About African Lion

African Lion 25 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, annual exercise, hosted across Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia. This joint, all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise includes more than 10,000 participants from more than twenty nations, including contingents from NATO. African Lion aims to strengthen interoperability among participants and build readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and around the world.

The exercise will include a command post exercise, field training exercises, a live-fire demonstration, and humanitarian civic assistance program events. Additionally, humanitarian civic assistance missions will feature a combination of medical, dental and veterinary assistance and exchanges across Morocco, Ghana and Senegal. 

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Video by Chris House
SETAF Africa Minute: Episode 26 [April 2025]
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
May 13, 2025 | 1:00
The "SETAF Africa Minute" is a monthly video showcasing the Command's activities in Africa, Italy and beyond.

SETAF Africa Minute - Episode 26 showcases:

01. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa - African Land Forces Summit - Accra, Ghana
02. 173rd Airborne Brigade - Operation Shield 2025 - Pula, Croatia
03. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa - African Lion 2025 - Gabes, Tunisia
04. 173rd Airborne Brigade - Water Airborne Operations - Lake Garda, Italy
05. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa - Best Squad Competition - Vicenza, Italy

The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) prepares Army forces, executes crisis response, enables strategic competition, and strengthens partners to achieve U.S. Army Europe and Africa and U.S. Africa Command campaign objectives. (U.S. Army video edited by Chris House)
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