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West Point Cadets Help Uganda Renew Energy Resources

West Point Cadets Help Uganda Renew Energy Resources

West Point Cadets Help Uganda Renew Energy Resources

10:53 AM7/25/2013

As the human population increases, natural resources are rapidly being diminished, which puts pressure on energy conservation, especially to those living in developing countries. In countries where locals depend on parks for resources,

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Shared Accord 13 Kicks Off This Week

Shared Accord 13 Kicks Off This Week

Shared Accord 13 Kicks Off This Week

2:50 PM7/23/2013

U.S. military forces are teaming up with South African National Defense Forces (SANDF) for Shared Accord (SA) 13 near Port Elizabeth, South Africa July 24-Aug. 7

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Africa Center Senior Leaders Panel Discusses Impact of Arab Spring Across Continent

Africa Center Senior Leaders Panel Discusses Impact of Arab Spring Across Continent

Africa Center Senior Leaders Panel Discusses Impact of Arab Spring Across Continent

1:40 PM7/18/2013

The panel discussion took place June 18, 2013, as part of the two-week ACSS Senior Leaders Seminar. More than 50 officials from 36 nations attended the annual seminar.

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Liberian Soldiers Employ Training During Medical Outreach Mission

Liberian Soldiers Employ Training During Medical Outreach Mission

Liberian Soldiers Employ Training During Medical Outreach Mission

2:04 PM7/15/2013

A team of Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers, U.S. service members and county health officials conducted a mobile medical outreach mission in Grand Cape Mount County recently. The mobile mission held from July 1 to July 4, 2013, was a first for

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Sailors Train Ugandan Forces, Prepare for Advancement

Sailors Train Ugandan Forces, Prepare for Advancement

Sailors Train Ugandan Forces, Prepare for Advancement

9:57 AM7/9/2013

Sailors assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recently completed their second 10-week training engagement with Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers. While enhancing the capabilities of two UPDF logistics

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Partnership Tackles Hunger, Poverty in Africa

Partnership Tackles Hunger, Poverty in Africa

Partnership Tackles Hunger, Poverty in Africa

8:10 AM7/8/2013

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have announced a partnership intended to accelerate smallholder farmer access to transformative agricultural technologies in Africa.

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Officials from more than 30 Nations Meet for Africa Center’s Annual Senior Leaders Seminar

Officials from more than 30 Nations Meet for Africa Center’s Annual Senior Leaders Seminar

Officials from more than 30 Nations Meet for Africa Center’s Annual Senior Leaders Seminar

9:21 AM6/19/2013

More than 50 senior officials from 36 African countries attended the opening of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)’s Senior Leaders Seminar on June 17, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia. The opening included keynote remarks by Ms. Amanda

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AFRICOM's Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps Ranchers in Mauritania

AFRICOM's Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps Ranchers in Mauritania

AFRICOM's Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps Ranchers in Mauritania

8:23 AM6/19/2013

Right behind agriculture, ranching is the biggest source of nutrition in West Africa, so for ranchers, a safe and secure place to bring their livestock for vaccinations and de-worming medication is critical. That is why United States Africa

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U.S. Army Africa Sponsors African Deployment Partnership Training in Togo

U.S. Army Africa Sponsors African Deployment Partnership Training in Togo

U.S. Army Africa Sponsors African Deployment Partnership Training in Togo

6:48 AM6/19/2013

As part of African Deployment Partnership Training known as ADAPT, three U.S. Army Soldiers traveled to Lomé, Togo, to provide Phase II of Ground Training for 29 Togolese Defense Force personnel

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Malawi Hosts Final Planning Event for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013

Malawi Hosts Final Planning Event for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013

Malawi Hosts Final Planning Event for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013

1:54 PM6/14/2013

More than 170 participants from across the African, European and North American continents gathered in Lilongwe, Malawi the first week of June for the final planning event leading to Exercise Africa Endeavor currently scheduled to take place in

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African Airmen Return to Air University for U.S. Air Forces Africa Symposium

African Airmen Return to Air University for U.S. Air Forces Africa Symposium

African Airmen Return to Air University for U.S. Air Forces Africa Symposium

11:10 AM6/14/2013

Military officers from the air forces of 16 African countries returned to Air University for the African Airmen Alumni Symposium June 11-13.

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ACSS Symposium in Kenya Examines Social Media, Electoral Security

ACSS Symposium in Kenya Examines Social Media, Electoral Security

ACSS Symposium in Kenya Examines Social Media, Electoral Security

7:27 AM6/13/2013

Technological advances and the rapid expansion of social media usage throughout Africa create new opportunities and challenges for electoral security on the continent, according to a group of experts speaking May 22, 2013, at a Topical Symposium on

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Africa Center and U.S. Dept. of State Hold Maritime Safety and Security Seminar in Ghana

Africa Center and U.S. Dept. of State Hold Maritime Safety and Security Seminar in Ghana

Africa Center and U.S. Dept. of State Hold Maritime Safety and Security Seminar in Ghana

10:02 AM6/7/2013

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), and the government of Ghana welcomed government officials and experts in maritime law to the Trans-Atlantic

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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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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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