AFRICOM Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/africom/ Reporting Nigeria security Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:11:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png AFRICOM Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/africom/ 32 32 U.S. AFRICOM Commander Commends Operation Hadin Kai, Reaffirms Support for Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Fight https://securitydigestng.com/2026/06/27/u-s-africom-commander-commends-operation-hadin-kai-reaffirms-support-for-nigerias-counter-terrorism-fight/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:11:33 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23687 U.S. AFRICOM Commander Commends Operation Hadin Kai, Reaffirms Support for Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Fight Major General Claude Tudor, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), has commended the operational successes of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, describing them as a testament to the commitment and resilience of the Nigerian Armed Forces […]

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]]> Nigeria/US AFRICOM Partnership Explainer By https://securitydigestng.com/2026/02/16/nigeria-us-africom-partnership-explainer-by/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:08:10 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22015 Nigeria/US AFRICOM Partnership Explainer By Timothy Antigha Issues relating to sovereignty, self-determination and territorial integrity evoke emotions, whether it is in Venezuela, Canada, Greenland or Nigeria.  As individuals or a community, man is wired to refuse, condemn and resist any attempt by another man or group to do anything that limits his freedom to exercise […]

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]]> How Official Silence on ‘American Troops in Nigeria’ Widens Trust Deficit and Fuels Conspiracy Theories, by Chidi Omeje https://securitydigestng.com/2026/02/04/how-official-silence-on-american-troops-in-nigeria-widens-trust-deficit-and-fuels-conspiracy-theories-by-chidi-omeje/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:37:19 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21949 How Official Silence on ‘American Troops in Nigeria’ Widens Trust Deficit and Fuels Conspiracy Theories By Chidi Omeje There is something fundamentally wrong with a country discovering the presence of foreign troops on its soil through a foreign news wire service. On 3 February, Reuters reported that the United States military had dispatched some forces […]

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]]> How Official Silence on ‘American Troops in Nigeria’ Deepens Trust Deficit and Fuels Conspiracy Theories https://securitydigestng.com/2026/02/04/how-official-silence-on-american-troops-in-nigeria-deepens-trust-deficit-and-fuels-conspiracy-theories/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:29:23 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21946 How Official Silence on ‘American Troops in Nigeria’ Deepens Trust Deficit and Fuels Conspiracy Theories By Chidi Omeje There is something fundamentally wrong with a country discovering the presence of foreign troops on its soil through a foreign news wire service. On 3 February, Reuters reported that the United States military had dispatched some forces […]

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]]> US Places $3m Bounty On ISIS Leader As AFRICOM Strengthens Ties With Tunisia https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/02/us-places-3m-bounty-on-isis-leader-as-africom-strengthens-ties-with-tunisia/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/02/us-places-3m-bounty-on-isis-leader-as-africom-strengthens-ties-with-tunisia/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:02:12 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=14615 The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of up to $3 million for information leading to the location or identification of Muhammad Khadir Musa Ramadan, a senior leader of and key propagandist for ISIS. Also known as Abu Bakr al-Gharib, Ramadan was born in Jordan. He is one of ISIS’s longest-serving senior media officials […]

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