Tag Archives: US AFRICA COMMAND

U.S MILITARY PLANS DRONE BASE IN NIGER REPUBLIC

Posted on January 29, 2013 by beegeagle

US AFRICOM Commander, General Carter F. Ham VOA News (29 Jan, 2013) News reports say the United States is preparing to establish a base for drones in northwest Africa to boost surveillance of Islamist extremist groups. Reports quote U.S. officials, … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MALI, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , | 29 Comments

U.S., NIGERIAN NAVY PARTNER TO BOOST MARITIME SECURITY; PERSONNEL DEPLOYED OPERATIONALLY AT THE NIGER BORDER, JOS AND MAIDUGURI – WNC OPERATIONS OFFICER

Posted on August 30, 2012 by beegeagle

THIS DAY 29 August 2012 To boost maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea as well as build capacity for personnel, the Nigerian Navy has partnered its United States’ counterpart under the African Partnership Station (APS) initiative. It is no … Continue reading →

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NNS THUNDER F90 RECORDS FIRST OPERATIONAL SUCCESS, ARRESTS OIL BUNKERING SHIP IN NIGHT-TIME PATROL

Posted on February 9, 2012 by beegeagle

NNS Thunder F90 DAILY SUN 9 February, 2012 EXCERPTS: (…..) He (Chairman of the Joint Security Information Managers Committee on security developments in the country and Director of Defence Information (DDI), Colonel Mohammed Yerima) disclosed further that the NNS Thunder, … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

AL QAEDA PILOTS BOKO HARAM – ANTI-TERRORISM EXPERTS

Posted on November 18, 2011 by beegeagle

Boko Haram militants, screenshot from a 2010 video November 17, 2011 ALGIERS (AFP) Anti-terrorism experts met at an international security conference Thursday to discuss the financing of armed militant groups and to focus on north Africa’s Sahel desert region, officials … Continue reading →

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SIX FEARED DEAD IN GRENADE ATTACK ON BUS IN NORTHERN KENYA

Posted on October 27, 2011 by beegeagle

  MANDERA, Kenya Oct. 27 (Xinhua)     At least six Kenyans had been killed in a grenade and assault rifle attack on a bus in northern Kenyan town of Mandera, witnesses and police said on Thursday. Regional police commander … Continue reading →

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US TO EXPAND COOPERATION WITH NIGERIA ON MILITARY AND ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING

Posted on October 15, 2011 by beegeagle

Nigerian Navy SBS commando (l) with visiting US Navy officer, Commander Darryl Brown(r) in Lagos Vice President Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo has urged the United States of America to assist Nigeria train her military and security agencies to help her … Continue reading →

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LRA : OBAMA TO SEND TROOPS TO HELP LOCATE AFRICAN REBEL LEADER

Posted on October 15, 2011 by beegeagle

LRA leader , Joseph Kony ASSOCIATED PRESS 14 October , 2011 President Barack Obama said Friday he is dispatching roughly 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to help battle the Lord’s Resistance Army, which the administration accuses of a campaign … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN NAVY FRIGATE, NNS THUNDER F90

Posted on October 12, 2011 by beegeagle
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

KENYA: GOVT SETS UP BASES TO FIGHT SOMALI RAIDERS

Posted on October 10, 2011 by beegeagle

Kenya: Govt Sets Up Bases to Fight Somali Raiders Galgalo Bocha 9 October 2011 Kenya has established six patrol bases near border with Somalia following the recent kidnapping of two tourists in Lamu. The bases at Manda, Shella, Kiwayu and … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, BORDER SECURITY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

FIGHTING PIRACY IN THE GULF OF GUINEA: A DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT’S ACCOUNT OF EXERCISE OBANGAME 2011

Posted on October 5, 2011 by beegeagle

US AFRICOM Commander, General Carter F. Ham PEOPLE’S DAILY(NIGERIA) Monday, 19 September 2011 The Gulf of Guinea is a strategic part of the Atlantic Ocean and it is located at the intersection of the equator and prime meridian. The Gulf … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, BORDER SECURITY, CAMEROON, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY EXERCISES, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, OIL & GAS, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment