[piasa]

Units of around 200 from the US army's 10th Special Forces Group are already installed, or are due to arrive, in Mauritania, Mali, Chad and Niger to train their armies in anti-terrorism tactics and to improve coordination with the US military.

[Cindy]

Here's the latest travel warning from the US State Department for EAST Africa:
http://travel.state.gov/eafrica_announce.html

Here is a link to all the current travel warnings from the US State Department:
http://travel.state.gov/warnings_list.html