Friday, March 28, 2014 - 09:14
The United States increased its support for African partners in their efforts to defeat the Lord’s Resistance Army and apprehend rebel leader Joseph Kony. The conflict in Nigeria and the Central African Republic continue to deteriorate. Read about these and other security news from across Africa.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 10:55
The White House informed Congress on Tuesday that it plans to more than double the number of United States military personnel in Uganda. The aim is to reinforce ongoing efforts to dismantle the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which operates in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Currently, the U.S. has 130 special operations military advisors in Uganda, who work with the Ugandan military as well as African Union regional forces to help their pursuit of LRA rebel leader, Joseph Kony.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 09:51
Medical professionals from the U.S. Army Reserve's 3rd Medical Command are providing support and training African armies in emergency medicine at Exercise Central Accord 14.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 09:50
Cameroon Defense Force soldiers are getting the opportunity to showcase skills previously learned from training with the U.S. military during Central Accord 14, a joint-aerial delivery training exercise in Central Africa.
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 11:39
The training was part of a weeklong process to give both U.S. and Armenian soldiers the skills necessary to quickly and safely load and unload from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
Friday, March 21, 2014 - 10:27
The United States reaffirmed its support for African Union peacekeepers in Somalia and the Somali National Army. Regarding South Sudan, the U.S. expressed disappointment both sides of the conflict for violations of the ceasefire, and is considering targeted sanctions. Read about this and other security news in the region this past week.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:15
The training was part of a weeklong process to give both U.S. and Armenian soldiers the skills necessary to quickly and safely load and unload from Black Hawk helicopters.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:33
Security Assistance Monitor has recently uploaded data from the Defense Department’s (DOD) Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 Section 1209 reports, which detail DOD’s spending on foreign assistance related programs around the world.
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 09:29
Two major and several smaller U.S. military trainings are ongoing in Africa, while the United States condemned human rights abuses by security forces in Sudan and Burundi. Read about this and other security related news in Africa in the past week:
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 11:36
The annual training conference aims to develop the qualifications of female police officers, and highlights the important contributions their skills bring to this traditionally male-dominated field.
