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Nick Turse
Pentagon Doesn’t Know If It Trained Burkina Faso Coup Leader
12 Oct 2022
Captain Ibrahim Traore deposed the last man who overthrew the previous government — Lt. Col. Sandaogo Damiba — who did extensive training with the U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM.
Nick Turse
U.S. Airstrike Killed 11 Libyan Civilians and Allies, Human Rights Groups Say
05 Apr 2022
A criminal complaint accuses a former commander at a U.S. airbase in Sicily of murder. But U.S. full spectrum dominance and its AFRICOM iteration are the true perpetrators.
Nick Turse
Violence Has Spiked in Africa Since Founding of AFRICOM, Says Pentagon Study
31 Jul 2019
Since AFRICOM was created, key indicators of security and stability in Africa have plummeted.
Nick Turse
US Secret Wars in Africa Rage on Despite Talk of Downsizing
01 Aug 2018
“There is no evidence yet of massive cuts, gradual reductions, or any downsizing whatsoever.”
Nick Turse
Breaking the Camouflage Wall of Silence: When AFRICOM Evaluates Itself, the News Is Grim
03 Aug 2016
by Nick Turse
Nick Turse
AFRICOM: America's Empire of Military Bases in Africa
09 Dec 2015
AFRICOM: America's Empire of Military Bases in Africa by Nick Turse The Pentagon claims to have only a single US military base on the African continent. This is an outright lie. the number of US…