3:36 PM12/4/2024

U.S. Air Force Major General Kenneth Ekman, Director, AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE), met with Brigadier General (O8) Dimini Allahare, Togolese Chief of Defense Staff, and the senior leadership of the Togolese Armed Forces to include the Chief of Staffs for the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Gendarmerie at the Etat Major in Lomé, Togo, on November 19. This high-level engagement underscored the enduring partnership between the United States and Togo in strengthening regional security and cooperation. The AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE) is part of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), a unified combatant command responsible for U.S. military activities across the African continent. The ACE is supports AFRICOM's mission in West Africa by enhancing coordination, communication, and integration with various U.S. government agencies, host nations, and international partners.

3:36 PM12/4/2024

U.S. Air Force Major General Kenneth Ekman, Director, AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE), met with Brigadier General (O8) Dimini Allahare, Togolese Chief of Defense Staff, and the senior leadership of the Togolese Armed Forces to include the Chief of Staffs for the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Gendarmerie at the Etat Major in Lomé, Togo, on November 19. This high-level engagement underscored the enduring partnership between the United States and Togo in strengthening regional security and cooperation. The AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE) is part of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), a unified combatant command responsible for U.S. military activities across the African continent. The ACE is supports AFRICOM's mission in West Africa by enhancing coordination, communication, and integration with various U.S. government agencies, host nations, and international partners.

10:27 AM12/2/2024

U.S. Air Force Major General Kenneth Ekman, Director, AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE), visited Parakou Base, Benin, and listened in on a training session with Forces des Armées Beninoises on border security and deployment in support of Operation Mirador. The AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE) is part of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), a unified combatant command responsible for U.S. military activities across the African continent. The ACE is responsible for supporting AFRICOM's mission in West Africa by enhancing coordination, communication, and integration with various U.S. government agencies, host nations, and international partners.

10:27 AM12/2/2024

U.S. Air Force Major General Kenneth Ekman, Director, AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE), takes a group photo with U.S. Africa Command personnel, members of the U.S. Embassy Cotonou Office of Security Cooperation, Team Benin CFT, and 2nd BN leadership in Benin after they received briefs about Operation Mirador and Forces des Armées Beninoises border security training. The AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE) is part of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), a unified combatant command responsible for U.S. military activities across the African continent. The ACE is responsible for supporting AFRICOM's mission in West Africa by enhancing coordination, communication, and integration with various U.S. government agencies, host nations, and international partners.

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11:25 AM11/27/2024

Ambassador Howard A. Van Vranken, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, attend a brief about The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Gaborone, Botswana, June 27, 2024.  The PEPFAR and USAID through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supports the Advancing Partners and Communities Project in Botswana (APC Botswana). The project's core funding covers grants management and capacity building for community-based family planning activities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary Linniman)

10:52 AM11/27/2024

As the world marks World AIDS Day, the command reaffirms its commitment to supporting HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment efforts across the African continent.

9:09 AM11/26/2024

The commander of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley speaks to a group of U.S. Marines during a troop engagement, Nov. 4, 2024 in Libreville, Gabon. As a Marine Corps Embassy Security Guard, the Marines are responsible for being trained and fully equipped to serve at designated U.S. diplomatic missions in support of the Department of State in the protection of personnel, classified material, and U.S. property. (U.S. State Department photo by Joshua Root)

9:09 AM11/26/2024

The commander of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley speaks to a group of U.S. troops and State Department personnel on the importance their role plays in supporting the command’s charge of uniting with African partners to promote regional security, stability and prosperity, Nov. 6, 2024 in Monrovia, Liberia. From Nov. 4-10, 2024, Gen. Langley expanded his campaign of learning footprint to three western region countries on the continent of Africa – Gabon, Liberia, and Nigeria. (U.S. Department of Defense photo by Air Force Maj. Mahalia Frost)

9:09 AM11/26/2024

A group of neonatal nurses with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) show U.S. Marine Corps Gen. and commander of U.S. Africa Command Michael Langley the medical care provided to babies in the pediatric unit at a local clinic in Abuja, Nigeria, Nov. 9, 2024. When facing complex challenges whether it’s from combatting violent extremist organizations or other factors that yield instability, Nigeria’s strategic efforts to tackle its known insecurities, extend beyond its military. The Nigerian Armed Force’s commitment to addressing health issues can be seen in their collaboration both on medical care initiatives with U.S. Agency for International Development and through the public health partnership between the Nigerian Ministry of Defence and U.S. Department of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, which resulted in the establishment of Nigeria’s Defence Reference Laboratory, an internationally accredited facility. (U.S. Department of State photo by Benevolent Okpogor)

9:09 AM11/26/2024

Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and Researchers at Nigeria’s Defence Reference Laboratory in Abuja, Nigeria, present information of the ministry’s efforts to combat global health insecurity to leaders of the Nigerian Ministry of Defence and U.S. Africa Command during a tour in Abuja, Nigeria, Nov. 9, 2024. Commissioned in 2012, through the public health partnership between the Nigerian Ministry of Defence and U.S. Department of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, Nigeria’s Defence Reference Laboratory, an internationally accredited facility, was established. “What I saw here today is a true example of health diplomacy and also strategic ways of focusing on building enduring security relations, especially when dealing with threats of infectious disease,” Langley stated. (U.S. Department of State photo by Benevolent Okpogor)

9:09 AM11/26/2024

Researchers at Nigeria’s Defence Reference Laboratory in Abuja, Nigeria, alongside leaders of the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, give U.S. Marine Corps Gen. and commander of U.S. Africa Command Michael Langley a tour of the tuberculous research facility Nov. 9, 2024. Commissioned in 2012, through the public health partnership between the Nigerian Ministry of Defence and U.S. Department of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute for Research, Nigeria’s Defence Reference Laboratory, an internationally accredited facility, was established. “What I saw here today is a true example of health diplomacy and also strategic ways of focusing on building enduring security relations, especially when dealing with threats of infectious disease,” Langley stated. (U.S. Department of State photo by Benevolent Okpogor)

9:09 AM11/26/2024

The commander of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley signs Nigeria’s 18th Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa’s visitor book following their meeting at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, Nov. 8, 2024. Alongside the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Richard Mills, Jr., and some AFRICOM staff, Langley’s conversation focused on advancing shared security interests, global health security, development, and resource challenges. (U.S. Department of Defense courtesy photo by Nigerian Armed Forces)

9:09 AM11/26/2024

STUTTGART, Germany – It was once stated that the journey of a thousand miles was not for the weak, but for the one who was willing to be courageously intentional about every step taken along the path. That level of grit, no matter where one started, is what continues to fuel the men and women of U.S. Africa Command to challenge the status quo, build partnerships, and collaborate with African partners to face complex challenges in a dynamic environment. Surrounded around interagency partners and thought leaders, from Nov. 4-10, 2024, the commander of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley expanded his campaign of learning footprint to three western region countries on the continent of Africa – Gabon, Liberia, and Nigeria.

12:00 AM11/22/2024

U.S. Air Force Major General Kenneth Ekman, Director, AFRICOM Coordination Element (ACE), met with Minister of Security and Civil Protection Calixte Batossie Madjoulba and Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier General Dimini Allahare during his visit to Togo, Nov 15-19, 2024.

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