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Spotlight | West Africa
AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

Gen. Michael Langley during the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2025 opening ceremony, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 May 2025. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP

The United States Africa Command continues to fight jihadist groups and seeks to counter China's influence on the continent. But it no longer shows the same resolve to stem Russian influence and may even cooperate more with regimes that seize power in military coups. [...]

Published on 04/06/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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