Friday, January 24, 2014 - 13:40
Two of Africa’s violent conflicts made some tentative progress with a temporary ceasefire signed in South Sudan and an election of an Interim President in Central African Republic. Additionally, Nigeria will launch a special counterterrorism command. The U.S. is increasing its Africa-focused Marine force. Below is a roundup of these stories and some of the other top articles and news highlights from around Africa over the last week:
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:55
Marines and sailors originally with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., arrived at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Jan. 8, 2014, to assume the new rotation of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:11
If the sale is approved, about 350 U.S. government and contractor personnel would be assigned for as much as eight years to conduct training at a site in Bulgaria.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:47
“This project is part of permanent cooperation between Jordan, Iraq and the United States to fight against terrorism in the region.”
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:59
Last week, Nigeria announced the creation of an Army Special Operations Command (NASOC) at a Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Lessons Learned Exchange between the United States and Nigeria.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:27
The focus of the cooperation would be training -- including Israeli soldiers conducting drills in Kazakhstan -- and Israeli technical expertise for Kazakhstan's nascent defense industry.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 10:42
Spokesperson Jen Psaki addresses confidence building measures ahead of the Geneva talks, a potential framework agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, Dep Secretary Burns' meeting with Iraqi officials, aid to Nigeria given the country's LGBT record, and other issues.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 08:24
2013 emerged as a critical year for U.S. engagement and involvement in African security and development. Although security was understated as a priority in previous years, faced with a series of disasters, threats and insecurity in certain parts of the continent, a number of security concerns and related U.S. policy priorities emerged in 2013.
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 14:41
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Africa over the last week.
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 13:50
he Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) supported a five-day workshop January 13–17, 2014, on lessons-learned from U.S. and Nigerian counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency activities, jointly hosted by the Nigerian Defence College, U.S. Special Operations Command, and Special Operations Command at AFRICOM.
