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GOP senators blast Biden admin moves in Africa as Russia looks to fill vacuum
Fox News· 10 hours agoWith two West African countries in the sprawling Sahel region leaning heavily toward Moscow, telling...
Navy ship runs aground after leaving West African port; no injuries reported
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoA U.S. Navy ship participating in a military exercise in the Gulf of Guinea ran aground this week as...
Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and...
The Intercept· 2 days agoThe United States did not offer compensation to the family of a woman and her 4-year-old daughter...
How Russia is winning in Africa: Wave of military coups gains Putin new allies
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoS. military presence. Despite a flurry of visits from U.S. officials, including Molly Phee, the...
US troops in standoff in African nations as Cold War-like tensions take hold on continent
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA standoff is said to exist between Washington and the military juntas running Chad and Niger, who...
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAssistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, along with senior leaders at the Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. ...
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams suffers soft grounding in West Africa
Navy Times via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“We cannot provide further details at this time as the incident is currently under investigation.”...
Department of Defense recommends new commander for the 18th Airborne Corps
The Fayetteville Observer· 5 days agoThe Department of Defense announced its recommendation for the new senior commander of Fort Liberty...
Murphy's Law: Fatal Reaction to Coups in Africa
Strategy Page· 3 days agoAugust 29, 2023: On July 26th the central African nation of Niger experienced a military takeover of the government. This was condemned by just about every government in Africa and beyond. The ...
Somalia: Somalia December 2023 Update
Strategy Page· 6 days agoDecember 18, 2023: The UN lifted the Somalia arms embargo on December 1st. This was at the request of the Somali government, which needs weapons to upgrade its forces and to arm new soldiers ...