Items Tagged with "United Nations"
Page | Justified Accord
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September 20, 2016
Justified Accord is a military exercise focusing on African partner capability and interoperability in support of a United Nations/Africa union peace keepting operations (PKO). The exercise seeks to assess participant abilities in conducting PKO and to enhance positive bilateral and regional relationships in austere enviornments with coalition partners.
Article | Conference highlights social media, messaging in Somalia
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August 9, 2016
Public information officers share best practices on how to communicate with audiences via social media
Article | Reservist, multinational team prepares African partners for peacekeeping operations
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June 27, 2016
Eleven troop-contributing countries from the central Africa region are participating in Central Accord 2016.
Article | AFRICOM Participates in D.C. Panel on Climate Change and Security
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February 16, 2016
Climate Change, Disasters, and Security: Unconventional Approaches to Building Stability
Article | U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "The Political and Security Crises in Burundi"
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December 14, 2015
Testimony of Dr. Joseph Siegle, Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, presented to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Dec. 9, 2015.
Article | Opinion: Advancing Africa through Logistics
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November 19, 2015
AFRICOM's director for logistics shares his views on Africa's strategic relevance.
Article | Southern Accord Begins in Zambia
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August 10, 2015
Southern Accord 2015 brings together the U.S. Army, Zambian Defense Force, Southern African Development Community and other partner nation participants for two weeks of command post and field training exercises.
Article | Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands
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July 23, 2015
Using a scenario modeled after an existing U.N. mission in Mali, Western Accord is a command post exercise designed to strengthen multinational coordination during military operations.
Article | AFRICOM hosts East African Community Delegation
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December 9, 2014
Eleven military officers and two senior government officials from the African nations of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda met with senior staff members at U.S. Africa Command to discuss areas of mutual interest and future partnerships, Nov. 6 at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison in Stuttgart, Germany.
Article | Obama: U.N. Will Mobilize Countries to Fight Ebola Outbreak
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September 25, 2014
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2014 – In a speech this morning before the United Nations Security Council summit on foreign terrorist fighters, President Barack Obama likened this distant yet urgent problem to another remote but rising global threat -- the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa.
Article | CJTF-HOA Soldiers share medical practices with health organizations
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July 2, 2014
The 407th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty team taught a combat first aid class June 25, 2014, at the World Health Organization Country office in Djibouti.
Article | USARAF-hosted WA14 focuses on Peace Support Operations
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June 26, 2014
The U.S. Africa Command-sponsored and U.S. Army Africa-hosted exercise was attended by soldiers from Economic Community of West African States, France, Netherlands, U.S. and other partner nations.
Article | AFRICOM Celebrates International Women’s Day
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March 12, 2014
International Women’s Day - what is it, why do we have it, and who cares? Imagine a world without modern medicine, technology, access to education, or even clean drinking water. Every advancement in human history has been made because someone
Article | AFRICOM, International Partners Cooperate on Improving Security and Stability in Libya
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August 2, 2013
Staff members from U.S. Africa Command and military delegates from four countries, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations gathered at the command’s headquarters July 29, 2013, to discuss how they might improve their
Article | Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa
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November 27, 2012
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue 67, 4th Quarter 2012, of the Joint Force Quarterly, a military journal published by the National Defense University for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform members of the U.S.
Page | TRANSCRIPT: General Ham at the Chatham House, London
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November 21, 2012
During a presentation at the Chatham House, London, England, on November 16, 2012, General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), talked about AFRICOM's mission and its relation to security issues in Africa.
Page | TRANSCRIPT: General Ham Interviews With France 24
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November 19, 2012
The commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Carter F. Ham, discussed the security sitation in Mali with France 24 on November 14, 2012.
The complete transcript is provided below:
PERELMAN: Hello and
The complete transcript is provided below:
PERELMAN: Hello and
Article | Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa
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November 16, 2012
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue 67, 4th Quarter 2012, of the Joint Force Quarterly, a military journal published by the National Defense University for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform members of
Article | State’s Carson Says U.S. Supports U.N. Efforts in Africa
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October 3, 2012
The U.S. government supports U.N. initiatives for Africa that were advanced during recent meetings at the United Nations in New York.
Speaking to reporters October 1, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson
Article | RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders
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September 28, 2012
Across Africa, outbreaks of disease in animals pose a particular threat to the food supply and economies, rippling past borders and undermining precious stability.
"With the movement of animals through the region and the porous borders, a