Seventy days into his administration, President Donald Trump has issued his first order for military operation in Africa. On Thursday, Mr. Trump approved a mission proposal from the Pentagon which will allow the U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM, to strike at any part of the country designated "area of active hostility." The statement from the Pentagon did not indicate that the administration has given AFRICOM the authority to strike at will. In a testimony before the United States Senate on March 9, Mr. Waldhauser, a general, re-stated U.S. commitment to the fight against Boko Haram. "In West Africa, our primary focus is containing and degrading Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa," he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 31, 2017 12:22 UTC