What African nations are considered allies of the U.S.?

Strictly in terms of military cooperation, our biggest ally in Africa, by a wide measure, is Djibouti. Djibouti–United States relations. Djibouti is home to Camp Lemonnier and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). read more

MAP: The U.S. military currently has troops in these African countries We have troops in other African nations as well, including Nigeria, Kenya, South Sudan, DRC, CAR, Mali, Niger, and Somalia. In addition to these deployed troops, most African countries where we have Embassies also have Marine security guards and defense attaches, but they don't take part in Status of Forces activities. read more

In the 1980s, U.S. concern about Soviet influence in Africa escalated even further. Only a handful of African nations were strongly pro-Western. Some like Angola, Mozambique, and Ethiopia were outright Soviet allies, but most were nonaligned. read more