David Francis's Blogs
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- October 21, 2011
- Nigeria
- by David Francis
Libyan Mission Over, But U.S. Deeper into Africa
The death of Moammar Qaddafi marks the end of an eight-month NATO military campaign that supported the rebels who brought down the Libyan dictator. While the future of Libya is uncertain and NATO’s mission there comes to a close today, it is not the end of American engagement in Africa.
Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The U.S. military is now involved in an advisory capacity in a series of conflicts across the volatile African continent. For instance, small teams are with working
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