U.S. Military Involvement in Africa

Soldiers boarding ship bound for U.S. Navy's Africa Partnership Station

May 5, 2008 2143 GMT

The U.S. military's Africa Command will not have headquarters in Africa, as planners had hoped. [more]

April 11, 2008 1806 GMT

A U.S. Naval deployment signifies an increasing acknowledgment of Africa's emerging strategic importance. But just how much priority such missions will receive remains to be seen. (With Stratfor map) [more]

Somalia: The Islamist Insurgency and U.S. Aid

April 11, 2008 1521 GMT

Somalian President Abdullahi Yusuf will meet in Washington with senior U.S. officials within the next two weeks, Stratfor sources said April 11. [more]

Somalia: The United States Targets Militant Leaders

March 3, 2008 1543 GMT

U.S. aircraft launched strikes in southern Somalia on March 3 to target Islamist militant leaders thought to have ties to al Qaeda. [more]

PHOTO -- Bush Speaks on U.S. Africa Policy Ahead of Trip

Africa, U.S.: Security and Bush's Africa Tour

February 14, 2008 1911 GMT

U.S. President George W. Bush will begin a five-nation trip to Africa on Feb. 15. [more]

Nigeria: Opposition to AFRICOM Ends

December 14, 2007 1913 GMT

Nigerian President Umaru Yaradua yielded on his government's opposition to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Nigerian media reported Dec. 14. [more]

Nigeria: Mr. Yaradua Goes to Washington

December 13, 2007 1639 GMT

Nigerian President Umaru Yaradua will make his first White House visit Dec. 13. Should Yaradua want a second invitation, he will have to give ground on three key issues. [more]

Fourth Quarter Forecast 2007: The Iraqi Occupation of America -- Part II

September 26, 2007 1736 GMT

The root of Stratfor's forecast for the final quarter of 2007 lies in the congressional testimony of Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. [more]

Nigeria: Maneuvering for Control in the Gulf of Guinea

September 14, 2007 1817 GMT

Nigeria is moving to block the U.S. from establishing a combat command in Africa, but some of its Gulf of Guinea neighbors are unlikely to follow Abuja's lead. [more]