John Vandiver
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:07
Last month’s brazen terrorist attack on a Kenyan mall that left scores of people dead “validates” U.S. efforts against the Somali military group Al-Shabab, which is being forced to shift tactics after a series of defeats against U.S.- backed African Union forces, two top U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 11:14
Just five years after becoming “fully operational,” U.S. Africa Command could face elimination as part of Pentagon blueprints for a possible reorganization of its Combatant Commands, according to a recent news report.
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 13:01
Hundreds of workers angry over mass layoff plans are on strike and staging daily protests outside Camp Lemonnier, the strategically placed U.S. military base in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa, officials said Wednesday.