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Africa Center and U.S. Embassy Sponsor Symposium on Natural Resources and Conflict Prevention in Tanzania
12:41 PM6/6/2013
A group of 71 security sector experts and students from the Tanzania National Defence College, academic institutions, the Ministry of Defence, non-profit organizations, Tanzanian Parliamentarians and U.S. and Tanzanian government officials,
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CFC Donations Come Back to Help Family Support and Youth Program in Stuttgart
1:30 PM6/5/2013
U.S. Africa Command employees contributed to 2012 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas and in return received a check for their contributions to the Family Support and Youth Program (FSYP).
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Wisconsin Club Donates School Supplies to Djiboutian School
12:32 PM6/4/2013
Soldiers from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently visited youth at a school in Chebelley as part of an ongoing effort to build relationships and partnerships with the village.
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U.S. Marines, Sailors Train Senegalese Military
11:19 AM6/3/2013
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 began training Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos in Dakar, Senegal, Recently.
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U.S. Offers Reward for Leaders of Lord’s Resistance Army
7:56 AM5/31/2013
The U.S. government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest, transfer or conviction of three leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which has been committing atrocities in central Africa and the Great
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‘Dagger University’ Prepares Soldiers for Missions to Africa
9:44 AM5/29/2013
Soldiers with 2nd ‘Dagger’ Armored Brigade Combat Team have known about their regional alignment with the continent of Africa for a while now, but that doesn’t mean the excitement of the unique mission-set has worn off, especially with some
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ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa
8:37 AM5/29/2013
Trafficking poses an immense challenge to democratic governance and human security in West Africa, Brown wrote in the report, which was published by the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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ACSS Senior Diplomatic Advisor Examines Threats Posed by Drug Trafficking in West Africa
7:17 AM5/28/2013
“West Africa is under attack from international criminal networks that are using the sub-region as a key global hub for the distribution, wholesale, and increased production of illicit drugs,” according to a new report by David Brown, Senior
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African senior NCOs and warrant officers support partnerships, leadership capacity during 2013 JWOS
1:14 PM5/22/2013
Thirty-three senior noncommissioned officers and warrant officers from 24 African nations gathered at the Edelweiss Conference Center in Garmisch, Germany to kick off a week long Joint Warrant Officer and Senior Non-commissioned Officer Symposium
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Road to Africa and Central Accord 14 Begins in Italy for New York Army National Guard
8:29 AM5/20/2013
To prepare for participation for Exercise Central Accord 14, 369th Sustainment Brigade Commander Col. Reginald Sanders from the New York Army National Guard traveled to Vicenza, Italy recently to share lessons learned from their participation in
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Djiboutian, US Doctors Keep Eyes Out for Djiboutians
7:05 AM5/20/2013
A bilateral venture between doctors from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's and Djibouti Armed Forces Health Services recently provided dozens of civilian patients long-awaited eye
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Deploying AFL Soldiers Participate in IED Recognition Course
10:59 AM5/17/2013
Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers slated to deploy to Mali completed an improvised explosive device recognition course provided by Operation ONWARD LIBERTY mentors at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks May 3.
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Zambian Air Chief Visits Germany
2:02 PM5/13/2013
-- Lt. Gen. Eric Chimese, Zambian air force commander, along with a team of senior military officials visited U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa headquarters, giving them a chance to further military relations and improve the
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Malawi Defense Force Soldiers Complete Final Phase of Pre-deployment Instruction
12:23 PM5/13/2013
As part of African Deployment Partnership Training known as ADAPT, three U.S. Army Soldiers traveled to Senga Bay, Malawi, to provide a final phase of Ground Training to Malawia Defense Force personnel.
Capt. Brad Copas, of U.S. Army Africa’s
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'Together We Can' Guides UPDF
10:33 AM5/9/2013
With no convenience, grocery or big box stores in sight, let alone transportation to get there, residents of Kakute, an electricity-free village in Uganda with no running water, live off the grid and on what nature and their own resilience allow
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COCOMs Gather to Form New Counter Trafficking Course Curriculum at George C. Marshall Center
9:58 AM5/8/2013
The global nature of illicit trafficking and how to address the transit of illicit goods took center stage during a workshop here April 30 and May 1 bringing together three combatant commands and a member of the Turkish National Police Academy.
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Mozambique's Officials Discuss Plan to Develop Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plans with AFRICOM
7:33 AM5/8/2013
Representatives from civil authorities and the Armed Forces of Mozambique met with representatives from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command's Disaster Preparedness Program to conduct a
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U.S., Moroccan, German Service Members Conduct UAV Familiarization
10:04 AM5/6/2013
U.S. Marines, along with German and Moroccan counterparts, conducted a small unmanned-flying vehicle familiarization course for Exercise African Lion 13, in Agadir, Morocco, that shared the capabilities of the RQ-11B Raven as part of the
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U.S. Africa Command-sponsored Basic Intelligence Course Helps Strengthen Senegal’s Land Forces
9:13 AM5/3/2013
In an effort to help groom female Senegalese troops to serve as Intelligence professionals, four U.S. personnel traveled to Bel Aire Base, Dakar, to conduct a Female Basic Intelligence Course April 6 through 26. Master Sergeant Frederick Blackburn,
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One Village, One Voice, One Health
9:29 AM5/2/2013
Deep in the backwoods of Nyimbwa, Uganda, a tiny village nestled 21 miles north of the country's capital, Kampala, a nurse recounts the morning of November 20, 2012 - the day an 8-year-old girl's illness caught the attention of health officials
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