AFRICOM In the News

  1. "US Shifts on AFRICOM Base" 2008-02-18. Retrieved on 2008-02-20
  2. "Africa Command Transition Team leader arrives in Stuttgart", USAFRICOM, 2007-02-27. Retrieved on 2008-02-27. 
  3. "Africa united in rejecting US request for military HQ" by Martin Tisdall in Washington. The Guardian, London, June 26, 2007, Retrieved on 2008-02-27. 
  4. "Pentagon Creates Military Command for Africa", NPR, Morning Edition, 2007-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. 
  5. "Africa Command plans approved by Bush, DOD officials confirm", Stars and Stripes, Mideast edition, 2006-12-30. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  6. "African Command Undecided, EUCOM Commander Says", Aviation Week, 2007-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  7. "DoD Establishing U.S. Africa Command", US Department of Defense, 2007-02-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  8. "U.S. Creating New Africa Command To Coordinate Military Efforts", US Department of State, 2007-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-08. 
  9. AFRICOM, U.S. Africa Command Reaches Initial Operating Capability, Press Release 08-001, October 1, 2007 Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  10. DefenseNews.com - U.S. AFRICOM Faces African Concerns - 10/01/07 17:39 Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  11. Stars and Stripes, AFRICOM to depart from J-code structure, August 12, 2007 Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  12. SudanTribune article : US army boss for Africa says no garrisons planned Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  13. SudanTribune article : Ethiopia ready to cooperate with US Africa Command - Zenawi Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  14. President Bush Creates a Department of Defense Unified Combatant Command for Africa Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  15. "US Creates Military Command for Africa", Voice of America, 2007-02-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  16. "Pentagon setting up new U.S. command to oversee African missions", Associated Press, 2007-02-06. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  17. Lawson, Letitia (January 2007). "U.S. Africa Policy Since the Cold War" (in English). Strategic Insights VI (1). Retrieved on 2008-03-10. 
  18. PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Winter 2000-01 Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  19. "With Mideast uncertainty, US turns to Africa for oil", Christian Science Monitor, 2002-05-23. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  20. "US targets Sahara 'terrorist haven'", BBC, 2005-08-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  21. "Africa to Get Its Own US Military Command", Antiwar.com, 2007-02-01. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  22. EUCOM: Operations and Initiatives. EUCOM. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  23. Pan Sahel Initiative (PSI). GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  24. Africa Command's official web site Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  25. Advanced Questions for General William E. "Kip" Ward, U.S. Army Nominee for Commander, U.S. Africa CommandPDF (165 KiB), U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services testimony. Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  26. U.S. Africa Command: A New Strategic Paradigm?PDF (1.03 MiB) by Sean McFate in Military Review, January-February 2008; Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  27. Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Initiative (TSCTI) GlobalSecurity.org Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  28. Africa’s Security Challenges and Rising Strategic Significance, Strategic Insights, January 2007 ; Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  29. AFRICOM public briefPDF (652 KiB), United States Department of Defense, 2 February 2007 Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  30. "Blood Oil" by Sebastian Junger in Vanity Fair, February 2007 (accessed 28/1/2008)
  31. "Africa Command: 'Follow the oil'" in World War 4 Report, February, 16, 2007;  Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  32. The Americans Have Landed, Esquire, June 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  33. Does Africa need AFRICOM? Retrieved on 2008-02-06
  34. AFRICOM: AC, CNPP Slam Yar’Adua retrieved on 12June2008
  35. Pentagon says AFRICOM Will Be Ready for Full Operations October 1 retrieved on 12Jun2008
  36. Regional US military headquarters in Africa put on a slow track retrieved on 12Jun2008
  37. Pentagon scales back AFRICOM ambitions retrieved on 12Jun2008

  38. The groundswell of opposition to AFRICOM from African bloggers retrieved on 12Jun2008