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U.S. Africa Command Staff If 2020 has taught Africa — and the world — anything, it’s that it is crucial…

U.S. Africa Command Staff Modern conflicts rarely end with the signing of a treaty or a formal surrender. Some insurgent…

U.S. Africa Command Staff The people of the Sahel are resilient. They have to be. The 5,000-kilometer-long band below the…

U.S. Africa Command Staff Africa is more connected to the outside world than ever before. Roads, ports, airports and the…

History shows that wars are not always won with just bombs and bullets. To defeat an enemy and preserve the…

U.S. Africa Command Staff There was a time when a military commander could comfortably say, “I’m not a computer person”…

U.S. Africa Command Staff Photo by Reuters No country is immune to violent extremism, and no country has solved the…

U.S. Africa Command Staff Africa, a continent with 30,500 kilometers of coastline, sees its future and fortunes inextricably tied to…

U.S. Africa Command Staff Two oft-repeated Swahili proverbs state, “One finger alone cannot kill a louse,” and “One pole cannot…

U.S. Africa Command Staff Long deployments, physical strain and extreme risk. These are the hazards that military professionals know well.…