The U.S. military has begun an exercise in the African nation of Gabon with personnel from 25 African countries to improve command and control between forces for possible peacekeeping or anti-terrorism missions, a spokesman said Wednesday. Some 200 personnel are participating in the Africa Endeavor exercise that tests ...

The booming narcotics trade via West Africa is a "shocking" problem that could further destabilise fragile states in the region, a senior official at the US military command for Africa said Wednesday. Mary Carlin Yates, Africom's deputy commander for civil-military activities, said the US military was training local navies to help cut off the heavily plied drug smuggling routes ...

The booming narcotics trade via West Africa is a "shocking" problem that could further destabilise fragile states in the region, a senior official at the US military command for Africa said Wednesday. Mary Carlin Yates, Africom's deputy commander for civil-military activities, said the US military was training local navies to help cut off the heavily plied drug smuggling routes ...

The U.S. Air Force is airlifting heavy machinery to Rwandan troops serving in an international mission in Darfur, the first time the new U.S. Africa Command has undertaken a large-scale peacekeeper support operation. A C-17 transport aircraft brought two oversize recovery trucks Thursday to ...