Zimbabwe: Africom Ploughs U.S.$30 Million in New Technology

14 September, 2010 in Zimbabwe. Leave a Comment

source: allAfrica Zimbabwe Standard (Harare) 12 September 2010 One of the country’s biggest internet service providers, Africom on Friday unveiled its mobile broadband platform after investing US$30 million into the project in a development that would improve the country’s mobile penetration. The development follows the deregulation of the telecommunications sector last year after the Postal […]

Africom not setting base in Africa-US commander

1 May, 2010 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: Mmegi FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE Staff Writer The United States has no plans to have a military base in Africa, it has been revealed. Addressing a press conference yesterday, US commander of the African Command, General William Ward said while there has been speculation that the US intends to set up a military base in Africa […]

Africa: Africom Takes Over Operation in Africa

3 October, 2008 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: allAfrica The NEWS (Monrovia) 2 October 2008 With “No Hidden Agenda” The United States military command for Africa (AFRICOM) began full operation yesterday as an independent command for the continent. In a BBC report Wednesday, the head of Africom, General William Ward said AFRICOM has “no hidden agenda”. General Ward also said the command […]

Africa: Africom vs. Peacekeeping

17 March, 2008 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: allAfrica AfricaFocus (Washington, DC) ANALYSIS 14 March 2008 Posted to the web 17 March 2008 Washington, DC The Bush administration budget for fiscal year 2009 (Oct 2008 to Sep 2009), yet to be approved by Congress, allocated $1,300 million for bilateral military programs related to Africa, including $400 million for the new AFRICOM military […]

Africa: Africom to Focus On Military, Not Humanitarian Role

15 March, 2008 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: allAfrica In a key briefing to Congress on 13 March, General William “Kip” Ward, head of the US Command for Africa, AFRICOM, devoted only 15 seconds of his four-and-a-half minute opening remarks to a possible humanitarian role. Focusing instead on military training, security and counter-terrorism, his remarks came in sharp contrast to a year […]

Africom commander meets govt leaders

5 December, 2007 in Africa, Botswana. Leave a Comment

source: Mmegi TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA STAFF WRITER The United States (US) commander of the African Command, General William E. Ward met with government officials among them the Minister of Justice and Defence, Phandu Skelemani and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) chiefs in Gaborone yesterday in what he called consultative meetings. Ward told a news conference held at […]

Nigerian doubts over Africom base

21 November, 2007 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: BBC News By Alex Last BBC News, Abuja Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua speaking to the UN General Assembly (26/09/2007) President Yar’Adua said he would prefer a regional standby force The Nigerian government has said it would not allow its country to be used as a base for the US-African military command, Africom. At a […]

The controversy over Africom

6 October, 2007 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: BBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, 3 October 2007, 14:57 GMT 15:57 UK By Daniel Gordon BBC World Service’s Analysis programme US Africa Command – a unit designed to run all of America’s military operations in Africa – opened for business this month. Africom takes over the work currently done by three different command centres, […]

Africa to engage US on AFRICOM

25 September, 2007 in Botswana. Leave a Comment

source: BOPA 25 September, 2007 WASHINGTON DC – President Festus Mogae has re-iterated the need for Africa to know the full details of the proposed US Africa Command (AFRICOM) before it commits itself. President Festus Mogae, who is in the US said, as African leaders, we are keeping an open mind until we know what […]

Govt to decide on AFRICOM

6 September, 2007 in Botswana. Leave a Comment

source: BOPA 06 September, 2007 GABORONE – Government will listen to everyone before making a decision on a proposal by the United States to set up an African Command (AFRICOM) in Botswana. President Festus Mogae said Botswana, like any other, has been approached to host AFRICOM, but is yet to decide. We have listened, asked […]

Africom greatly misunderstood

8 August, 2007 in Botswana. Leave a Comment

source: BOPA 08 August, 2007 LOBATSE – The envisaged United States Africa Command (Africom) does not signal the militarisation of US policy towards Africa. Instead, it means there will be support for efforts to improve conditions in the continent that promote economic development, as well as an effective response to natural disasters, US Ambassador Katherine […]

Africa: Africom Chief Nominated for Unique New Command

13 July, 2007 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: allAfrica United States Department of State (Washington, DC) 12 July 2007 Posted to the web 13 July 2007 Washington, DC General William E. Ward, an Army officer, is President Bush’s choice to be the first chief of the new U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), which will coordinate U.S. government support for nations across the continent. […]

Africa: U.S. Security Assistance Programs – The FY 2009 DoS and DoD Budget Request

14 March, 2008 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: allAfrica African Security Research Project (Washington, DC) ANALYSIS 13 March 2008 Posted to the web 13 March 2008 Daniel Volman For Fiscal Year 2009 (which begins on 1 October 2008), the Bush administration is asking Congress to approve the delivery of some $500 million worth of military equipment and training to Africa (including both […]

In Africa, Bush denies intent to build bases

21 February, 2008 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: International Herald Tribune By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Reuters Published: February 20, 2008 ACCRA, Ghana: Traveling across Africa this week, President George W. Bush has been a little like Santa Claus, a benevolent figure from another land handing out gifts – hundreds of millions of dollars in American foreign aid – and generating smiles wherever […]

Uncertainty over US Africa force

9 November, 2007 in Africa. Leave a Comment

source: BBC News By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Addis Ababa General William Ward General William Ward is Africom’s first commander The officer commanding the US Armed Forces’ newly created Africa Command has said it will not lead to a militarisation of their Africa policy. Speaking after meeting African Union leaders in Ethiopia’s capital, Africom commander […]