On Friday, 20 November, the US Army officially announced the consolidation of US Army Europe and US Army Africa into US Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF). Furthermore, U.S. Army Africa/Southern… Continue reading "US Army Merges Africa and Europe Commands"
AFRICOM (US Africa Command) have reportedly requested authority to conduct drone strikes within Kenya. Along with providing close air support for US or Allied troops, including Kenyan partner forces, the… Continue reading "US Aims To Expand Drone Ops into Kenya"
The US-sponsored Flintlock 2020, the largest special operations forces (SOF) joint exercise held in Africa, sees SOF from more than 30 countries participating. The aim of Flintlock, running to the… Continue reading "African SOF Exercise Flintlock 2020 Kicks Off"
The Armed Forces of Djibouti have taken receipt of 54 up-armoured HMMWVs (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles) destined for the Army’s RIB or Rapid Intervention Brigade. The HMMWVs are one… Continue reading "Djibouti Receives US HMMWVs"
Early on 5 January 2020, jihadist terrorists from the Somalia-based al-Shabaab attacked Camp Simba, a joint Kenyan/US facility at Manda Bay, Kenya. Simba, south-west of the Somali border, is a… Continue reading "US SOF Base in Kenya Attacked by al-Shabaab"