two ships conducted a range of cooperative activities geared to

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Defense and Security: French Cooperation in Africa

Defense and Security: French Cooperation in Africa

Defense and Security: French Cooperation in Africa

12:00 AM7/17/2009

A French general expressed support for U.S.-French security cooperation efforts in Africa during a visit to the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) on July 8, 2009 where he provided an overview of France's security activities in

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Websites for U.S. Army Africa, U.S. Air Forces Africa, Offer Full Coverage of Obama Visit to Ghana

Websites for U.S. Army Africa, U.S. Air Forces Africa, Offer Full Coverage of Obama Visit to Ghana

Websites for U.S. Army Africa, U.S. Air Forces Africa, Offer Full Coverage of Obama Visit to Ghana

12:00 AM7/11/2009

The Website of U.S. Army Africa, based in Italy, is offering full coverage of President Obama's visit to Ghana July 10-11, his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office in January. The Website of U.S. Air Forces Africa is providing

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TRANSCRIPT: Obama says Africa Command Focused on Partnership to Address Common Challenges

TRANSCRIPT: Obama says Africa Command Focused on Partnership to Address Common Challenges

TRANSCRIPT: Obama says Africa Command Focused on Partnership to Address Common Challenges

12:00 AM7/11/2009

Conflicts in Africa represent not just regional but global security challenges, and the United States has a responsibility to partner with Africa to address those challenges, President Obama said July 11, speaking to the Ghanaian Parliament. Read more

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING: President's Stopover in Ghana Shows Africa is Integrated in U.S. Foreign Policy

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: President's Stopover in Ghana Shows Africa is Integrated in U.S. Foreign Policy

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: President's Stopover in Ghana Shows Africa is Integrated in U.S. Foreign Policy

12:00 AM7/10/2009

Instead of "doing some sort of grand tour just once a term," President Obama's visit to Ghana July 10-11 is in conjunction with other world travel, demonstrating that Africa is an integral part of the world community, an

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