Russia to Build Military Bases in 6 African Countries

“The speculative report is an utterly false and mere extension of a covert and pathetic smear campaign” – Eritrea’s Minister of Information BY TESFANEWS* Russia is moving to expand its sphere of influence in Africa through new military bases in a move military experts say is aimed at building a military force in the form […]

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Qatar Withdraw May Endanger U.S. Forces in Djibouti

BY JOSEPH HAMMOND An obscure border conflict between two nations in the Horn of Africa may threaten America’s only permanent military base on that continent. The current crisis was sparked in June when Qatar suddenly withdrew the peacekeeping force it has maintained in a disputed region along the Eritrean-Djibouti border after both feuding nations announced […]

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Washington’s Closest Ally on the Horn of Africa Has a Terrible Human Rights Record

By Jeffrey Smith | for Foreign Policy, On the Horn of Africa, tucked between quarrelsome neighbors who receive the lion’s share of the regional spotlight, lies the nondescript and mostly forgotten Republic of Djibouti. The country rarely makes its way into international headlines — and this is exactly what the government and its allies, namely the […]

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U.S. Sets Stage for Libya-Style Regime Change in Eritrea?

By Glen Ford | BAR Executive Editor The United States is methodically setting the stage for a so-called “humanitarian” military intervention against the small northeast African nation of Eritrea, under legal pretexts much like those used to justify NATO’s war of regime change against Libya, in 2011. As in Libya, the U.S. has hijacked the […]

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Chaos in Tower, Danger in Skies at U.S. Base in Djibouti

By Craig Whitlock (for The Washington Post), THE skies above the U.S. military’s counter-terrorism hub on the Horn of Africa have become chronically dangerous, with pilots forced to rely on local air-traffic controllers who fall asleep on the job, commit errors at astronomical rates and are hostile to Americans, documents show. Conditions at Camp Lemonnier […]

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