U.S. Planning to Build Drone Base in Niger?

The United States is reportedly planning to establish a military base in Niger to increase Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) surveillance of militant extremist groups operating in West Africa.
  • West Africa:   U.S. Establishes Drone Base in Niger

    This Day, 30 January 2013

    The United States of America is planning to establish a drone base in Niger, a country sandwiched between Nigeria and Mali, two nations that have been under attack from Islamic… Read more »

An Unmanned Ariel Vehicle, or drone, used for surveillance (file photo).

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