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NAVAF Commander Visits South Africa
1:11 PM10/30/2013
Adm. Bruce W. Clingan, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa is set to visit with the South African Navy, 30 Oct.-1 Nov.
He is meeting with the Chief of the South African Navy in Pretoria, Vice Adm. Johannes Refiloe Mudimu and with the Flag
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USARAF Conducts Medical Training Exercise in Niger
12:43 PM10/30/2013
U.S. Army Africa and Niger Armed Forces conducted Medical Readiness Training exercise at Issaka Gazobi Maternity in the capital city of Naimey, Oct. 7-18. American military health professionals, to include eleven military doctors, jointly performed
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Marines Conduct Embassy Reinforcement Exercise
10:54 AM10/30/2013
U.S. Marines conduct an embassy reinforcement exercise at a training area near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, October 26, 2013. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4, performed riot control and force protection during the
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African Partnership Station Marines Engage with Beninese Soldiers
8:04 AM10/29/2013
United States Marines and sailors with Africa Partnership Station 13 continued their tour down the Western coast of Africa October 8, 2013. Dozens of troops met with Benin Armed Forces to work on different tactical procedures in
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Gen. Rodriguez Gives Update on AFRICOM for Next Generation of African Leaders
10:27 AM10/28/2013
The commander of U.S. Africa Comment General David M. Rodriguez provided an update on AFRICOM and U.S. military priorities in Africa for nearly 60 professionals from 40 African nations attending the Next Generation of African Security Sector
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Ugandans Train for Future AMISOM Mission
8:42 AM10/28/2013
A recent U.S. Army Africa organized training event helped prepare a Uganda Peoples' Defense Force military police company for an upcoming deployment to Somalia.
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Africa Command Helps Partners Promote Maritime Security
8:39 AM10/28/2013
Capacity-building efforts being advanced by U.S. Africa Command are helping African nations confront maritime crime, including piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and events currently unfolding off the Nigerian coast, the Africom commander reported.
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General Rodriguez's Interview on Security Cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa
12:38 PM10/25/2013
Commander of AFRICOM General David M. Rodriguez and the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield about U.S. security cooperation and foreign policy in the Sub-Saharan Africa.
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U.S. AFRICOM Commander and Top U.S. Diplomats Meet Representatives of 45 African Nations
10:22 AM10/25/2013
Ambassadors, diplomats, and military officers representing 45 African nations participated in a 90-minute roundtable discussion October 23, 2013, with three of the top U.S. officials engaged in U.S.-Africa relations, including General David M.
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Mozambican General to African Leaders: Ethics is the Cornerstone of Good Leadership
9:49 AM10/25/2013
Mozambican Brigadier General Joaquim Marcos Manjate said core values of ethical leadership should include fulfilling the basic needs of those who are led, as well as seeking consensus between leaders and the led, for the good of the whole community.
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State and Defense Officials Work with African Partners for Stability
9:39 AM10/25/2013
AFRICOM’s commander, General David Rodriguez, said the 5-year-old Defense Department campaign is working to achieve a more “safe and secure Africa.” Rodriguez spoke with a group of African journalists via webcast October 23 from the State
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U.S. Officials Lead U.N. Security Council Visit to Rwanda
9:22 AM10/24/2013
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power led a U.N. Security Council delegation on its first official visit to Rwanda since 2009 to assess the security situation and meet with Rwandan officials to discuss peace efforts in Africa’s
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AFRICOM Helps Partners Stand Up to Violent Extremism
7:59 AM10/24/2013
Citing progress in helping African partners countering violent extremist organizations, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said the terrorist attack last month at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, actually shows that U.S. efforts and policies are working.
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Ethics Take Center Stage for Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Course
8:44 AM10/23/2013
Leadership, ethics, and Africa’s role in global security were among the topics discussed when nearly 60 professionals from 40 African nations met for the opening of the Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders (NextGen) course October 21,
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Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa Completes Training Engagement with UPDF
8:34 AM10/22/2013
CAMP SINGO, Uganda - Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.3 Marines and sailors recently finished a 10-week training engagement with Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers in Camp Singo, Uganda, from July to September.
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AFRICOM Partners with Ghana to Build Capability at Disaster Management Workshop
1:14 PM10/21/2013
Members of the North Dakota Army National Guard and staff members at U.S. Africa Command are part of a training team that worked with the Ghanaian team in Accra to help develop and conduct Geographic Information System (GIS) training September
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Democratic Republic of Congo partners with U.S. to build capacity during Lion Rouge exercise
2:16 PM10/17/2013
Over 200 FARDC officers and NCOs attended these series of trainings in Kitona, Bas Congo, which included medical, civil military operations and judicial trainings
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Tanzanian People's Defense Force Naval Command, Police Force Maritime Receive New Communications System
11:22 AM10/17/2013
Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt officially handed over the recently installed Maritime VHF Communications System to Dr. Emanuel
Nchimbi, Minister of Home Affairs, at an event held at the Tanzania Police
Force (TPF) Maritime Operation Center.
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Communications Training, Radio Upgrades Enhance AFL’s Operational Capability
12:41 PM10/16/2013
With a “Lima Charlie” response followed by an operational update from Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers deployed to Mali, the Headquarters AFL staff successfully employed a new radio communications system Sept 15, 2013.
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U.S. Army Africa Veterinarian Reviews South Sudan Program
7:00 AM10/16/2013
In August, a veterinarian with the U.S. Army Africa Surgeon’s Office, traveled to Juba, South Sudan, to assist in a review of a U. S. Department of State training program where Sudan People's Liberation Army medics receive three weeks of
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