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Africa partners privately oppose Russian actions, says Pentagon chief
Blyden spoke about African countries' strategic votes at the U.N., along with operations conducted by Kremlin-aligned Wagner Group.
By Zamone Perez
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AFRICOM’s Flintlock exercise to kick off in Cote d’Ivoire amid regional tensions
Flintlock 2022 will be taking place Feb. 15-28 in Cote d'Ivoire.
Special operations forces kick off international exercise in the Sahel, the ‘tinderbox of terrorist activity’
The U.S. and 30 other countries will have an opportunity to hone their intelligence-sharing skills at Flintlock, an annual military exercise that gets underway Feb. 17.
With limited resources, US military shifts strategy from degrading militants in West Africa to containment
Resources for the thinly spread American troops across U.S. Africa Command may be further constrained should the Pentagon decide to curtail the counterterror mission in the region following a defense-wide posture review that is still pending.
By Shawn Snow
West African leaders warn it would be a ‘mistake’ to cut back US troops in Africa
U.S. Africa Command says that there are approximately 6,000 Department of Defense personnel in Africa, but those numbers could go down following a review the Pentagon is executing to reexamine U.S. troop presence in multiple areas of operations.
Competing and winning in Africa, a vast theater of opportunity
U.S. investment and its small U.S. defense footprint is making a difference in Africa, but the field is changing and competition is fierce.
By Col. Chris Karns