Attacks by Islamic militants are surging in western Africa, where the U.S. is struggling to track terrorist movements in the ...

The United Nations has raised alarm over a deepening security threat in the Horn of Africa, warning of increased cooperation between Yemen's Houthi rebels and Somalia's Al-Shabaab insurgents.According ...

For two decades, U.S. troops have deployed to Africa for exercises like African Lion and Flintlock, which improve the U.S.’s ...

Somali government troops backed by local militia from the central Hiiraan region have launched the final phase of a coordinated offensive aimed at dislodging Al-Shabaab fighters from the strategic ...

The U.S. airstrike on al Shabaab in Somalia underscores AFRICOM's mission to degrade terrorist threats, with support from ...

Somalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on Africa scrambles ...

Commander General Michael Langley has praised the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for its leadership role in restoring peace ...

The U.S. military’s new posture comes even though many African armies remain ill-equipped and insurgent groups expand.

The U.S. military, at African Lion 2025, signaled a shift: less focus on governance, more on African allies taking charge of their own security.

Gen. Michael Langley, USMC, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, center, and Major General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of ...

The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering underlying causes of African insurgencies ...