Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s Africa Command is supervising a project to improve communications for allies in North Africa and Sahel. The contract represents an effort to enhance U.S. military operations amid the Al Qaida threat in North Africa. Africom has access to the only U.S. military base on the continent, located […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Mauritania has launched a border security exercise with NATO allies. Officials said Mauritania launched a military exercise on Feb. 19 near the border with war-torn Mali. They said the exercise, dubbed Flintlock-2013, included 20 countries including Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. “This is a multinational military exercise […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States is organizing a military conference in Morocco. U.S. African Command has been planning the final details for African Lion 12 in Morocco. Officials said the annual security cooperation exercise, comprised of 1,200 U.S. Marine Corps soldiers and 900 Moroccan soldiers, would take place at several locations in […]