The U.S. State Department's top official for Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire in mid-July, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, adding the Africa bureau's number two, Jonathan Pratt, ...

This paper contains reflections of an African researcher who has thought hard for some time about the latest US security initiative that is AFRICOM. This paper contains the reflections of an African ...

President Trump has nominated Vice Adm. Charles Cooper to become the next chief of U.S. Central Command, according to a Pentagon notice. Cooper is currently CENTCOM’s deputy commander.

“Terrorist networks affiliated with ISIS and al-Qaida are thriving…One of the terrorists’ new objectives is gaining access to West Africa coasts,” warns U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley, ...

The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s ...

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is getting pulled into the raging debate over the impact of US President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to American assistance on the continent. UK’s chief diplomat David Lammy ...

US Africa Command is in the hot seat on Capitol Hill as MAGA questions the value of military intervention in Africa. The Pentagon’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) is this week launching an existential ...

Addis Ababa, March 30, 2025 (ENA)—US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has carried out strikes against Islamic State positions in Somalia, according to an official statement.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... In 2024, the U.S. Africa Command provided over $65 million to projects in Ivory Coast, most of which "focused on ...

The project came at the right time, and allowed us to protect ourselves ... In 2024, the U.S. Africa Command provided over $65 million to projects in Ivory Coast, most of which “focused ...