United States Africa Command has carried out multiple airstrikes against al-Shabaab in Somalia this month, continuing a campaign that has run alongside a broader debate over what the U.S. military is doing in Africa. The latest strikes come as Washington shifts from traditional aid programs toward a security-first approach across the continent. Background United States Africa Command, widely known as AFRICOM, was established in 2007 and became fully operational the following year. It is headquartered at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, rather than on the African continent itself, a setup…
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