claim: "the u.s. military footprint in africa is nearly nonexistent."
author: hillary clinton
evidence_1: “fast-growing u.s. military presence in africa”: while the size of the u.s. military  footprint in africa has increased since the creation of u.s. africa command in  october .... we've also trained senegalese and rwandan troops supporting the  un mission in darfur (unamid), as well as peacekeepers from nearly a dozen  other ...
evidence_2: jun 13, 2014 ... what hampered the american response to the attack? clinton said one reason is  the u.s. military footprint in africa is "nearly nonexistent." the united states has  only had an african command since 2008, and it is largely focused on working  with african countries to train troops. there is very little military ...
evidence_3: apr 27, 2017 ... and if you listened only to africom officials, you might even assume that the  u.s. military's footprint in africa will soon be eclipsed by that of the .... and  expanded by the u.s. navy earlier in this decade, as well as an outpost in arba  minch, ethiopia, that was reportedly shuttered in 2015 after nearly five ...
evidence_4: as china has ramped up its economic presence and enlarged its footprint in  africa, the u.s. is not waging economic war but rather a shadow commando war.  .... the general leading the u.s. military's hidden war in africa says the continent  is now home to nearly 50 terrorist organizations and “illicit groups” that threaten  u.s. ...
evidence_5: sep 6, 2013 ... each mission, as africom insists, may be relatively limited and each footprint  might be “small” on its own, but taken as a whole, us military operations are  sweeping and expansive. evidence of an american pivot to africa is almost  everywhere on the continent. few, however, have paid much notice.