Commander meets Libyan delegation at Chiefs of Defense Conference
1:14 PM3/2/2023
Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with the joint Libyan military delegation of Gen. Haddad and Gen. Nadhuri during the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome on March 2, 2023.In talks Langley reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to stand with the Libyan people in their calls for peace, national unity, and full sovereignty.
Commander meets Libyan delegation at Chiefs of Defense Conference
1:14 PM3/2/2023
Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with the joint Libyan military delegation of Gen. Haddad and Gen. Nadhuri during the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome on March 2, 2023.In talks Langley reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to stand with the Libyan people in their calls for peace, national unity, and full sovereignty.
U.S. Army, KDF offer medical services to remote Kenyan communities
2:23 PM2/24/2023
Day one at Archer's Post Sub-County Hospital brought over 300 people, mostly with gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal issues, as well as some snake bites with infections.
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
1:12 PM2/22/2023
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on Feb 21, 2023.
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
3:34 PM2/16/2023
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on Feb 15, 2023.
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
1:22 PM2/12/2023
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on Feb 10, 2023.
Gen. Langley visits West and North African partners
12:00 AM2/8/2023
Gen. Langley, meeting with partners in North and West Africa from Feb. 6-11, 2023, continued his trip in Algeria by meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Algeria Elizabeth Moore Aubin. The U.S. employs a whole-of-government approach to ensure security cooperation with Algeria counters violent extremism and supports peace in the region.
Gen. Langley visits West and North African partners
12:00 AM2/6/2023
Gen. Langley, meeting with partners in North and West Africa from Feb. 6-11, 2023, started his trip in Senegal. During stops to visit with host nation civilian and military leaders, Langley met President Macky Sall, Minister of Defense Sidiki Kaba, and Gen. Cheikh Wade, chief of staff for the Armed Forces of Senegal, and partner forces at Maison Militaire to discuss security partnership and see how Senegal forces are prepared to meet shared challenges.
Gen. Langley visits West and North African partners
12:00 AM2/6/2023
Gen. Langley, meeting with partners in North and West Africa from Feb. 6-11, 2023, started his trip in Senegal. During stops to visit with host nation civilian and military leaders, Langley met President Macky Sall, Minister of Defense Sidiki Kaba, and Gen. Cheikh Wade, chief of staff for the Armed Forces of Senegal, and partner forces at Maison Militaire to discuss security partnership and see how Senegal forces are prepared to meet shared challenges.
Gen. Langley visits West and North African partners
12:00 AM2/6/2023
Gen. Langley, meeting with partners in North and West Africa from Feb. 6-11, 2023, started his trip in Senegal. During stops to visit with host nation civilian and military leaders, Langley met President Macky Sall, Minister of Defense Sidiki Kaba, and Gen. Cheikh Wade, chief of staff for the Armed Forces of Senegal, and partner forces at Maison Militaire to discuss security partnership and see how Senegal forces are prepared to meet shared challenges.
Exercise Obangame Express 23 aids maritime security and prosecution in the Gulf of Guinea
12:58 PM2/2/2023
The exercise focuses on building capacities in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo to counter more effectively all forms of maritime-based crime in the Gulf of Guinea.
Exercise Obangame Express 23 aids maritime security and prosecution in the Gulf of Guinea
12:55 PM2/2/2023
Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, on Jan. 25, 2023. The exercise focuses on building capacities in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo to counter more effectively all forms of maritime-based crime in the Gulf of Guinea.
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
7:28 PM1/30/2023
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on Jan. 25, 2023.
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Corey Kerns, commanding officer of USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), greets Capt. Karim Mara, Senegalese Navy deputy chief of staff, in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 17, 2023. Spencer is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of responsibility, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet, to carry out joint training, exercises, and maritime security operations alongside AFRICOM partners in support of U.S. interests abroad, regional partnerships, and to strengthen international maritime governance. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)
Spencer’s visit to Dakar included meetings with Capt. Karim Mara, Senegalese deputy chief of naval staff, as well as leaders from the Senegalese Navy and the U.S. Office of Security Cooperation. Jan. 17, 2023.
U.S. Africa Command highlights illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; its effects on the continent; and our actions with partners to limit its presence.