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US to vacate first air base within weeks as it withdraws from Niger
The head of U.S. Africa Command says the American withdrawal from Niger is "on pace."
By Jen Judson
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams suffers soft grounding in West Africa
The incident occurred shortly after the ship departed Libreville, Gabon.
By Diana Stancy
House rejects Gaetz pitch to withdraw all US forces from Somalia
The House voted against withdrawing U.S. troops from Somalia, and an AFRICOM unfunded priorities list requests additional funding to review troop levels.
First AFRICOM airstrike of the year kills 30 al-Shabab militants
The first airstrike of the new year in Somalia killed an estimated 30 militants linked to al-Qaeda.
By Zamone Perez