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MAY 15, 2009
AFRICOM’s $6 Billion Fiasco in Djibouti
Online Journal
The USA African Command (AFRICOM) is building their new African megabase in the tiny Horn of African country of Djibouti. The first phase is costing $2 billion, according to reports, and eventually another $4 billion will be spent. This latest expansion of USA imperial might, this time on African soil, is turning into a fiasco for the Pentagon and US State Department.
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APR 15, 2009
No silver bullet for Somalia problems
The Boston Globe
Moreover, the Africa Strategic Command, which was launched during the Bush administration, must be fully embraced and given new marching orders by the Obama administration. Although the key to our engagement in the region must be diplomatic, there is clearly a military aspect to some the challenges.
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MAR 3, 2009
On The Edge Of A Fiasco In Central Africa
The Post Chronicle
When Operation Lightning Thunder was first launched after the LRA Leadership refused to sign a Peace Deal
that took two years to negotiate there were calls for the African Military Forces to get help from outside sources. One of the sources that Activists demanded to help the Ugandans and their Allies was AFRICOM.
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FEB 19, 2009
Shoring up Relationships with Africa
San Diego Union Tribune
A new Army program intended to boost contacts with African military forces, sends soldiers to the Rwandan capital of Kigali to teach Rwandan troops the skill of loading a military cargo aircraft.
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FEB 11, 2009
TRANSCRIPT: Remarks Presented During Conference on Evolution of African Militaries
United States Africa Command
The following remarks were delivered by David H. Shinn, adjunct professor for George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, during a conference on "The Evolution of African Militaries," February 7-8, 2009, co-hosted by U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Department of State.
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