Showing posts with label US Drone Base in Niger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Drone Base in Niger. Show all posts

Tuesday 24 April 2018

US Air Force Builds Drone Base in Niger To Fight Extremism in Sahel Region

US Drone Base - Niger (Credit: Washington Post)
AGADEZ, Niger — On the scorching edge of the Sahara Desert, the U.S. Air Force is building a base for armed drones, the newest front in America’s battle against the growing extremist threat in Africa’s vast Sahel region.