Latest "counter-terrorism in africa" stories

African terrorist groups ‘aren’t necessarily a threat to the homeland,’ AFRICOM leader says

U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism mission is facing some troop cuts, which has lawmakers wondering how that will impact the safety of the American homeland from terror groups like al Qaida and the Islamic State’s regional loyalists.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Should AFRICOM be holding an exercise in this country with a spotty security and human rights record?

More than 2,000 troops from 34 African and Western partner nations will participate in Flintlock 2019 at multiple locations in Burkina Faso, with an outstation in Mauritania, between Feb. 18 and Mar. 1.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago