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Ugandan contingent of AMISOM in Baidoa, Somalia. (African Union-United Nations Information Support Team photo by Tobin Jones)

Article | Extremism: Root Causes, Drivers, and Responses

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The Africa Center for Strategic Studies presents background and perspective on extremism in Africa.
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Ugandan contingent of AMISOM in Baidoa, Somalia. (African Union-United Nations Information Support Team photo by Tobin Jones)

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Ugandan contingent of AMISOM in Baidoa, Somalia. (African Union-United Nations Information Support Team photo by Tobin Jones)
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Page | Flintlock

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Flintlock is an annual regional exercise among African, allied and U.S. counterterrorism forces, and has taken place since 2006.
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Maj. Richard J. Sonnenfeld, Chief of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy Burundi salutes Burundian Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Hakizimana. (Background) Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 13.3 trained one of the deploying Burundian Companies in Logistics and Urban Engineering from July 2013-December 2013. On Dec. 9, the U.S. government authorized U.S. aircraft to assist the Burundian National Defense Forces with their deployment to Bangui, Central African Republic.

Article | U.S., Burundian Military Choose to go Far Together

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With its continued efforts to build the capacity of its partner nations, U.S. Army Africa planners recently coordinated the deployment of a Burundian Light Infantry Battalion of 850 Soldiers and equipment from Bujumbura, Burundi to Bangui, Central
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Italian Carabinieri, Warrant Officer 5 Marco Rigoni and Warrant Officer 3 Andrea Guida instruct Burkina Faso Gendarmerie on United Nations standards for using law enforcement restraining devices. Rigoni and Guida represent the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units known as CoESPU and augmented U.S. Army Africa- coordinated instructors during a recent three-week law enforcement training event in Burkina Faso. (U.S. Army Africa photo)

Article | U.S. Army Africa, Italian Carabinieri Assist Multinational Trainers in Burkina Faso

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Recently, U.S. Army Africa’s Office of the Provost Marshal coordinated training for more than 55 Burkina Faso Forces Gendarmerie to improve and increase their operational capacity in border security.The event took place Nov. 4-22 with the Burkina
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Early this year, U.S. Airmen prepare a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to fly French soldiers and their cargo to Africa. Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and a small command and support team are on the ground in Uganda, preparing to conduct airlift operations in support of ongoing peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic. (Photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/Released)

Article | U.S. Supports Peacekeeping Efforts in Central African Republic

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Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and a small command and support team are on the ground in Uganda, preparing to conduct airlift operations in support of ongoing peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic, Army Col.
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Article | Cameroon hosts counter-terrorism cooperation and combatting illicit trafficking symposium

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Combating terrorism and illicit trafficking were the focus of an international audience who gathered recently in Cameroon.  The U.S. Africa Center for Stratetic Studies (ACSS) co-hosted a symposium on regional counter-terrorism cooperation and the
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Video | Ghanaian Team Trains with U.S. Service Members During Africa Partnership Station 13

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More than 20 military police personnel from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division provided 10 weeks of instruction to a Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force military police company to assist them in preparing for an upcoming deployment to Somalia. Instructors were from U.S. Army Africa's regionally aligned force out of Fort Riley, Kansas. Training covered combat skills of security, riot control, marksmanship, first aid and combatives. (U.S. Army Africa photos)

Article | Ugandans Train for Future AMISOM Mission

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A recent U.S. Army Africa organized training event helped prepare a Uganda Peoples' Defense Force military police company for an upcoming deployment to Somalia.
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Major Sergeant Major Gift Mbatisi, from the Botswana Defense Forces shares his experiences in the military during the 2013 JWOS held at the Edelweiss Conference Center in Germany, from May 19-24, 2013. (Photo by TSgt Olufemi Owolabi)

Article | African senior NCOs and warrant officers support partnerships, leadership capacity during 2013 JWOS

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Thirty-three senior noncommissioned officers and warrant officers from 24 African nations gathered at the Edelweiss Conference Center in Garmisch, Germany to kick off a week long Joint Warrant Officer and Senior Non-commissioned Officer Symposium
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A Mauritanian soldier takes aim during basic rifle marksmanship training during Flintlock 2013. Flintlock is an annual military exercise conducted throughout the Sub-Saharan region of Africa, concentrating on ground, air operations, land navigation, human rights training and collaboration between militaries. Approximately 1,000 personnel are involved in Flintlock 2013, including participants from throughout north and west Africa, Europe and North America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens)

Article | In the African Desert, an Oasis of Cooperation and Partnership

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A French fighter aircraft rolls left away from a KC-135 Stratotanker March 17, 2013, over Africa. The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, which flies the tankers, completed the 100th refueling mission of French fighter aircraft conducting operations over Mali. Airmen and aircraft from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed as the 351st EARS to a location in southwest Europe on Jan. 26, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Captain Jason Smith)

Article | 100th ARW Flies 100th Refueling Mission for French Operations in Mali

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SOUTHWEST EUROPE -- Airmen flying KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, completed the 100th refueling mission March 17, 2013, supporting French fighter aircraft conducting operations in Mali.
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A Cameroonian boarding team conducts training aboard the Nigerian navy ship NNS Thunder (F-90) during Exercise Obangame Express 2013 (OE-13). OE-13 is a multinational at-sea naval exercise designed to increase counter-piracy capabilities of partner nations and deter other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Howard/Released)

Article | Obangame Express 2013 Comes to a Successful Close

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Exercise Obangame Express 2013 (OE-13), an at-sea naval exercise focused on counter-piracy and maritime security operations wrapped up in the Gulf of Guinea, Feb. 28.
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Article | State's Carson Says U.S. Supports a "Stable, Prosperous" Nigeria

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Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson affirmed the United States' support for "a stable and prosperous Nigeria" while acknowledging significant remaining challenges to its peace and economic development in testimony before the
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Article | U.S. Moves Against Sources of Violence, Instability in Somalia

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The United States has sanctioned six individuals based in Somalia, Kenya and Eritrea for their actions in support of the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which foments violence and instability in Somalia.
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Article | Signs of Military Professionalism, Cooperation on Rise in Africa

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Dotting the African continent are promising examples of the capable, professional military forces U.S. Africa Command is working to promote.
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Article | Strategy Guides Africa Engagement, Defense Official Says

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The U.S. military is working with partner forces in Africa to build security on the continent, the Pentagon's senior Africa expert said, June 18, 2012.

In her keynote speech, Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant secretary of defense
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VICENZA, Italy - Major General David R. Hogg, commander of U.S. Army Africa, speaks at the September 11 Cultural Association's day-long seminar on Mediterranean security, at the Vicenza Centro Congressi Confartigianato, May 2012. Hogg gave an overview of USARAF's current and past operations as well as tying-in a historical perspective of the command's relationship to security in the Mediterranean region. (Courtesy photo)

Article | U.S. Army Africa Commander Speaks at Vicenza Security Conference

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Major General David R. Hogg, commander of U.S. Army Africa, was a featured speaker at the September 11 Cultural Association's day-long seminar on Mediterranean security, at the Vicenza Centro Congressi Confartigianato, in May 2012.

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Article | U.S. Supports Pushback Against Lord's Resistance Army

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For more information on U.S. policy to counter the Lord's Resistance Army, see video and testimony transcripts at
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Article | For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping

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Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the United States is working with countries in both regions to counter the threats, not only by empowering their security
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