U.S. Africa Command inked a landmark bilateral military agreement between the United States and Burkina Faso last week allowing the two countries to exchange a host of services and supplies to bolster the training and capability of African militaries. This is the first such deal for the fledgling command. The Joint Staff and the State Department have allowed AFRICOM to negotiate such pacts -- known as an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) -- with 23 additional African nations, command...
