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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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