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Prior to the creation of AFRICOM, responsibility for U.S. military operations in Africa was divided across three unified commands: [[United States European Command]] (EUCOM) for West Africa, [[United States Central Command]] (CENTCOM) for East Africa, and [[United States Pacific Command]] (PACOM) for Indian Ocean waters and islands off the east coast of Africa.
A U.S. military officer wrote the first public article calling for the formation of a separate African command in November 2000.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://
|title=US targets Sahara 'terrorist haven' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4749357.stm |work=BBC News |date=8 August 2005 |accessdate=24 June 2015 |first=Catherine |last=Fellows}}</ref> over which [[Joint Task Force Aztec Silence]] is conducting anti-terrorist operations ([[Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara]]), Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, where [[CJTF-HOA|Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa]] is located (overseeing [[Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa]]), and the [[Gulf of Guinea]].
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