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Qasim Dahir Mohamed, who found his sister Luul’s body after the US drone strike, poses for a photo in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May. 10, 2023. Photo: Omar Faruk for The Intercept
AFRICOM

The Americans who got away with murder in Somalia

The world’s most powerful military force mistook a woman and a child for a man in rural Somalia, killed them, and decided their deaths were no one’s fault

  • Nick Turse
11 min read
A rebel fighter celebrates as his comrades fire a rocket barrage toward the positions of troops loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi April 14, 2011 west of Ajdabiyah, Libya. Rebels exchanged artillery and rocket fire with loyalist troops west of Ajdabiyah April 14 as the confict engulfing Libya continued. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
AFGHANISTAN

Nato uses West’s military muscle to force its way into Africa

The AU lacked a security apparatus of its own and Nato and the West were only too happy to step into the breach

  • Vijay Prashad
7 min read
AFRICAN UNION

Exclusive: The US military’s plans to cement its network of African bases

Formerly classified documents reveal an ambitious $330-million project to upgrade US military bases in Africa

  • Nick Turse
8 min read
Geolocation of a US air strike area. (Image: Amnesty)
AFRICOM

Civilian body count grows as US intensifies its war in Somalia

Shroud of secrecy around civilian deaths masks possible war crimes

  • Simon Allison
6 min read
AFRICOM

US says Africom not on the agenda for SA talks

US Government officials travelling with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday denied that US military bases in Africa was on the agenda.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
AFRICOM

US says no Africom headquarters in Africa

A top Pentagon official insisted on Wednesday that no country in Africa had been asked to host the new US military command for Africa (Africom).

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
AFRICOM

US Africa command starts work, faces hostility

The US military’s new Africa command went into action on Wednesday, but hostility has forced it to shelve plans to be based on the continent.

  • Barry Moody
4 min read
AFRICOM

West African military chiefs denounce Africom

West African military chiefs have charged that the United States has failed to consult adequately with countries that will be affected by a planned American military command for…

  • Jonathan Paye-Layleh
3 min read