Items Tagged with "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
Article | U.S.Troops Support Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Logistics School
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July 23, 2015
The U.S. and partner nations worked together with logistics leaders in the DRC to design a six-month logistics course.
Article | AFRICOM hosting African Military Law Forum
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March 18, 2015
African military lawyers meet U.S. counterparts to discuss Rule of Law
Photo | United States Africa Command Image
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March 18, 2015
“The Rule of Law is our most important export.” – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, AFRICOM Dep. Cdr. for Military Operations. Military lawyers from 17 African nations have joined U.S. counterparts to discuss a variety of legal topics during a forum hosted by U.S. Africa Command, Mar. 17-19, 2015, at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Kelley Barracks. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)
Page | Military Justice and Defense Institution Building
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October 28, 2014
Military Justice Engagement and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): A Case Study in the Potential for Defense Institution Building in Austere African Environments
Article | Carter Affirms Growing Partnership Between U.S., Uganda
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July 24, 2013
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Uganda,meeting with senior government and military leaders to affirm the growing security partnership between the United States and the East African nation, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in
Article | African, U.S. Military Forces Join Together to Mark Opening of Central Accord 13
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February 25, 2013
Opening ceremony for exercise Central Accord 2013
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
Page | TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Johnnie Carson on the Situation in Mali and the Sahel, Somalia and the DRC
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October 3, 2012
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson held a briefing at the New York Foreign Press Center during which he discussed the situation in Mali and the Sahel, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and answered
Article | Swift, NAVEUR Band Entertain Children at Pointe Noire Orphanage
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May 18, 2012
Sailors from High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) and two musicians from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe rock band "Flagship," visited the Espace Enfants orphanage in Pointe Noire in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012, May 17.
Article | 'Screaming Eagle' Soldiers Oversee Demining in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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May 15, 2012
Years after the Great War of Africa ended, remnants of war are still scattered throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the aftermath of one of the deadliest conflicts worldwide since World War II.
In an effort to help the
In an effort to help the
Article | U.S. Supports Pushback Against Lord's Resistance Army
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April 26, 2012
For more information on U.S. policy to counter the Lord's Resistance Army, see video and testimony transcripts at
Page | TRANSCRIPT: United States Policy to Counter the Lord's Resistance Army
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April 24, 2012
Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for African affairs, joined Donald Yamamoto, principal deputy assistant Secretary of State for African affairs, and Earl Gast, U.S. Agency for International Development assistant administrator
Article | U.S. Africa Command Screens "Weapon of War" Documentary
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April 12, 2012
"I've talked to soldiers," says Captain Basima, a priest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Army, in the documentary "Weapon of War." "They say that when they win, the women become war booty."
Article | U.S. Continues Support for Central Africa as it Counters LRA Threat
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February 29, 2012
The United States will continue to support the governments and people of Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan as they work to counter the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a vicious insurgent
Article | U.S. Military Advisers to Support African Fight Against LRA
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December 13, 2011
U.S. troops serving as advisers in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are beginning to deploy from Uganda to LRA-affected areas to support ongoing regional military efforts to stop the organization's ability to terrorize
Article | TEXTS AND FACT SHEET: U.S. Support to Regional Efforts to Counter the Lord's Resistance Army
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October 15, 2011
President Obama on October 14, 2011, notified U.S. Congress that he is deploying a small number of military personnel to central Africa to assist regional militaries in confronting the Lord's Resistance Army, whose two decades of atrocities
Article | Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Help African Troops Confront Lord's Resistance Army
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October 14, 2011
President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment to central Africa of 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces whose mission is to help regional forces fight the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony.
In a letter
In a letter
Article | International Women's Forum Learns about AFRICOM, Shares Perspectives with Staff during Visit to HQ
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September 8, 2011
Forty-five international women spent the day learning about U.S. Africa Command's mission and sharing their perspectives with staff during a visit to Kelley Barracks September 7, 2011.
Members of the International Women's
Members of the International Women's
Page | TRANSCRIPT: Subcommittee Meets to Discuss U.S.-Africa Defense and Security Partnership
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July 28, 2011
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights held a hearing on U.S.-Africa defense and security partnership July 26, 2011.
The following is a transcript of the hearing:
SMITH: The
The following is a transcript of the hearing:
SMITH: The
Article | Huddleston Says AFRICOM Empowering African Development as Well as Security
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July 27, 2011
The U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) is building the capacity of partner nations to counter extremist threats, respect civilian control and respond more effectively to humanitarian and security needs across the continent, a senior U.S.