U.S. AFRICOM’s Senior Envoys End 2-day Visit, Deepening Security Partnership In Namibia - Global Upfront Newspapers

Africom deepens Southern African engagement amid growing security worries - defenceWeb

The United States Africa Command (Africom) is intensifying its outreach and partnerships across Southern Africa, with recent high-level visits and summits underscoring the strategic importance of the region. Central to this effort is Africom’s Deputy Commander Lieutenant General John W Brennan and the Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, Ambassador Robert Scott, who recently engaged with officials in Namibia and Angola. Brennan…

Presidency, defence warned to reconsider  U.S. jihadists military help – News Stand

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The office of the President and the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs have been warned  against accepting military assistance from the United States to counter alleged jihadist groups near Namibia’s border with Angola. Social commentator Ben Mulongeni  urged President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and defence minister Frans Kapofi to be cautious, arguing that U.S. involvement often leads to destabilisation rather than peace.  Mu

U.S. AFRICOM’s Senior Envoys End 2-day Visit, Deepening Security Partnership In Namibia - Global Upfront Newspapers

A high-level U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) delegation led by Lieutenant General John W Brennan Jnr, joined by Ambassador Robert K Scott, met with Namibia’s Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi in Windhoek last week, a move that signals Namibia’s increasingly significant as a reliable partner in the region. A credible insider familiar with the engagements told defenceWeb that Brennan and Scott were warmly received and well hoste…