An issue that we at The CIHA Blog are keeping tabs on is the militarization of both West Africa/ the Sahel and East Africa in the ongoing war on terror. Previous pieces include Educating the West about Nonviolence across Africa, Anti-Terrorist Rhetoric Won’t Stop Child Abduction and Trafficking and Peace and Nonviolence Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Notes from the Ground / Education à la paix et la non violence en RD Congo : notes de terrain. Take a look at the recent article, U.S Military Is Building a $100 Million Drone Base in Africa, for an update on what is going on in Niger.
U.S Military Is Building a $100 Million Drone Base in Africa
by Nick Turse – The Intercept