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Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve their tactics, they could attack the U.S. or Western allies

Gen. Langley of AFRICOM discusses rising Islamic jihadist threats and foreign activities in Africa.

Updates on U.S. military presence in Niger amidst junta rule and disinformation concerns.

Moscow seized the disaster diplomacy initiative after the deadly Derna floods, with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov arriving in eastern Libya with a promise of aid. Russia is helping Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar while seeking geostrategic payback. But the Derna tragedy has also drawn the US back into Libya,…

Such concerns about China’s weapons sales are not new and have persisted despite Washington’s overall dominance in arms exports.

Bonnie Jenkins, the US undersecretary of state for arms control, would discuss with senior officials in Algeria security, counter-terrorism, and arms proliferation in Sahel and Libya. Jenkins also has the Russian “Wagner” threats on her agenda. “Jenkins will meet with senior government officials to discuss issues of mutual concern, including…

U.S. counterterrorism action in Somalia hasn’t been approved by Congress, but it rages on anyway.

Marine Gen. Michael Langley took over as the top U.S. commander for Africa Tuesday, heading U.S. military operations on a continent with some of the most active and dangerous insurgent groups and a relatively small Pentagon footprint

‘He gets stuff done, and people tend to like working for him’, retired commandant says of first Black four-star general in 246-year history of branch