Airbornelawyer
08-26-2005, 18:19
Most of Africa is part of the area of responsibility of the U.S. European Command. Several African countries, however, are included in U.S. Central Command's AOR, and a few island states of the Indian Ocean, though conventionally included with Africa, are in U.S. Pacific Command's AOR.
The Africa AOR includes the following countries:
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Cote D'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
The region also includes the Western Sahara, currently controlled by Morocco. Western Sahara's legal status remains unresolved.
Included under "Asia (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=107)" as they fall under PACOM's AOR are the Comoros, Madagascar and Mauritius. All are Indian Ocean states, but are members of the African Union.
The African countries included under "Middle East (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=109)" as they fall under CENTCOM's AOR are Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and The Sudan. The Indian Ocean state of The Seychelles is also included there.
The Africa AOR includes the following countries:
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Cote D'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
The region also includes the Western Sahara, currently controlled by Morocco. Western Sahara's legal status remains unresolved.
Included under "Asia (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=107)" as they fall under PACOM's AOR are the Comoros, Madagascar and Mauritius. All are Indian Ocean states, but are members of the African Union.
The African countries included under "Middle East (http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=109)" as they fall under CENTCOM's AOR are Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and The Sudan. The Indian Ocean state of The Seychelles is also included there.