ENCA2.png Permanent US force now in Senegal AFP, Dakar, via eNCA, Johannesburg, 3 May 2016 Senegal and the United States on Monday signed a defence accord allowing "the permanent presence" of American soldiers in the West African country, especially to help fight the terrorist threat. A key point of the accord will give US troops access to areas in Senegal, such as airports and military installations, in order to respond to security or health needs, according to officials, who did not talk about US bases in the country. The accord allows for "the permanent presence of American soldiers in Senegal" and aims to "face up to the common difficulties in security" in the region, said Senegalese Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye at the signing alongside the US ambassador to Dakar, James Zumwalt. After Ebola, which caused more than 11,000 deaths since late 2013 in West Africa, the US diplomat noted that the next crisis could be another epidemic, or a natural disaster calling for a humanitarian response "or a terrorist threat". The accord sets out the rules for cooperation between the US and Senegalese forces and the conditions for access and for using installations while US soldiers are in Senegal, Zumwalt added. It also allows for training to enable US and Senegalese forces "to be better prepared to respond together to the risks which threaten our common interests," he said. From: https://www.enca.com/africa/the-ever-present-us-force-in-senegal -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
