On Sunday, U.S. Africa Command’s Major General Kenneth Ekman was one of the last two U.S. service members to leave Niger as part of America’s military withdrawal, following the country’s ...

General Kenneth Ekman, who oversaw the recent U.S. withdrawal from Niger at the request of U.S. Africa Command chief Gen ... in two bases that served as major counterterrorism hubs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A four-star Army general who was the first head of the new U.S. Africa ... command or office for more than 60 days, he or she is automatically reduced to two-star rank. Major ...

Major General Ekman oversees the move following a coup ... Ekman, director for strategy at US Africa Command, oversees the withdrawal in Niamey and Agadez, affecting security relations.

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused ... retired at the three-star level. Major general, or two-star, is the highest ...

General Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM ... and Chief of Defense Staff Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi. Alongside the U.S. delegation discussed opportunities to deepen defense ...

The spate of military coups across West Africa pushed the U.S. to reduce its security support, as newly established military ...

VICENZA, Italy - Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gilpin assumed the position of U.S. Army Africa's senior noncommissioned ... Williams, USARAF commanding general, presided over the ceremony.