Before leaving office, Trump lifts ban on US Army training officers from Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon

摘要

In the last weeks of his term, President Donald Trump has decided to lift a ban on the US Army training officers from African states blacklisted under the Child Soldiers Prevention Act. Citing "progress" made by Cameroon, Nigeria, the DRC, Somalia and Libya in the fight against the enrolment of children in the military, the White House now allows their national armies tn receive International Military Education and Training. Several US military schools, including the US Army War College and the National Defense University, offer this programme. Operating under the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's supervision, it is intended to open communication channels with the training officers to strengthen the United States' military partnerships with its allies and the interoperability of their forces.