U.S. Military Involvement in Africa

Soldiers boarding ship bound for U.S. Navy's Africa Partnership Station
U.S.: AFRICOM Outside of Africa
May 5, 2008 2143 GMT
The U.S. military's Africa Command will not have headquarters in Africa, as planners had hoped. [more]
USS Fort McHenry
United States: The U.S. Navy and Africa
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]
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
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]
Somalian Islamist - Dec 2007
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]
Nigerian President Umaru Yaradua
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]
Nigerian President Umaru Yaradua
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]
Nigerian Soldier
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]
MAP - West Africa - US AFRICOM's Sahel region of interest
Mali: Rising Tensions and Interest in the Sahel
September 13, 2007 2154 GMT
A U.S. military transport plane came under fire while delivering supplies to a Malian army. [more]
MAP - Africa - U.S./Africom and South African Interests
South Africa, U.S.: Dueling for Hegemony in Africa
September 4, 2007 2048 GMT
South Africa recently expressed opposition to the proposed U.S. Africa Command. [more]
Geopolitical Diary: AFRICOM and U.S. Military Priorities in Africa
May 23, 2007 0200 GMT
The Nigerian militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which has... [more]
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