Bon Jour du Africa- This is the story of my journey from wearing Army Fatigues to a classy business suit, or more frequently, the famous SoA ball cap and a blue buttoned up shirt covered in the sands of the Sahel. In a few short months, I transitioned from 14 years of...
Hello, SoA recently supported US forces in Somalia to better connect their partners with the surrounding population and address endemic insecurities. The recent designation of Somalia by the US Government as "an area of active armed conflict" hasn't slowed down...
An inaugural trip for a new Project Manager to get immersed in the complex issues of the region and meet the brave US troops tasked with tackling these challenges My first trip with SoA came just a few short weeks after joining the team and began with a flight to...
Greetings, We recently supported an interesting, impactful, and innovative event in southern Somalia: a continuing education medical training conference in Kismayo. The event addressed widespread local health needs created by years of systemic neglect at the hands of...
Dear supporters, US military advisors working in West Africa recently identified a key need with their Senegalese partner’s forensic lab. Because, as one advisor described, “the lab is currently using out-of-date laptops in various states of disrepair,” investigators...
Hello, I’d like to tell you about a recent effort we supported in Burkina Faso where our US Army partners are building the capacity of their Burkinabé counterparts and improving local civil-military relations to ultimately defeat violent extremism. The first tangible...
Dear SoA teammates, The challenges of the security environment in West Africa were brought home last week by the tragic deaths of four US Special Operations soldiers in an attack by extremist militants in Niger. Our thoughts go out to their families and their friends....
Greetings, We recently supported an interesting, impactful, and innovative event in southern Somalia: a continuing education medical training conference in Kismayo. The event addressed widespread local health needs created by years of systemic neglect at the hands of...
Hello, I’d like to share a recent effort by Spirit of America to support community engagement, improve relationships, and better connect security forces with the communities they seek to protect in East Africa. Iftar is a significant religious observance for Muslims...
