The top general overseeing US operations in Africa advocated for the US keeping a military presence in Africa as the Trump admin considers a major drawdown of troops from the continent in order to better focus on challenges posed by Russia and China
"I have learned that small investments - a few troops and a few bucks - can go a long way and make a real difference in Africa," Gen. Stephen Townsend, the head of US Africa Command, said at a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing."I think that in the past maybe we've been able to pay less attention to Africa and it be okay for America. I don't believe that's the case for the future," he later added.
Attacks in Afghanistan spike as US weighs troop drawdown"Our friends in the Sahel are in a situation where our assistance is critical, and I have expressed the hope that both the United States and France will keep on supporting them. It's a classic case of burden sharing, where limited US support leverages an immense effort carried out by France and Europe," France's Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly told reporters Tuesday at the Pentagon.
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