Experts warn terrorism threat is rising in Africa as US pulls back
A jihadist front is gaining ground across Africa, the Center for Strategic and International Studies warned in its annual risk analysis.
By Tanya Noury
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US military seeks cultural advisors in Somalia amid regional strikes
The U.S. special operations task force in Somalia is looking for contractors to advise troops on Somali politics, culture and tribal dynamics.
By Eve Sampson
Book excerpt: ‘Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth’
Michelle Black, widow of a Green Beret killed in the 2017 Niger ambush, has interviewed many of the mission’s survivors and questioned inconsistencies in the official report.
By Michelle Black
US troops now ‘commuting to work’ to help Somalia fight al-Shabab
U.S Africa Command's senior leadership on operating in Somalia without a regular presence.
This week in Congress: Details on the Afghanistan withdrawal plan
Defense and veteran hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 19, 2021.
Defense Secretary Austin orders review of deadly 2020 Manda Bay attack in Kenya
Gen. Paul Funk, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, will conduct the review of the January 2020 attack that killed three Americans and wounded three others.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
New four-star command allows US general to ‘coordinate closely’ with NATO allies in Africa
Close geography and economic ties between Africa and Europe means that regional security issues can quickly spread across the regions.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Africa Command official hails ‘new beginning’ in Sudan
A U.S. deputy commander for Africa on Wednesday welcomed a “new beginning” and a “renewed relationship” between the U.S. and Sudan following the African country’s removal from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.
US airstrikes in Somalia continue at rapid pace even after force relocation
AFRICOM has completed six airstrikes in Somalia since 2021 began, three of which occurred since a majority of troops in Somalia were relocated earlier this month.
By Harm Venhuizen
US Africa Command says one of its drones, an apparently armed Gray Eagle, malfunctioned in Niger
AFRICOM officials say one of their drones malfunctioned and is on the ground in Niger.
By Howard Altman
Navy, Marines bolster maritime presence off the coast of Somalia amid US troop relocation
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit — consisting of nearly 5,000 sailors and Marines — are now operating off the coast of Somalia.
By Diana Stancy
US forces pack up in Somalia for elsewhere in east Africa
U.S. troops pulling out of Somalia aren’t leaving the continent, or even the region, the general who leads U.S. Africa Command said in a statement this weekend.
By Kyle Rempfer