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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, left and Kenya Cabinet Secretary for Defense Aden Duale, hold copies of a signed bilateral defense cooperation agreement, in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday Sept. 25, 2023.

US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment

Kenya is poised to lead a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti to combat gang violence.

2 months ago

France to withdraw counterterrorism troops from Niger after coup

The decision came after the coup leaders said they were closing Niger’s airspace to French planes, commercial and military.

By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane, AP

2 months ago

How Niger’s attempted coup could expand extremism, and Wagner

More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger to combat the growing threat from various groups of Islamic extremists.

4 months ago

US troops heading back into Somalia, reversing Trump order

Fewer than 500 troops will be stationed inside the African country to train local forces and fight emerging threats.

By Leo Shane III

19 months ago

AFRICOM’s Flintlock exercise to kick off in Cote d’Ivoire amid regional tensions

Flintlock 2022 will be taking place Feb. 15-28 in Cote d'Ivoire.

By Rachel Nostrant

22 months ago

The war in Afghanistan: Answers about the withdrawal

Answers to all your questions about the past, present, and future of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan.

By Caitlin O'Brien

2 years ago

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