[A-List] Kenya: US Pushes Ahead With New African Military Command

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Subject: [stopnato] Kenya: US Pushes Ahead With New African Military Command


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Xinhua News Agency
April 18, 2007

Kenya, US discuss role of new military command for
Africa


-The proposed U.S. Africa Command, known as AFRICOM,
which was announced by President George W. Bush in
February, will enable U.S. forces to anchor on the
African continent, creating a new command to encompass
all security operations.

The United States and Kenyan government officials are
discussing the role of Africa Command aimed at
overseeing Washington's military operations in the
continent, officials said on Wednesday.

A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi said on
Wednesday the U.S. top military brass is in Nairobi to
seek input from Kenyans on the way forward.

The Command is expected to secure Washington's rear
flank....

"A senior U.S. government delegation met Wednesday
with Kenyan military and foreign ministry officials in
Nairobi to discuss the role of U.S. African Command,
and to solicit Kenyan input on the way forward," the
statement said.

The proposed U.S. Africa Command, known as AFRICOM,
which was announced by President George W. Bush in
February, will enable U.S. forces to anchor on the
African continent, creating a new command to encompass
all security operations.

"AFRICOM is intended to give the US a more focused
approach to U.S. security and developmental programs
on the continent. At present, three different U.S.
regional command headquarters maintain relationships
with countries in Africa," it said.

Analysts said the move would herald a fundamental
shift in U.S. policy that champions an active approach
toward fledgling states prone to breed extremism,
though more tangible needs are also at stake.
....
The US at present oversees five separate military
commands worldwide, and Africa remains divided among
three of them: European Command covers operations
spanning 43 countries across North and sub-Saharan
Africa; Central Command oversees the northeastern
Africa, including the restive Horn of Africa; and
Pacific Command looks after Madagascar.

All three maintain a low-key presence, largely
employing elite special operations forces to train,
equip and work alongside national militaries.
....
[C]ritics counter that military-centric policies could
backfire and breed radicalism where it hardly exists
by sustaining despotic regimes that usurp funding and
military hardware to tighten their grip on power.

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