The EEC acting as a whole doesn't take as great pains as the Americans in hiding their true agenda.  The EEC wants control, they want Africa for themselves, and with it all its bountiful resources and cheap labor.  The invited military occupation in Africa also provides a true test to the combined European military might.  The first major test of such a nature.

On the surface the EEC's motives might seem wholly underhanded, however the majority of Europeans support this.  Of course these Europeans only see heavily censored and propagandized news clips and stories.  As odd as it may seem many of the African nations under control of the EEC support it as well.  It seems the idea of even a dominant foreign rule is better than the alternative of no rule at all.  And the Europeans do provide work, higher income, promoted tourism (in the areas where it is safe to do so), and police actions, all of which are more than welcome for many of the countries which were formerly in a state of lawless violent chaos.

For the most part the EDF's role in Africa is one of a police action.  Combating terrorists, bandits and rebel forces.  It is also occasionally called in to settle tribal disputes.  Although in this capacity there is rarely long term success it does help to keep the disputes from spilling over the tribal borders and onto surrounding villages.  The EDF also protects the European controlled borders and combats any invading forces.  Generally only in the DRC and Ethiopia do EDF and U.S. forces clash, and both have agreed to keep the open conflict under tight media scrutiny.

European forces are armed and equipped almost identically to their American counterparts, using of course European manufactured weapons and gear whenever possible.  Actually some European gear is more technologically superior than that of the Americans, but in many cases not as sturdy.  For example, the standard combat armor of the EDF is SP:20, but weighs less the American armor.  However it does not offer shoulder, throat or groin protection, and the padding seems more susceptible to rot, so wears out faster.  It is however more flexible, which makes it more comfortable to wear, but offers less protection against armor piercing attacks.  The Europeans also do not rely as heavily on cybernetics as the Americans.   They prefer no unnecessary cyber, and go with bioware whenever possible.

One of the more disturbing rumors concerning the Europeans are those of reported "Death Squads".  Supposedly they are composed of special forces operatives who have acquired a certain taste for killing.  It is alleged  that the sole purpose of these squads is to root out political insurrection and eliminate it.  Rumors fly of kidnappings in the middle of the night by well equipped soldiers dressed all in black, always with their gas masks on to avoid identification.  The men, women, and children taken are never heard from again.  In some cases entire villages are burnt to the ground, all its inhabitants mysteriously vanished.  No one has been able to make any confirmation of these rumors as of yet.  However the rumors of these squads have spread like a brushfire among the natives of European controlled African countries, and are spoken in whispers.  Parents even use the stories of them to frighten their children into behaving.