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JUL 26, 2010
U.S. Africa Command Digs in, Plans to Give More Aid to Amisom
AllAfrica.com
The United States military command for Africa (Africom) is gaining acceptance on the continent and is planning to increase its support for the African Union force in Somalia, the command's leader said last week.
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SEP 1, 2009
American African Command; (AFRICOM): Western Self-Serving Interests Or African Security?
Nigeria Exchange News
America's establishment of the so-called African Command should be seen for what it is. This is America's self-interested armada of protection for America, and her allies. As Africa have steadily and increasingly become more important, playing the role for Westerners, as repository of energy resources which powers the engine-rooms of Western economies.
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AUG 28, 2009
Obama Escalating Military Activity in Africa
Allafrica.com
In May 2008, the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted "Unified Quest 2008," the army's annual war games to test the American military's ability to deal with the kind of crises that it might face in the near future. "Unified Quest 2008" was especially noteworthy because it was the first time the war games included African scenarios as part of the Pentagon's plan to create a new military command for the continent
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AUG 18, 2009
Africa: U.S. Military Edging Out Diplomacy - Report
AllAfrica.com
A combination of leadership shortcomings and inadequate funding is undermining US diplomacy in Africa, an internal State Department review has found. "Embassy platforms are collapsing under the weight of new programmes and staffing without corresponding resources to provide the services required by new tenants and requirements," warns the report issued last week by the department's inspector general.
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JUL 1, 2009
Goals for AFRICOM: Stop Extremists and Narcotics Trade
Somaliand Press
Recently General Kip Ward the Commanding Officer of the Highly Controversial US African Command (AFRICOM) gave an Interview to NPR (National Public Radio). Some of the Statements made by General Ward indicate that there is some major concern in Washington over Events currently unfolding in Africa.
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