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Could China squeeze the U.S. out of its only permanent military base in Africa?

THE WASHINGTON POST 14 December 2018 by PATRICK MARTIN When unveiling the Trump administration’s new Africa policy on Thursday, national security adviser John Bolton made a point to speak about a single container port in the tiny East African nation of Djibouti. Officials say the Doraleh Container Terminal is critical for resupplying the only permanent U.S. base in Africa,...

Tiny but Strategic Djibouti Dreams of Becoming East African Powerhouse

THE WASHINGTON DIPLOMAT 31 October 2018 by LARRY LEXNER A country few Americans have ever heard of — and even fewer have visited — hosts the only...

China ‘Quietly’ Expands Military Presence in Africa

  National-security 16 March 2018 China is covertly intensifying its military footprint across Africa, reports Voice of America (VOA), echoing recent...

Obama is Failing our Military

American Thinker 3 December 2014 By Eliot Bakker Amid jumbled half-hearted pledges to recast the way America is perceived in the world and fiery speeches...