AGADIR, Morocco -- The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country's counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of ...

Previously, US military efforts in Africa combined defense, diplomacy, and development. "America has been a close partner in countering violent extremism, especially in Eastern and West Africa ...

The US military is urging African countries to be more responsible for their own security as the Trump administration focuses on domestic policies. Could the move fuel militant groups and undo ...

The Trump administration has called for the Department of Defense to pull back its physical presence in Africa.

US military shifts messaging in Africa, telling allies to prepare to stand more on their own By SAM METZ and MONIKA PRONCZUK The Associated Press, Updated May 25, 2025, 2:22 p.m.

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies' underlying causes, instead leaning into a message that its fragile allies in Africa must be ready to ...

The U.S. military is shifting its Africa strategy away from long-standing efforts to address governance and root causes of conflict. Instead, Washington is pressing African security forces to ...

AGADIR, Morocco -- The head of the U.S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country's counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of ...

The Pentagon’s counterterrorism strategy in Africa has been strained as two key partners, Chad and Niger, ousted U.S. forces last year and took over key bases that the U.S. military had used to ...

The Pentagon's counterterrorism strategy in Africa has been strained as two key partners, Chad and Niger, ousted U.S. forces last year and took over key bases that the U.S. military had used to ...