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A Ghanaian soldier performs in hook and climb drills during Flintlock 2023 on a Spanish frigate at Tema port, Ghana, Thursday, March 9, 2023.

US military launches annual Flintlock exercise in Africa

Soldiers from several African countries are being trained in counter-insurgency tactics as part of the annual U.S.-led exercise known as Flintlock.

By Sam Mednick, AP

2 years ago

An A-29B Super Tucano flies over Mauritanian Army soldiers as they pose for a picture in Atar, Mauritania, Feb. 17, 2020, during Flintlock 2020, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual special operations forces exercise.

AFRICOM’s Flintlock exercise to kick off in Cote d’Ivoire amid regional tensions

Flintlock 2022 will be taking place Feb. 15-28 in Cote d'Ivoire.

By Rachel Nostrant

3 years ago

Power in partnership: An investment in a promising future for Africa

Investment in partnerships sets the foundation for future opportunity for the U.S., as well as our partners, says the deputy AFRICOM commander in this commentary.

By Lt. Gen. Jim Vechery

6 years ago

Should AFRICOM be holding an exercise in this country with a spotty security and human rights record?

More than 2,000 troops from 34 African and Western partner nations will participate in Flintlock 2019 at multiple locations in Burkina Faso, with an outstation in Mauritania, between Feb. 18 and Mar. 1.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

US military opens annual counterterrorism training in Niger

Six months after the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Niger led to questions about the military’s presence in the West African nation, the U.S. special operations command in Africa on Wednesday opened its annual counterterror exercise in the face of a growing extremist threat.

7 years ago

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