Major General Andrew Gainey, Commanding General of US Army Southern European Task Force
The Commanding General of the United States Army, Southern European Task Force Africa, Major General Andrew Gainey, has urged military officers to cooperate and synchronize efforts to address the challenges of disinformation.
Delivering an address at the closing of the 13th African Land Forces Summit in Accra on Thursday, April 10, 2025, he admonished military leaders to use the summit as an opportunity to collaborate and build strong forces to combat disinformation, which poses a threat to security within African land forces and beyond.
He stated that the United States Army is fully committed to enabling the operational capacity of its partners in fighting the challenges of disinformation.
“The complex challenges of disinformation require multinational and regional cooperation and synchronization. They require the involvement of everyone here,” he emphasised.
The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) co-hosted the summit, which has been previously held in the United States (2010 & 2022), Uganda (2012), Senegal (2015), Tanzania (2016), Malawi (2017), Nigeria (2018), Botswana (2019), Ethiopia (2020), Cote d’Ivoire (2023), and Zambia (2024).
The theme for this year’s summit was “Optimizing Land Forces for the Emerging Security Environment.”
During the summit, senior land force leaders from African nations had the opportunity to build and strengthen relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest, and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges.
The African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) is an annual event that brings together land forces commanders from across Africa, other partner nations, academics, and government leaders.
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