Category: USAFRICOM
Somalia: what role should Canada play in the Horn of Africa?
Ottawa (HAN) July 4, 2014 – The Canadian PANELonline Event of the Horn of Africa: This week’s briefing contains security and defence reading, from the Canadian Eye on Africa (CEAfrica) analysts and guest writers of Geeska Afrika Online (1985-2014). We have a summary of a recent The The Canadian PANELonline Event and the upcoming Horn…
Somalia: AFRICOM are working more directly with Somali forces
Mogadishu (HAN) July 3rd, 2014- As AFRICOM refocuses on its East African borders after South Sudan Crisis, the United States is quietly deploying more troops to train special forces in former Soviet bloc states of Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia and Sudan. A US army Major exercises began last month in Poland, Slovakia and the Baltic states…
Somalia: unifying International forces to combat Al-Shabaab in Africa
Mogadishu (HAN) June 20, 2014 – Regional Anti-terror military command news update. The U.S. government and its allies in East Africa say the interventionist strategy is slowly bolstering security in war-torn and famine-stricken Somalia, long considered the most ungovernable country in the world. The U.S.-backed force, which is officially led by the African Union and…
Djibouti: AFRICOM weather systems will help Ships crossing Bab-El-Mandeb Strait
Djibouti (HAN) June 18, 2014 – Updated news about Maritime safety and security: weather and navigation through Bab-El-Mandeb Strait. U.S. and Djiboutian Navy Sailors and AFRICOM weather systems support cadre assembled and tested new weather measurement equipment May 1, 2014 on Maskali Island, Djibouti.The equipment will provide wind speed, temperature, relative humidity and other readings. Ships…
Djibouti: U.S. soldiers to be flown to Africa to provide specialist training
Djibouti (HAN) May 30, 2014 – Regional security update. Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by: William R. Polk. The United States military seeks to extend its counter terrorism reach in Africa. The New U.S. plans for training security forces in four African countries recall similar programs around the world, which often…
Djibouti Business Exchange with the U.S. military’s contracting processes
Djibouti (HAN) May 30, 2014 – The Djibouti Chamber of Commerce, Camp Lemonnier, and the U.S. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, hosted a Djibouti Business Exchange (DBE) event at the Djibouti Palace Kempinski in Djibouti. The first day of the exchange was a seminar focused on familiarizing the vendors with the U.S. military’s contracting…
Djibouti: The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, What it will mean for Africa
Nairobi (HAN) May 20, 2014 – By Adam Taylor and Laris Karklis (washingtonpost). The African military and police have become much better fighting forces against any threats in Africa, but you can’t fight without understanding local issues, without guns or funding to maintain security to protect the energy supply lines in Africa. According to the…
Djibouti: The truth about Africom; It does not create policy
Djibouti (HAN) May 29, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine. The Opinion note by Robert Moeller (FOREIGN POLICY), Admiral Moeller joined the Africa Center to pursue policy-directed research on African security issues. Geeska Afrika Online Re-published article, a request of our readers. I feel fortunate that I can say that I was…
Djibouti: General Rodriguez beliefs Al-Shabaab is a Threat to U.S. interests
Djibouti (HAN) May 19, 2014. By, Marthe van der Wolf of VOA Africa. The United States Military command for Africa -AFRICOM commanding general David Rodriguez, believes that Al-Shabab will continue to attack nations that contribute troops to the Somalia effort. The commanding general of AFRICOM, David Rodriguez, said despite the fact that Al-Shabab’s area of control…
U.S. Commitment to sub-Saharan Africa with concerns on Kenya
Nairobi (HAN) May 17, 2014. By. Jibril Afyare, Minnesota. Somalis in Kenya are not alone, the Somali American Community are speaking out on their behalf against the Kenyan government for the human rights violations, abuses, extortion, detentions and illegal deportations, the Kenyan government will be answering soon on these atrocities. The US government is now engaged…
