Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:54
U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria James Entwistle said his country had concluded plans to send a team to Nigeria by January, as part of the Security Governance Initiative (SGI) effort.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 07:27
United States will help Ukraine on its way to strengthen defense capacities of the Armed Forces, White House senior official said.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:58
U.S. Marines and Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers completed an exercise to refine the UPDF’s civil engineering proficiency Nov. 23, 2015.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:53
Guelleh is taking Djibouti down a road that no longer aligns with the goals and principles of the U.S.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:42
The U.S. says it has concluded plans to begin the implementation of the Security Governance Initiative (SGI), a comprehensive security master plan aimed at defeating terrorism and security threats in Nigeria.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:32
The U.S. Army is testing and upgrading a language-translation program by training with African soldiers, officials said. Capturing French accents and dialects from across Africa helps scientists refine the translation software.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 06:39
Chinese aid is different from Western aid: It is unconditional, meaning it comes with no strings attached.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 06:33
U.N. peacekeepers in Central African Republic need stronger powers to take on armed groups trying to disrupt the build-up to presidential elections, the country's interim prime minister Mahamat Kamoun said.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 13:29
On November 25, 2015, the President signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2016 (S. 1356) to authorize Defense Department programs and policies for next year. While renewing many previously created military aid funding authorities, this law authorizes four new military aid authorities or programs (see the asterisk for these authorities) worth a total $478 million. The legislation creates or extends several new military aid restrictions, policy statements, and reports. The new law also includes $5 billion in budgetary cuts after the President vetoed an earlier version of the bill submitted to him by Congress in October. The following table shows the key differences between this new law and earlier House and Senate passed bills.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 08:54
In October 2015, the State Department withheld 15 percent of conditioned Merida Inititiative funding. In light of this, Security Assistance Monitor looks at what the Merida Intiative has funded over the years.
