Militarization of the African Continent: The U.S. Is Building a Massive $110 Million Drone Base in the Sahara
NOVANEWS
By Haye Kesteloo
DroneDJ
Right outside of Agadez, Niger, in the scrublands of the Sahara, the U.S. airforce is building a massive 2,200-acre drone base, costing $110 million according to the Associated Press. The base should be completed in the next couple of month but as you can imagine, building an airfield in the desert tends to be very complicated. The project already is over $22 million budget and delayed by one year. The new drone base will [allegedly] be used to target extremists deep into West and North Africa, regions that are currently hard to reach with drones.
The Drone Base Will Provide a Stronger US Presence in a Region
[Combating Extremism is the stated objective. Terrorism is the Justification for the Militarization of Africa, GR Editor]
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