By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Many African leaders are growing weary of the surge in terrorist attacks in the West African Sahel region and are feeling helpless as the security situation spirals out of control. Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks
Credit: Africom / U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) headquarters, in Stuttgart, Germany By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Last year, under the Trump administration, U.S. Africa Command launched a search for a new headquarters for its Germany-based unit either somewhere
A new report published in South African newspaper The Mail and Guardian has shed light on the opaque world of the American military presence in Africa. Last year, elite U.S. Special Operations forces were active in 22 African countries. This accounts for 14 percent of all