Africa Command
AFRICOM · United States Africa Command is responsible for U.S. military operations and military relations with 53 African nations.
Area of Responsibility: Africa (except Egypt), Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean
AFRICOM Alert Flash
LIVE- Oct 26 British Government: UK sanctions senior commanders implicated in campaign of rape in Sudan and unveils new support for survivors
- Oct 23 Importation of Ebola cases to Kenya and Nigeria: ECDC assesses the threat
- Oct 19 Kenya: U.S. State Department Raises Travel Advisory to Level 3, Reconsider Travel
- Sep 29 AFRICOM Struck al-Shabaab Near Qumbi, Somalia
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Africa Command Mission Overview
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) works with partner nations to counter transnational threats, strengthen security forces, and respond to crises across an area of responsibility covering 53 African states and approximately 11.2 million square miles of land. The continent contains vast natural resources, critical minerals supplies, and energy infrastructure, with maritime trade routes traversing nearly 19,000 miles of African coastline. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the command coordinates with approximately 38 partner-nation Security Cooperation Offices.
AFRICOM is a full-spectrum geographic combatant command coordinating operations, exercises, and security cooperation across the African continent, its island nations, and surrounding waters. Major 2026 multinational exercises include Justified Accord, an East Africa exercise centered in Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania, and Flintlock, which brought together service members from more than 30 partner nations across Côte d'Ivoire and Libya. Counter-terrorism support, maritime-security capacity building, and partner-nation interoperability are ongoing lines of effort.
- Partner capacity building and security cooperation.
- Operational planning and regional crisis response.
- Interagency coordination for regional security.
United States Africa Command is responsible for U.S. military operations and military relations with 53 African nations.
Headquarters
Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
Area of Responsibility
Africa (except Egypt), Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean
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British Government: UK sanctions senior commanders implicated in campaign of rape in Sudan and unveils new support for survivors
Press release UK sanctions senior commanders implicated in campaign of rape in Sudan and unveils new support for survivorsOne year after the fall of...
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Importation of Ebola cases to Kenya and Nigeria: ECDC assesses the threat
With cases of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus recently detected in Kenya and Nigeria, ECDC reiterates the low risk for Europe while...
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Kenya: U.S. State Department Raises Travel Advisory to Level 3, Reconsider Travel
KENYA - On October 19 the U.S. Department of State increased its travel advisory for Kenya from Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution, to Level 3, Reconsider Travel, due to the ris
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AFRICOM Struck al-Shabaab Near Qumbi, Somalia
SOMALIA - On September 28, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Public Affairs stated that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on September 24 targeting al-Shabaab, which the United States
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DVIDS (CENTCOM / DoD): USS Idaho (SSN 799) Returns to Groton Following First Deployment
GROTON, Connecticut - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho (SSN 799), under the command of Cmdr. Chad J...
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U.S. Embassy Advises Against Travel to Amhara, Tigray, and Afar, Fighting Near Lalibela
ETHIOPIA - On September 25, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said it was aware of reports of active fighting near Lalibela in the Amhara Region, a halt of Ethiopian Airlines fligh
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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued September 21 at 4:51PM CDT until September 21 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
At 451 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen...
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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued September 21 at 4:27PM CDT until September 21 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
FFWLUB The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Lamb County in northwestern Texas...
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Ethiopia Travel Advisory: U.S. Embassy Advises Against Travel to Doolo Zone After Possible Threats to Foreigners
ETHIOPIA - The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said on September 16 that it is aware of possible threats to foreigners, including U.S. citizens, in Doolo Zone, also spelled Dollo Zon
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AFRICOM Strikes al-Shabaab Near Quumbi Northwest of Kismayo
U.S. Africa Command struck al-Shabaab near Quumbi, Somalia, about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Kismayo on Sept. 8, according to a Sept. 11 release from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICO
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Cargo Vessel Boarded and Controlled 4 NM South of Mareeyo, Somalia
MAREEYO, SOMALIA - UK Maritime Trade Operations received a report at 11:36 AM UTC on August 17 from the company security officer of a cargo vessel stating that eight armed unauth
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AFRICOM Conducts Airstrike Targeting al-Shabaab Near Jamaame
SOMALIA - U.S. Africa Command announced on August 3 that it conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab on July 30 in the vicinity of Jamaame, approximately 36 miles (58 km) nort
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