Nick Turse
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 06:27
In the shadows of what was once called the “dark continent,” a scramble has come and gone. If you heard nothing about it, that was by design. But look hard enough and — north to south, east to west — you’ll find the fruits of that effort: a network of bases, compounds, and other sites whose sum total exceeds the number of nations on the continent.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 06:34
So how many U.S. military bases are there in Africa?
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 06:59
“In the last decade, Green Berets have deployed into 135 of the 195 recognized countries in the world,” reads a statement on the website of U.S. Army Special Forces Command.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 07:10
The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 07:15
Since 9/11, in fact, Africa has increasingly been viewed by the Pentagon as a place of problems to be remedied by military means.Year after year, as terror groups have multiplied, proxies have foundered, and allies have disappointed, the U.S. has doubled down again and again, with America’s most elite troops — U.S. Special Operations forces (SOF) — leading the way.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 07:07
U.S. Special Ops missions in Africa are failing to stem the rising tide of terror groups, coups, and human rights abuses, writes one editor.
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 07:42
The U.S. military publicly insists its presence in Africa is negligible. Is that why they call it an American “battlefield” behind closed doors? However, last year it carried out 674 military operations in the region.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 07:10
Special Operations liaison officers, or SOLOs, are now embedded in 14 key U.S. embassies to assist in advising the special forces of various allied nations. Already operating in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, France, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Poland, Peru, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, the SOLO program is poised, according to Votel, to expand to 40 countries by 2019.
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 06:29
A new investigation finds armed robbery and kidnapping have become persistent problems in the Gulf of Guinea
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:00
If you want to know what US forces are doing in Africa, it helps to be connected to a large engineering or construction firm looking for business.