US Africa Command (AFRICOM), working alongside Nigerian forces, has carried out additional strikes against ISIS militants in northeastern Nigeria as Washington deepens its counterterrorism campaign in ...

Nigeria’s military says a coordinated offensive carried out with support from the United States has killed at least 175 Islamic State fighters in recent days, marking one of the most significant ...

Stay connected via Google News The Nigeria-US AFRICOM security partnership is delivering measurable results. In the latest ...

AFRICOM says latest coordinated strike with Nigerian authorities targeted ISIS fighters in North-East Nigeria without allied casualties reported.

An Air Force pilot with thousands of flight hours and experience leading the fight against extremism recently assumed the top job at the Germany-headquartered U.S. Africa Command. Gen. Dagvin Anderson ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command is launching airstrikes in Somalia at a record-setting pace as the military seeks to counter an influx of Islamic State group fighters, military figures show.

Figure 1: A U.S. Airforce MQ-9 Reaper parked outside its sunshade at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, April 15, 2025. (Photo by Clark Nieddu, 432nd Wing. U.S. Department of Defense. ) U.S. Africa ...

Ghana’s Armed Forces, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, is hosting representatives from the African Union, other African regional organizations and 48 nations from across Africa, Europe, South ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the Trump administration continues its blitzkrieg on the post-Cold War international order, Africa is bearing a high price. A ...

If the Trump administration wants to cut Pentagon waste and avoid future wars, it should set its sights on abolishing the Combatant Command system. The torrent of foreign policy news in the second ...

President Donald Trump cares little for bureaucratic norms and refuses to allow legacy inefficiencies to straitjacket him. While he signals little interest in Africa, the rise of Chinese and Russian ...

The US military is gambling that it can get Libya’s duelling factions to stop aiming at each other and focus instead on common threats. Lt. Gen. John Brennan, the deputy commander of US Africa Command ...