The us department of defense of africa command has the following tasks: 1) deter and defeat transitional threats 2) protect us security interest 3) prevent future conflicts 4) support humanitarian and disaster relief this is an example of us foreign policy needed regarding question 6 options: the instance of genocide in rwanda and darfur the shift in us economic interest from europe to africa and south asia the grouping threat of an ebola outbreak spreading beyond the african continent the creation of several al-qaeda aligned organizations and other extremist groups in africa