Explosions echo through Somalia's rugged mountains and rural expanses as 2026 unfolds, signaling a sharp escalation in a ...

U.S. Africa Command General Michael E. Langley warns of jihadi threat to homeland as airstrikes against al-Shabab and ...

The United States intensified airstrikes in Somalia in January, targeting the al-Shabab militant group and a local affiliate ...

In a November 21-23 visit to Botswana, the Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Stephen J. Townsend, met with Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, the Honorable Dr.

General Stephen Townsend, Commander, U.S Africa Command, initiated his first multi-country regional visit to West Africa beginning with the Republic of Mali, Sept. 16. “The U.S. Embassy in Bamako ...

Figure 1: A U.S. Airforce MQ-9 Reaper parked outside its sunshade at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, April 15, 2025. (Photo by Clark Nieddu, 432nd Wing. U.S. Department of Defense. ) U.S. Africa ...