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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP17 May 2016 9:19 p.m. PST

"The U.S. military has looked at 11 locations for a potential second base in Africa, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).

Colonel Mark Cheadle, speaking to VOA in Brussels on Tuesday, would not disclose which locations the military is considering for a possible second base, other than to specify that "Nigeria isn't one of them."

The United States currently has one military base in the east African nation of Djibouti. U.S. forces are also on the ground in Somalia to assist the regional fight against al-Shabab and in Cameroon to help with the multinational effort against Nigeria-based Boko Haram…"

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PrivateSnafu18 May 2016 6:41 a.m. PST

Your title should have been:

The Pentagon Wants a Secret Military Base in Africa.

The link does not work.

Rod I Robertson18 May 2016 7:19 a.m. PST
nickinsomerset18 May 2016 8:48 a.m. PST

Interesting, even though the UK Sentinel is ASTOR a manned aircraft and not a UAV,

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Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP18 May 2016 9:06 a.m. PST

Why not ? All the "cool" nations have some bases in Africa !

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