New Africom chief will consider base in Africa despite initial opposition
A US soldier leads other military men from the both United States and Kenya, during a joint exercise at Bargoni Range in Lamu district in 2008. Photo/FILE
The incoming head of the US Africa Command has promised to consider African countries as part of a review of where Africom’s headquarters should be situated.
“I think we ought to consider locations on the continent of Africa,” Gen Carter Ham told a US Senate panel that was assessing his appointment in November.
