E.g., J. Keenan, `US Militarization In Africa: What Anthropologists Should Know About AFRICOM', Anthropology Today 24 (2008) pp. 16-20; J. Bachmann, `"Kick Down the Door, Clean Up the Mess, and Rebuild the House" - The Africa Command and Transformation of the US Military', ...
A procurement document obtained byThe Interceptreveals that US Africa Command (AFRICOM) considers access to OpenAI's technology "essential" for its operations. The 30 September document outlines AFRICOM's reasoning for purchasing cloud computing services directly from Microsoft under its $9 billion Joi...
The creation of the Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reflected the growth in the strategic importance of Africa in US foreign policy since the end of the 1990s. One of the objectives of this new geographical military command is to forge closer links between foreign, security and development ...
Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa [October 2, 2009] Africa Command:U.S.Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S.Military in Africa". Lanren Ploch. AFRICOM:Security,Development and Humanitarian Functions... LP Blanchard - 《Congression...
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), has released a statement saying that one of its armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones, carrying a Hellfire missile, malfunctioned over Niger, Africa. The drone made an emergency landing near Agadez, Niger, on Saturday according to a military spokesman. ...
The United States military has completed the redeployment of troops from Somalia to elsewhere in East Africa according to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). AFRICOM spokesperson Colonel Christopher P. Karns, in a statement to the media, said that the repositioning of the troops, ordered by ...
In February 2022, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) launched a strike that killed three members of al-Shabaab, reporting no civilian deaths. In March 2022, the Somali government announced that a strike launched in conjunction with US forces had killed over 200 al-Shabaab militants. Again i...
"U.S. forces were conducting an advise and assist mission alongside members of the Somali National Army," the U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) said ina written statement. It said the operation took place near Barii, about 40 miles west of Mogadishu. ...
Having a unified command operating in Africa will facilitate this action." At least Obama is not trying to pass off Africom as a humanitarian initiative, as Bush did. I am inclined to believe that Obama has good intentions when it comes to Africa, but that it will take a lot more ...
In the U.S.Africa Commandtheater of operations, Esper hinted the U.S. may increase its force posture in areas that address great power competition with less of a focus on counterterrorism operations. RELATED Esper says ‘no decisions’ have been finalized on AFRICOM changes ...