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US to depart final base in Niger, nearly ending withdrawal
Once an emblem of the two countries' security ties, Air Base 201 will be vacated by Monday, according to two U.S. officials.
Air Force botched building its new air base in Africa
Construction at Niger Air Base 201 might have violated the law and failed to meet security standards.
By Kyle Rempfer
Promotion delayed for Army colonel involved in Niger ambush
An investigation following the Niger ambush was criticized for pushing much of the blame onto lower ranking officers.
By Kyle Rempfer
US loses drone over Niger
AFRICOM confirmed it lost a drone in Niger, after pictures of the alleged U.S. drone crash were making the rounds on social media Monday.
Expect Congress to block Africa troop cuts, says defense panel chairman
The upcoming 2021 defense policy bill will likely restrict the Pentagon from reducing its footprint in Africa, says the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
By Joe Gould
Al-Qaida, ISIS affiliates team up in West Africa, says US Special Operations Command Africa leader
The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa’s sprawling Sahel region, giving the extremists greater depth as they push into new areas, according to the commander of the U.S. military’s special forces in Africa.
Special operations forces kick off international exercise in the Sahel, the ‘tinderbox of terrorist activity’
The U.S. and 30 other countries will have an opportunity to hone their intelligence-sharing skills at Flintlock, an annual military exercise that gets underway Feb. 17.
By Diana Stancy
With limited resources, US military shifts strategy from degrading militants in West Africa to containment
Resources for the thinly spread American troops across U.S. Africa Command may be further constrained should the Pentagon decide to curtail the counterterror mission in the region following a defense-wide posture review that is still pending.
By Shawn Snow
3 Kentucky National Guard soldiers convicted in 2017 sexual assault
Three of four National Guard soldiers accused of involvement in a 2017 sexual assault case have pleaded guilty in Kentucky to misdemeanor sexual misconduct charges.
West African leaders warn it would be a ‘mistake’ to cut back US troops in Africa
U.S. Africa Command says that there are approximately 6,000 Department of Defense personnel in Africa, but those numbers could go down following a review the Pentagon is executing to reexamine U.S. troop presence in multiple areas of operations.
By Diana Stancy
Navy board of inquiry clears Fitz lieutenant in fatal ship collision case
She now will be honorably discharged from the sea service after 11 years in uniform.
By Carl Prine