U.S. Africa Command

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Military organization Unified combatant command

U.S. Africa Command is a United States unified combatant command responsible for military operations, security cooperation, and strategic partnerships across the African continent.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
United States Africa Command	48
U.S. Africa Command canonical	5
United States Africa Command area of responsibility	2
AFRICOM	1
Commander, United States Africa Command	1
U.S. joint force in Africa	1
USAFRICOM	1
United States Africa Command theater forces	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66165 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Africa Command
Context triple: [Unified Combatant Commands, includes, U.S. Africa Command]

A. U.S. Army Special Operations Command
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army’s primary headquarters for organizing, training, and deploying elite special operations forces for missions worldwide.
B. United States European Command
United States European Command is a U.S. unified combatant command responsible for overseeing American military operations and security interests across Europe and parts of Eurasia.
C. U.S. Space Command
U.S. Space Command is a United States military command responsible for conducting operations and protecting national interests in space.
D. United States Indo-Pacific Command
United States Indo-Pacific Command is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing military operations and security interests across the vast Indo-Pacific region.
E. United States Army Cyber Command
United States Army Cyber Command is a major Army command responsible for conducting cyberspace operations, defending Army networks, and supporting U.S. Cyber Command in digital warfare and information security.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Africa Command
Target entity description: U.S. Africa Command is a United States unified combatant command responsible for military operations, security cooperation, and strategic partnerships across the African continent.

A. U.S. Army Special Operations Command
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army’s primary headquarters for organizing, training, and deploying elite special operations forces for missions worldwide.
B. United States European Command
United States European Command is a U.S. unified combatant command responsible for overseeing American military operations and security interests across Europe and parts of Eurasia.
C. U.S. Space Command
U.S. Space Command is a United States military command responsible for conducting operations and protecting national interests in space.
D. United States Indo-Pacific Command
United States Indo-Pacific Command is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing military operations and security interests across the vast Indo-Pacific region.
E. United States Army Cyber Command
United States Army Cyber Command is a major Army command responsible for conducting cyberspace operations, defending Army networks, and supporting U.S. Cyber Command in digital warfare and information security.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Military organization ⓘ Unified combatant command ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility	Africa ⓘ African continent ⓘ
becameFullyOperational	2008-10-01 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	George W. Bush ⓘ surface form: George W. Bush administration
dateFounded	2007-02-06 ⓘ
excludesFromAreaOfResponsibility	Egypt ⓘ
focusesOn	Countering violent extremist organizations in Africa ⓘ Humanitarian assistance and disaster response in Africa ⓘ Maritime security in African waters ⓘ Strengthening African security institutions ⓘ Supporting African-led peace operations ⓘ
garrison	Stuttgart ⓘ surface form: Stuttgart, Germany
hasAbbreviation	U.S. Africa Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USAFRICOM
hasComponent	U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: Special Operations Command Africa United States Air Forces Africa ⓘ United States Army Africa ⓘ United States Marine Corps Forces Africa ⓘ United States Naval Forces Africa ⓘ
hasHeadquarters	Kelley Barracks ⓘ Stuttgart ⓘ surface form: Stuttgart, Germany
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.africom.mil/ ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Unified Command Plan ⓘ
missionStatement	To protect and defend the national security interests of the United States by strengthening the defense capabilities of African states and regional organizations ⓘ
operatesIn	Africa ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
partOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
predecessor	U.S. Central Command ⓘ surface form: United States Central Command United States European Command ⓘ United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ surface form: United States Pacific Command
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
responsibleFor	Building defense partnerships in Africa ⓘ Counterterrorism operations in Africa ⓘ Crisis response in Africa ⓘ Military operations in Africa ⓘ Security cooperation in Africa ⓘ Theater security cooperation programs in Africa ⓘ
shortName	U.S. Africa Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AFRICOM
typeOfCommand	Unified Combatant Commands ⓘ surface form: Geographic combatant command
worksWith	African Union ⓘ African partner nations ⓘ Regional economic communities in Africa ⓘ