Get to know the Office of the Foreign Policy Advisor - US Africa Command

The foreign policy advisor serves as the advisor to the combatant commander of U.S. Africa Command to provide counsel on U.S. foreign policy and ensure strategy, plans, and programs are aligned to serve national interests. Working with more than 40 U.S. embassies in Africa and the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., the foreign policy advisor helps inform the commander on a wide range of policy developments, emerging trends in Africa, and other activities.  The U.S. supports partners in Africa using a "3D" approach - that is "Diplomacy, Development, and Defense." Whereas embassies use diplomacy and development to enable African governments, U.S. Africa Command helps those governments with "Defense." U.S. Africa Command supports African governments by helping build capacity in their armed forces, which are necessary for a government to counter violent extremists and respond to crises. 

It says the Command provides security and safety for African governments, they then can assure citizens' access to education, work, and healthcare, to name a few.  The command support to African armed forces includes training, exercises, equipment sales and several other security cooperation efforts to help develop militaries.

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https://www.africom.mil/about-the-command/directorates-and-staff/office-of-the-foreign-policy-advisor