{"id":72833,"date":"2022-09-13T20:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T20:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/13\/africom-contributes-to-anti-poaching-efforts-in-namibia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:52:56","slug":"africom-contributes-to-anti-poaching-efforts-in-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/13\/africom-contributes-to-anti-poaching-efforts-in-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRICOM contributes to anti-poaching efforts in Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Africa Command donated vehicles and other equipment to Namibia this month, aiding the southern African country in its ongoing fight against the illicit animal poaching and smuggling trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The almost $600,000 donation was sent by the Defense Department\u2019s Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program directly to Namibia\u2019s Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials were joined during a Sept. 2 dedication ceremony at Daan Viljoen National Park by personnel from Blue Rhino Task Force, a Namibian interagency unit funded by the U.S. to combat poaching in select regions throughout southern Africa, <a href=\"https:\/\/na.usembassy.gov\/u-s-government-partners-with-namibian-police-on-arrests-in-pangolin-trafficking-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">Europe<\/a> and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMeeting with the Blue Rhino Task Force helped illuminate the wider role all of us have to protect natural resources for future generations,\u201d Andrew Young, AFRICOM deputy commander of military engagement, said in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.africom.mil\/pressrelease\/34706\/ohdaca-donation-to-help-namibia-anti-poaching-efforts\" target=\"_blank\"> release<\/a>. \u201cWhile the command may provide assistance to the brave members of Namibia\u2019s anti-poaching squad, each of us need to do our part to reduce the demand globally that is responsible for endangering these beautiful creatures.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poaching and animal smuggling, which comprise the fourth-largest illicit trade in southern Africa, have long been thorns in the sides of those enforcing <a href=\"https:\/\/calhoun.nps.edu\/handle\/10945\/60428\" target=\"_blank\">regional security<\/a>. The trade is widely believed to be linked with the funding of regional extremist groups and the weakening of sovereign borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the Sept. 2 event, the delegation also met with outreach workers at the Katutura Village in Windhoek, where HIV\/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment assistance is distributed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Agency for International Development. 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