However, the 2006 National Security Strategy made that Africa a "high priority" for the U.S. Indeed, the new AfricanCommand is necessary for several reasons.
Increasingly, indeed, after the one-year period (October, 2007 to October, 2008) during which the AfricanCommand will remain based in Stuttgart, Germany under the temporary gaze of EUCOM, it seems likely that AFRICOM headquarters will be placed in an African location.