Africa Archives

SILVER SPRING, Md. (Nov. 19, 2025) A researcher with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), transfers solution to smaller test tubes in the Agile Vaccines and Therapeutics (AVAT) laboratory. Researchers are currently conducting studies to discover critical vaccine components for testing to develop a vaccine that will provide a line of defense against malaria. (U.S. Navy photo by Aleece Williams/Released)

Why the U.S. Navy is moving to investigate Yemen’s deadly malaria surge

Regional infectious disease outbreaks pose a direct operational risk to forward-deployed military personnel.

Aug 27, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command; Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, the African Union commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals; and Walter Parrs, charge d’affaires, U.S. Mission to the African Union, and other military and government leaders met at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 28, 2026. Established in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity, the African Union is a continental body consisting of member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. (Department of Defense courtesy photo)

U.S. Africa Command prioritizes technology as ‘an enabler of African-led security’

Gen. Dagvin Anderson discussed his recent trip to Africa and tech priorities, in an email exchange with DefenseScoop.

Jan 29, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum attends a meeting with his Spanish counterpart in Algiers on March 4, 2020. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images)

Algeria’s ambassador to the US on new bilateral military plans: ‘The sky is the limit’

Defense and military representatives from the U.S. and Algeria are getting set to participate in official working groups and design near-term implementation plans for the countries’ newly…

Mar 7, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG 2024 while flying over the coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

Army, Air Force embark on multi-national exercises to counter emerging threats to NATO

Senior military leaders offered a glimpse into how their teams are preparing for future fights via events like Ramstein Flag and Neptune Eagle.

Oct 23, 2024 By Brandi Vincent