The United States has said there is no plan to relocate its Africa Command from its current base in Germany to Nigeria or any other part of Africa despite the worsening state of insecurity in the region.
The US gave the response barely two weeks after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), appealed to the US government to consider relocating AFRICOM to Africa to assist Nigeria and other adjoining countries to combat worsening terrorism, banditry and other security crises.
The President made the plea in a virtual meeting with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on April 27.
Germany-based Africa Command (AFRICOM) is the US military headquarters that oversees its operations in Africa.
Cindi King has joined the town of Southern Pines, heading up its recreation and parks department. She replaces previous director, Robert Reeve, who retired in December 2020.
King previously served as recreation manager for Wake Forest where she oversaw the opening of the townâs 32,000 square-foot community center at Joyner Park in 2019. She managed that facility until her departure, overseeing programming, staff, and maintenance.
Prior to Wake Forest, King spent over 16 years with the town of Cary, where she last served as a Senior Operations & Programs Supervisor. She also worked previously for the cities of Raleigh and Roanoke Rapids, and in South Carolina with Aiken Technical College and Lexington County Parks and Recreation.