Africa: U.S. Shifts Africa Security Strategy Amid Global Pivot
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Africa: U.S. Shifts Africa Security Strategy Amid Global Pivot
The US military is urging African countries to be more responsible for their own security as the Trump administration focuses on domestic policies. Could the move fuel militant groups and undo counterterrorism progress?
House Armed Services Hearing on US Military Challenges in Middle East and Africa
The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing titled “U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 10. Witnesses: Katherine Thompson, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense General Michael Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command General Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa …
Security Challenges Across Africa, Middle East
JUNE 11, 2025 – The Defense Department is putting American interests first in the U.S. Central and Africa Commands’ areas of responsibility, said Katherine Thompson, performing the duties of the assistant defense secretary for international security affairs, during a hearing today before the House Armed Services Committee. She elaborated that this means preventing and disrupting credible terrorist threats to the U.S., preventing Iran from obtain…
The U.S. President dismissed General Jami Shawley, appointed only a few months ago as head of the Africa Bureau of the National Security Council. His department merges with that of the Middle East, without anyone knowing who will lead him.
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