26 U.S. Army Soldiers with Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA), a forward deployed element of Southern European Task Force - Africa (SETAF-AF) in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in information exchanges called English discussion groups (EDG) at schools and learning centers in Djibouti.
Civil Affairs soldiers helped create an environment that encourages continued learning and potential economic growth in the local populace.
“Locals have been able to get jobs, even become teachers, with the English language skills they worked on during the EDGs held here,” said native Djiboutian Turki Ismail, a public engagement coordinator with the U.S. Embassy and an instructor at the American Corner, a learning center funded by the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti.
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Participants of the cyber defense and interoperability engagement pose for a group photo at the Sheraton Hotel, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2021. The purpose of the event was to equip partner nations to collaborate more efficiently and improve the ability to communicate securely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Davis) Share:
Photo by: Senior Airman Taylor Davis
“In 21st century international defense, just as with diplomacy, economics, and culture- information is a very powerful currency,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, commander, Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). “It is shared, protected or lost to great effect.”
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