BBC reports:
Four Saharan desert states are to open a joint command headquarters in Algeria to co-ordinate efforts to counter the growing regional threat from al-Qaeda. The Joint Military Staff Committee of Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger will be based in Tamanrasset (Algeria).
Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8633851.stm

Now will AFRICOM have a relationship with this effort?