Why The US is Pushing For A Drone Bases In Ghana, Ivory Coast & Benin

Why The US is Pushing For A Drone Bases In Ghana, Ivory Coast & Benin - It is no secret that the Sahel region has become a hot spot in Africa, with various extremist groups exploiting its vast, ungoverned spaces for recruitment, training, and launching attacks. The combination of political instability, economic challenges, and ethnic tensions in the Sahel has created a fertile ground for the proliferation of activities, posing a significant security threat to the region and beyond. America has been very active in counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel but its deployment of drone bases in the region has been a complex and controversial element of its counterterrorism strategy. Since the early 2000s, the US has established partnerships with several Sahelian nations like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, granting access to drone operations aimed at disrupting the movements and activities of jihadist groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. However, in an interesting turn of events, America is now seeking to establish drone bases in Coastal West Africa, specifically in Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Benin, signalling a monumental shift in its counterterrorism efforts on the continent. Why is America now looking away from the Sahel and focusing on these coastal West African states as the new hosts of its drone bases in Africa? And how could this shift impact counterterrorism efforts on the continent? In today’s video, we will offer deep insights into these questions and more. Before we dive into our topic today, if you haven’t already, please consider subscribing to our channels and ringing the bell to be notified about all our exciting future videos ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅SUPPORT US /AFFILIATE LINKS Use this affiliate link for your purchases at #MIZIZI International - Support our channel - PayPal: newafricachannel(at) Follow us on Instagram - Follow us on Twitter - Join us on Facebook - ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER The New Africa Channel doesn’t fully own some of the materials compiled in its videos. It belongs to people or organizations who ought to be respected. If used, it falls under the following provisions: Copyright disclaimer section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. “Fair use“ is allowed for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarships, and research. ✅ If you are the owner of the materials used in this video, contact us, and we will follow your request immediately: info(at) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ✅COMMENTING POLICY Keep your comments and posts appropriate, helpful, and relevant. Any offensive, disrespectful, harmful, threatening, vulgar, obscene, or inappropriate content will be removed immediately. Spamming, vandalizing, promoting, and advertising are also not allowed. While we encourage free speech and open discussion, attacking or harassing other users is not tolerated. Repeat violators of this policy will be reported and may face a ban. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #AfricaNews #TopAfricaNews #News #NewsAfrica #AfricaNews