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U.S. Government Donates Equipment to Diagnose Respiratory Diseases in Cote d'Ivoire

May 05, 2009 · U.S. Embassy, Cote d'Ivoire

As part of an effort to improve the health of Cote d'Ivoire residents, the U.S. government donated advanced medical equipment and computer technology to an infectious disease research center in Adipodoume, just outside of Abidjan. Approximately $50,000 worth of medical equipment was installed... Full Story

Global Coordination Can Stop Pirates

May 04, 2009 · America.gov

(Editor's note: This article by the U.S. Department of State is republished to promote public understanding of U.S. policy with regard to piracy off the African coast.) In a set of hearings on Capitol Hill, analysts testified that commercial ships traveling off the African coast should... Full Story

Ward visits Greece for Phoenix Express 09 Navy Exercise with Europeans, North Africans

May 01, 2009 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

U.S. Africa Command's General William "Kip" Ward visited Exercise Phoenix Express 09 on May 1, 2009, as maritime and land forces from 14 European and North Africa countries participated in a multinational exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. The two-week exercise, designed to strengthen regional... Full Story

Assistant Secretary of State-Designate Carson Testifies Before Senate panel

Apr 30, 2009 · America.gov

(Editor's note: This article by the U.S. Department of State is republished to promote public understanding of U.S. policy.) Piracy and maritime security, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia, corruption, and freedom of the press -- all important issues in the U.S.-Africa relationship -- were... Full Story

Ambassador Carson Optimistic About Africa's Long-term Future

Apr 29, 2009 · America.gov

(Editor's note: This article by the U.S. Department of State is republished to promote public understanding of U.S. policy. Africa is "enormously important" to the United States, and while the continent has recorded advances in democracy and governance, economic development and the resolution... Full Story

Africa Command Deputy Supports Diplomacy in Guinea-Bissau; U.S. Hopeful for Upcoming Elections

Apr 28, 2009 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

The United States is hopeful that scheduled elections following the recent killings of Guinea-Bissau's president and military chief can be an important step toward stability in the West African nation, which has been plagued by decades of violence and, in recent years, drug trafficking. A U.S.... Full Story

U.S. Army Central, Kenyan Army Refine Skills During Medical Exercise

Apr 28, 2009 · U.S. Army Central

In a medical emergency, time can be an enemy. The longer it takes to transport a patient to the hospital, the higher the probability they may not survive. U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) and Kenyan Army soldiers' skills were put to the test during a medical evacuation exercise, April 17, 2009 in... Full Story

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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Captain Bernice Logan (left), U.S. Africa Command, hands over textbooks to Wilbard Kimaro, Secretary of Lukani Development Association, at the Lukani Community Library in May 2009. The U.S. Africa Command civil affairs team, in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, delivered more than 1,300 textbooks to primary and secondary schools and a community library in eight villages in Moshi. The books will alleviate a textbook shortage in local schools requiring students to share two or three books per classroom. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Embassy, Tanzania)

NAIROBI, Kenya - Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, U.S. Africa Command deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, discusses the command's 2009 congressional Posture Statement with Kenyan Chief of General Staff General Jeremiah M. Kianga during the first day of a two-day visit May 4, 2009. Yates also was scheduled to meet with students from the Kenyan National Defence College and to visit the Peace Support Training Center in Karen. Yates was in Kenya to discuss areas of mutual interest and avenues for future military security cooperation. (Photo by Commander Denise Shorey, U.S. Africa Command)

MOMBASA, Kenya - Major General Godefroid Niyombare, chief of staff of the Burundi Army, salutes Kenya President Mwai Kibaki, as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the 2009 Land forces Symposium in Mombasa, Kenya, April 20, 2009. The symposium is an annual forum for senior land forces commanders and army chiefs of staff from the United States, Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia to address topics of mutual interest. Military officials from 23 countries participated in this year's Land Forces Symposium, the first to be held in Africa. (Photo by Sergeant Beth Lake, U.S. Army Central)

PORT GENTIL, Gabon - Portugal Navy Lieutenant Commander Antonio Mourinha and a Gabonese Sailor inspect a holding bay for fish after boarding an illegal fishing vessel during Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville's fisheries engagement April 29, 2009. APS is a multinational initiative developed by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa which aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holmes)

MORONI, Union of the Comoros - U.S. Army Brigadier General Chris Leins, deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conducts a review of Comoran Security Force troops with Comoran Defense Chief of Staff Brigadier General Salimou Mohamed Amiri, and Mr. Brian Neubert, the Comoros Charge d'Affairs at Embassy Antananarivo on April 17, 2009. Leins met with Comoran government officials as part of his first official visit to the island nation of Comoros. (U.S. Navy photo by MORONI, Union of the Comoros - U.S. Army Brigadier General Chris Leins, deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, conducts a review of Comoran Security Force troops with Comoran Defense Chief of Staff Brigadier General Salimou Mohamed Amiri, and Mr. Brian Neubert, the Comoros Charge d'Affairs at Embassy Antananarivo on April 17, 2009. Leins met with Comoran government officials as part of his first official visit to the island nation of Comoros. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Krista Moses)

SOUDA BAY, Greece - Royal Moroccan Navy Captain M'Hammed Essaadi, commanding officer, explains instruments to U.S. Africa Command's General William "Kip" Ward on the bridge of the Moroccan's ship Hassan II in Souda Bay, Greece, May 01, 2009. The Royal Moroccan Navy is participating in Exercise Phoenix Express 09 as maritime and land forces from 14 European and North Africa countries in the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet, U.S. Africa Command)

PORT GENTIL, Gabon - A group of Gabon, Portugal and U.S. sailors prepare to ride a Gabonese patrol craft in search of illegal vessels April 29, 2009. The Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) engagement was part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashvilleeâs visit to Port Gentil, Gabon. APS is a multinational initiative developed by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa which aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holmes)

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U.S. AFRICOM Activities Fact Sheets

FACT SHEET: United States Africa Command

U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs Office

United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, one of six of the Defense Department's regional military headquarters, was declared a fully unified command on October 1, 2008. As such, Africa Command has administrative responsibility for U.S. military... Full Fact Sheet

U.S. Africa Command Informational Brochure

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FACT SHEET: The United States and Africa - Partnering for Growth and Development

Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Editor's Note: The following fact sheet is provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs. Where appropriate, U.S. Africa Command coordinates military support of these U.S. government policies and initiatives... (Full Fact Sheet)

U.S. Africa Command Website Hosts Interactive Map of Africa

U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

Serving as a public source of Africa-related information, the U.S. Africa Command website, updated daily, hosts the latest news and updates on command activities and initiatives. The website has recently become more interactive, serving as a forum... (Full Fact Sheet)

FACT SHEET: BRIEFING SLIDES: Africa Command Officials Brief Business Leaders at AFRICOM Expo

U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs

Representatives from more 100 companies attended a Business Innovation Exposition co-hosted April 30 - May 1, 2008, by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the U.S. Defense Department's Business Transformation Agency. This event provided U.S. and... (Full Fact Sheet)

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AFRICOM Dialogue

From Gen William "Kip" Ward

Welcome.

As we build U.S. Africa Command, we want to talk to people about what the U.S. military is doing in Africa.
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Recent Posts by AFRICOM Staff

On 4/24/2009 10:33:19 AM
From Commander Kathleen Duignan, U.S. Africa Command Office of Legal Counsel
"On 13-17 April 2009, a team from the U.S. Africa Command Office of Legal Counsel and from the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) traveled to Praia, Cape Verde..."
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On 4/22/2009 9:16:08 AM
From Colonel Ron Baldinger, U.S. Africa Command Inspector General
"On 14-17 April 2009, I attended the International Defense Acquisition Resource Management (IDARM) Conference in Rabat, Morocco. The conference was conducted by the School of International..."
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On 4/16/2009 3:58:20 PM
From Paul Saxton
"The following blog is by Paul Saxton, U.S. Africa Command's director of Outreach: I spent two very profitable days with the African Partnership Station (APS) team in Limbe,..."
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On 5/3/2009 2:45:01 PM
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"I was thrilled during my visit to my native land this April 2009, Cameroons to see the Marines' humanitarian efforts such vaccination against rabies and other medical aids in t..."
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