This tiny African state has such a vital strategic location that most of the world's most powerful militaries have set up ...

Key Takeaways France is struggling to maintain its traditional influence in West and Central Africa. As a result, Paris is exploring opportunities to expand its presence in the East and South of the ...

China’s growing network of ports in Africa could serve as a precursor to the creation of more military bases, according to a ...

Geography is destiny, but when it comes to U.S. bases in the Middle East, it needn’t be, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (ret.) writes in this op-ed. By Marine Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. (ret.) ...

For the most part this means U.S. and French MQ-9 Reaper drones operating from existing bases in Niger, Mali and Djibouti. France also operates manned combat aircraft from bases in Mali. EU ...

Djibouti, the former French territory in the Horn of Africa across from the Arabian Peninsula, is the site of the last significant French military base on the continent and, in fact, the largest ...

Navy commander Shen Jinlong “read an order on constructing the base in Djibouti”, but agency Xinhua did not say when the base would begin operations. Ships carrying personnel for China's first ...

A U.S. general confirms China will open a base in Djibouti. Here's why that shouldn't be taken as a threat. Plus, details on China’s five-year plan, more on the Ma-Xi meeting, and a US ...