Table 1
DoD Troops Deployed in Africa.
| YEAR | NUMBER OF TROOPS IN AFRICOM’s AOR | PERCENT OF GLOBAL DEPLOYMENTS IN AFRICA | TOP 3 COUNTRIES (NUMBER OF TROOPS IN PARENTHESES) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2215 | 0.46 | Djibouti (1798); South Africa (108); Kenya (73) |
| 2010 | 2171 | 0.48 | Djibouti (1791); South Africa (134) |
| 2011 | 3007 | 0.67 | Djibouti (2215); Somalia (182); Ethiopia (143) |
| 2012 | 3705 | 1.00 | Djibouti (2764); Somalia (174); Kenya (141) |
| 2013 | 3878 | 1.15 | Djibouti (2623); Somalia (314); Kenya (135) |
| 2014 | 3907 | 1.27 | Djibouti (2827); Niger (120); Kenya (118) |
| 2015 | 4928 | 1.74 | Djibouti (3643); Somalia (237); Niger (157) |
| 2016 | 4052 | 1.48 | Djibouti (3406); Somalia (107); Uganda (84) |
| 2017 | 6463 | 2.22 | Djibouti (4715); Niger (554); Somalia (289) |
| 2018 | 1931 | 0.85 | Djibouti (1346); Somalia (60); Kenya (49) |
| 2019 | 665 | 0.29 | Djibouti (91); Somalia (85); South Africa (49) |
| 2020 | 846 | 0.38 | Djibouti (179); Somalia (73); Kenya (55) |
Figure 1
Number of African Military Personnel Trained through US Programming, FY09–18.
Figure 2
Military Assistance to African Countries, 2009–2019.
Source: US Department of State. Data excludes Egypt.
Table 2
Correlation Coefficients for Key Independent Variables.
| DOD TROOPS DEPLOYED IN AFRICA | AFRICAN FOREIGN MILITARY TROOPS TRAINED | AMOUNT OF US MILITARY ASSISTANCE DISBURSED | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoD Troops Deployed to Africa | r = 1.0 | – | – |
| African Foreign Military Troops Trained | r = –.03 | r = 1.0 | – |
| Amount of US Military Assistance Disbursed | r = 0.02 | r = 0.05 | r = 1.0 |
Table 3
Summary of Findings (Relationship between key variables in top row and democratization-related indices in left column).
| DOD PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENTS | FOREIGN TROOPS TRAINED | U. S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index | • Not significant | • Not significant | • Not significant |
| Freedom House | • Not significant | • Not significant | • Consistently negative |
| Ibrahim Index of African Governance | • Not significant | • Not significant | • Not significant |
| Ibrahim Index of Africa Governance—Transparency & Accountability | • Not significant | • Not significant | • Consistently negative |