The Pentagon Wants A Second Military Base In Africa

The Times

VOA: US Military Looking at Sites for 2nd Africa Base

BRUSSELS — 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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WNU Editor: The main U.S. base in Africa is at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. But as one can tell by looking at the above map, the U.S. is already using a number of bases throughout the continent.

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