ARTICLE: 'The Next Battlefront: The United States is planning a new strategic command to take the global War on Terror to the Horn of Africa,' By Scott Johnson, Newsweek International

Pretty good summarizing piece that I'll cite primarily as an example of rising MSM awareness of AFRICOM.

Also note the local fear, which is why I'd go radical on structure and make a retired 4-star the "commander."

(Thanks: Jeff Jennings and Tom Mull)