“No offense, general,” Hegseth told AFRICOM’s Gen ... forces in their long-running campaign against the al-Shabab group and other militants. At the end of Trump’s first term, he withdrew ...

Peterson Space Force Base said reservists are returning from a deployment in Africa on Friday, March 7. The reservists are ...

U.S. Africa Command’s annual premier, largest joint and combined exercise, African Lion, demonstrates the U.S. military’s commitment to maintaining ...

The U.S. conducted air exercises near the base of Russian mercenaries in Libya, signaling to Moscow its disapproval of Russian influence in the region. The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) organized air ...

Shabaab and other actors intent on undermining peace and security in Somalia” have had sanctions against them extended as one ...

Somali army has announced that more than 40 members of Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group were killed in an airstrike in El ...

The airstrikes, launched in the Al-Miskaad Mountains, targeted ISIS positions after the group was suspected of conducting operations in the region. For Mr Hegseth, AFRICOM represents a crucial ...

As the Trump administration continues its blitzkrieg on the post-Cold War international order, Africa is bearing a high price. A 90-day aid freeze and the dismantlement of USAID are already ...

AFRICOM's initial assessment confirmed that several militants were killed, and a vehicle was destroyed. No civilian casualties were reported. Al Shabaab, an Islamist extremist group, has persistently ...