Burkina Faso and AFRICOM co-host Basic Intel Course

Burkina Faso and AFRICOM co-host Basic Intel Course

Burkina Faso and AFRICOM co-host Basic Intel Course

Burkina Faso and AFRICOM co-host Basic Intel Course

Women graduates of AFRICOM sponsored intel training class gather for a group photo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Nov. 18, 2016. (Photo by James Gentille, U.S. Air Forces Europe-Africa/Released)

Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore, Jr., U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Col. Maj. Yaya Sere, chief planning officer and chief of operations for the General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces take a guided tour of the Western Accord 2016 training site at the BFAF Noncommissioned Officer Academy March 22. WA 16 is a two-week long exercise with regional African partners and their Western allies designed to strengthen partnerships and enhance capacity and capabilities to conduct joint multinational peacekeeping operations in West Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson)

Yummy - and yes, we have cake! – A cake with the AFRICOM logo was served during an open house event for the new joint operations center, Feb. 5, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Alliance members listen to a presentation from Cmdr. Edward Nyarko, Ghana Armed Forces, during the second African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meeting held in Burkina Faso.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Brig. Gen. Mahama Alhassan, APORA chair and director of Ghana Armed Forces Military Health Services, delivers opening remarks.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Major Bockarie Massaquoi from Sierra Leone listens to a presentation during the second APORA meeting in Burkina Faso.

A role player looks on as Soldiers from Burkina Faso, Senegal and the U.S. Army approach a mock village during a situational training exercise during Exercise Western Accord 14, June 24. Exercise Western Accord 14 is a U.S. Army Africa-hosted annual joint training and partnership exercise between the United States and Economic Community of West Africa States, which is designed to increase interoperability between military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout Western Africa.

A Soldier from Burkina Faso pulls security as a Platoon Leader from 1st Bn. 28th Inf. Regt., 4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. talks with role players during a situational training exercise in Exercise Western Accord 14, June 24. Exercise Western Accord 14 is a U.S. Army Africa-hosted annual joint training event and a partnership exercise between the United States and Economic Community of West Africa States, which is designed to increase interoperability between military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout Western Africa.

Soldiers from Burkina Faso and the U.S. interact with role players during a situational training exercise during Exercise Western Accord 14, June 24. Exercise Western Accord 14 is a U.S. Army Africa-hosted annual joint training and partnership exercise between the United States and Economic Community of West Africa States, which is designed to increase interoperability between military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout Western Africa.

A Soldier from Co. A 1st Bn., 28 Inf. Regt. 4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. shakes hands with a Soldier from Burkina Faso after receiving instructions on personnel searching and traffic control point procedures during Exercise Western Accord 14, June 17. Exercise Western Accord is a partnership exercise between the United States and ECOWAS, which is designed to increase interoperability between military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout Western Africa.

Representatives from civil authorities and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso met with representatives from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command's Disaster Preparedness Program in

Under the heat of the Burkinabé sun, Marines and their students from five nations were welcomed by the sounds of traditional African drums, excited children, and  gifts of bright pink flowers presented in simple glass jars.  This moment marked the

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

For the past four years the U.S. Army, in partnership with host nations, performed more than 3,100 manual small-incision cataract surgeries in eight countries to cure blindness through several medical readiness training exercises hosted by U.S.

Helping Africans solve African problems is one of U.S. Army Africa’s primary priorities. In support of this, USARAF Surgeon’s Directorate just completed the second of eight Tactical Combat Casualty Care training events in Burkina Faso with the