AFRICOM

US Set to Dismantle AFRICOM

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THE United States is considering dismantling its Africa-focused military command, AFRICOM, and has called on African governments to voice their support or risk losing the strategic platform altogether, General Michael Langley, commander of US Africa Command, said on Tuesday. Speaking ahead of a high-level defence summit in Nairobi, Langley confirmed that the US administration under President … Read more

Op-Ed: AFRICOM Slam on Ibrahim Traoré Backfires

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IN a recent US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Michael Langley, the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM) and US Marine Corps General, accused Burkina Faso’s Transitional President Ibrahim Traoré of pervasive corruption, saying: ‘All the proceeds from Burkina Faso’s gold reserves are to protect the military junta regime.’ This accusation sparked outrage amongst the worldwide African community, … Read more