On 1 October 2008, the Department of Defense transferred responsibility for Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia to the newly established Africa Command.
2008年10月1日国防部将苏丹，厄立特里亚，埃塞俄比亚，吉布提，肯尼亚和索马里的责任转交给新成立的非洲司令部。