AFRICOM is expanding its counterterrorism efforts in Africa, intensifying cooperation with African partners to combat a growing threat from groups affiliated with ISIS and al-Qaida. This expanded approach links security efforts with economic development initiatives for long-term regional stability.

• AFRICOM Commander Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson emphasized partnerships and African forces leading operations.
• Recent tours of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti focused on countering al-Shabaab and emerging links with the Houthis.
• Increased US airstrikes in Somalia are supporting local forces against ISIS elements. In Kenya, a new runway at Manda Bay, jointly supported by Nairobi and Washington, will strengthen security and economic activity.