Gen. Michael Langley, the head of AFRICOM, offered a grim assessment of security on the African continent during a recent press conference.

General Michael Langley is a United States (US) Marine Corps, who became the sixth Commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in August 2022.

In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, the head of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. Michael Langley, talks about the staggering rise in Islamic Jihadist terror, and the threats of China, Russia and Iran ...

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US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley was promoted to the rank of general in a ceremony Saturday, becoming the first Black four-star general in the military branch’s 246-year history.

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Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley described the Sahel region, which includes Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, as “the epicenter of terrorism.” ...

Gen. Michael Langley, the four-star Marine General who leads U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), said the Sahel region of the continent is now the "flashpoint of prolonged conflict and growing instability.

Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli, left, and Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley prepare to testify at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 3, 2025. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes) ...

Gen. Michael Langley, USMC, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, center, and Major General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, attend the 21st edition of the African Lion ...