U.S. Military Strategy For Africa Stresses Partnership Not Intervention

Photo: Major General William Garrett, commander of U.S. Army Africa (Wikipedia)

From War Is Boring:

The emerging U.S. military strategy for Africa stresses partnership over direct intervention. In other words, we team up with African armies, boost their training and equipment, then let them handle their continent’s security problems themselves. It’s a proxy approach.

There’s at least on big potential pitfall. In Africa, as in Latin America, armies can be major destabilizing elements within their own governments. In Guinea, Army officers have backed coup leaders striving for military government. Just last week, the Guinean government arrested army Colonel Moussa Keita for backing an exiled coup leader.

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My Comment: Kudos to David Axe for his continued observations and commentaries on Africa. At the moment our footprint on this continent is minimal, but I am sure that this presence will only increase with the passage of time. Decisions and strategies need to be developed now .... which Major General William Garrett reassuringly gives the impression that it has already been done.