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US looks to expand military aid, intel to Africa
Posted 6/25/12
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military commander for Africa says America is carefully expanding efforts to provide intelligence, training and at times small numbers of forces to African nations, to help counter terrorist activities in the region.
Gen. Carter Ham, head of U.S. Africa Command, says coordinated moves by several Africa-based terrorist groups to share their training, funding and bomb-making materials are very worrisome.
He says U.S. surveillance in central Africa to try to ferret out rebel leader Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army is the type of thing the U.S. can do, but only when invited in to partner with African nations.
President Barack Obama sent 100 U.S. forces into Central Africa last year to help regional militaries track Kony.