The Defense Department's newest player on the block, U.S. Africa Command, has quickly established itself as a go-getter among the nine other unified commands.While other combatant commands (COCOMs) ...

Abolishing AFRICOM is a good idea, but it is only a start. The Trump administration should shut down all the regional Combatant Commands (COCOMs).

General William Ward, head of U.S. Africa Command, discusses the new military command’s efforts to define its strategic approach in Africa.

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) killed five members of Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, in a “self-defense airstrike” in central Somalia on July 19. AFRICOM has launched four self-defense ...

AFRICOM commander Gen. Carter Ham has again stated that there are no U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) plans to move its headquarters to Africa. He repeated what has been said by U.S. officials ...

On any given day, there are 2,500-3,000 United States Army personnel in Africa undertaking a variety of engagements with their African counterparts. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) was established ...

U.S. Africa Command killed Yusuf Jiis, who was described as “one of the foundational members” of Shabaab – al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa – in an airstrike on April 2. AFRICOM has stepped up its air ...

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AFRICOM's dual role as a security actor and partner in development creates both opportunities and tensions in U.S. engagement with African states. Joining Into Africa is Brigadier General Rose Lopez ...

The October 1 operational launch of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), on the eve of a new American presidential administration, provides an unprecedented opportunity to reshape U.S. strategy toward ...

Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, pointed to "inadequate focus on potential threats," complacent leadership and poor oversight as some of the causes that allowed for ...

Though AFRICOM has yet to be formally established, it is already controversial. Some in the United States and in Africa worry about the “militarization of aid.” ...