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U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)

Russian MiG-29 deployment to Libya
Africa Air 

AFRICOM Says Two Russian MiG-29 Fighter Jets Crashed in Libya

September 12, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Fighter aircraft, Libya, Mikoyan MiG-29, Russia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Wagner Group

Two Russian MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighter jets have crashed in Libya, according to Rear Admiral Heidi Berg, the Director of Intelligence

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B-52H Stratofortress bomber with Moroccan F-16 jets
Air Africa 

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Conduct Interoperability Missions in North Africa

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Africa, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Strategic bomber, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)

The U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), in support of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), began B-52 Stratofortress bomber interoperability training missions in

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U.S. Donates Osprea MAMBA MK7 Armored Vehicles to Niger
Africa Land 

U.S. Donates Osprea MAMBA MK7 Armored Vehicles to Niger

August 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armoured vehicle, G5 Sahel, Mamba APC, Niger, Osprea Mamba Mk7, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

The United States donated more than $8 million in military equipment, including 19 Osprea MAMBA MK7 armored vehicles, to Niger

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Satellite image of Al Khadim Airfield in Libya
Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia, Wagner Group Continue Ground and Air Operations in Libya: AFRICOM

July 25, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Russia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Wagner Group

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement that it has mounting evidence that Russia, through the Wagner Group,

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Su-24 in Libya
GeoPolitics/ Policy Africa 

AFRICOM Releases New Evidence of Russian Aircraft Active in Libyan Airspace

June 18, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Libya, Russia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

The U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has released new photographic evidence of Russian aircraft delivered to Libya in late May being

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Russian MiG-29 fighter aircraft at Al Jufra Airbase in Libya
Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia Deploys Fighter Aircraft to Libya: AFRICOM

May 26, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Fighter aircraft, Libya, Libyan National Army (LNA), Mikoyan MiG-29, Russia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Wagner Group

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed the deployment of Russian fighter aircraft to Libya which it says is to

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Royal Moroccan Army Vehicles
Land Africa 

U.S. Delivers Specialized Vehicles to Moroccan Special Operations Forces

May 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Morocco, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, Royal Moroccan Army, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

The United States transferred ownership of 21 specialized vehicles to the Royal Moroccan Army Special Operations Company (MSOF) valued at

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Exercise Phoenix Express 2019
Africa Military Exercises 

AFRICOM Cancels Exercise Phoenix Express 2020 Over COVID-19 Concerns

March 17, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Africa, Coronavirus, Exercise Phoenix Express, Military exercise, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has cancelled Exercise Phoenix Express 2020 (OE20) due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “After careful

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Exercise Obangame Express 2012
Africa Military Exercises 

U.S. Africa Command Cancels Exercise Obangame Express 2020

March 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Africa, Coronavirus, Exercise Obangame Express, Military exercise, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Armed Forces, US Naval Forces Europe – Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF)

Exercise Obangame Express 2020, this year’s iteration of Africa’s largest maritime security exercise, has been canceled due to novel coronavirus

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Exercise African Lion 18
Africa Military Exercises 

Scope of Exercise African Lion Adjusted Amid COVID-19 Concerns

March 10, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Coronavirus, Exercise African Lion, Military exercise, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

Military leaders from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal will modify the size and scope of African Lion to

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General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
Air Africa 

U.S. Military Drone Crashes in Niger

March 2, 2020 Arun Mathew 1 Comment General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle, Niger, Nigerien Air Base 201, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Army, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has lost one of its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in the vicinity of Agadez, Niger

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