Americas military presence in Africa has been quietly, but steadily growing over the past decade or so. And under President Barack Obama, operations in Africa have accelerated far beyond the more limited interventions of the Bush years in what Nick Turse has called a twenty-first century scramble for Africa. Recent developments include the announcement earlier this year of a U.S. drone base in Niger, and the deployment of additional U.S. troops in Mali.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 07:25:19 +0000
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