Warriors and diplomats

The United States Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, represents a remarkable shift in policy over little more than a decade. In 1995, a Defense Department memorandum concluded that ‘America’s security interests in Africa are very limited’ and that ‘ultimately we see very little traditional strategic interest in Africa’.

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Germany, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt, Madagascar, Djibouti, France

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