Africom
US Africa Command, one of Department of Defense six geographic combatant commands responsible to the Secretary of Defense for military relations with African nations, the African Union, and African regional security organizations. Africom was declared operational capable on October 1, 2008. In 2018 Africom’s commander was US Marine Corps General Thomas D. Waldhauser.
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Feb- 2020 -12 FebruaryAfrica
AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says
United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread
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12 FebruaryAfrica
Somali troops still vulnerable to al-Shabaab outside Mogadishu, Pentagon says
A US-backed Somali operation to secure areas south of Mogadishu from Islamist al-Shabaab militants has made little progress in recent months
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10 FebruaryAfrica
Family says teenage girl killed in US airstrike that targeted Al Shabaab in Somalia
US Africa Command said no civilians were killed in a Febrary 2nd strike, but relatives say one young woman was killed and two badly injured
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4 FebruaryAfrica
US airstrikes cover Somalia military operations against al-Shabaab stronghold
A string of US airstrikes in late January targeted Shabaab fighters in Somalia's south in support of local National Army forces, AFRICOM said
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryAfrica
Africa offers US a ‘competitive edge’ over Russia and China, Townsend says
US AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend said the US military presence in Africa should remain as part of the strategy to counter Russia and China
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27 JanuaryAfrica
US gives Niger Air Force hangar for C-130 transport aircraft at Agadez base
The US handed over to the Niger Air Force a hangar that will house two C-130 transport aircraft in Agadez
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24 JanuaryBusiness
Kenya commissions 6 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters
Kenya's military commissioned into service six MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters purchased from the United States
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10 JanuaryAfrica
At least 25 Niger soldiers, 63 ‘terrorists’ killed in attack on army base in Tillaberi region
Insurgents attacked a Niger military base in the Tillaberi region leading to clashes that killed at least 25 soldiers and 63 "terrorists"
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5 JanuaryAfrica
Al Shabaab attacks Kenya military base in Lamu
Fighters from Somalia's Al-Shabaab group launched an attack on a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in coastal Lamu
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3 JanuaryAfrica
AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike
AFRICOM carried out an airstrike against suspected al-Shabaab militants who attacked Somali government troops west of Mogadishu
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