U.S. and Tunisia Complete First Joint Cyber Training as African Lion 2026 Moves Forward

Overview

• The Tunisia-hosted segment of African Lion 2026 has wrapped with a closing ceremony in Bizerte after first-ever cyber training between U.S. Army Reserve cyber teams and Tunisia’s military intelligence arm.
• The cyber course built practical skills through classroom instruction, live simulations to counter attacks, and training on how to investigate intrusions using forensic methods.
• African Lion 2026, led by U.S. Africa Command and the Army’s Southern European Task Force, continues through May 8 across Morocco, Ghana and Senegal with more than 5,600 personnel from over 40 nations.
• Tunisian events also rehearsed modern battlefield tasks, including air–ground integration led by the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, special operations with partner forces, ground sensors for real-time intel, and explosive ordnance disposal.
• Separate reporting says the United States approved a $95 million foreign military sale to Tunisia to upgrade border surveillance and command-and-control systems, a step framed as support for managing irregular migration pressures.