The death of four U.S Special Forces in Niger brought to limelight U.S military operations in French West Africa. It’s interesting to note that the United States of America, the oldest constitutional democracy in the world partners with no English speaking democracy in ECOWAS, the most democratic region on the continent, but rather partners with and provides military aid to Francophone West Africa, a bloc devoid of a single democratic state, but dictatorships spanning decades.

Oh well….

On the 30th of September the United States military announced the building of a $100 million ” temporary” base in Niger Republic to help the country combat militant groups and protect its southern border with Nigeria.

Should Nigeria, the 4th biggest democracy on the planet with the world’s 9th largest proven oil reserve be concerned about two of the worlds most powerful militaries establishing a high tech military expeditionary alliance with virtually all of Nigeria’s neighbours?

Boko Haram is by and large a defeated force. Yes there are sporadic suicide attacks, but these smarks more of desperation for relevance and makes little strategic sense. Why would the U.S spend $100 million to enable it carry ISR missions on a bunch of nomads with pickup trucks?

This new facility is the latest example of the United and France deepening military ties and investments in West Africa. In May the U.S signed a deal with Senega, an ECOWAS memberstate.to ease the deployment of troops to ease the deployment of troops to the country.

France has a base in northern Niger and has 3,500 troops spread across Chad and Niger and operates an air force base in the Chadian capital N’djamena where it operates a Squadron of Mirage fighter jets.

The Americans operate a Drone Base in Garoua, a city in other Cameroon. Garoua lies along the Benue River approximately 30 miles east of the Nigerian border. On October 15, 2015, the Obama administration notified Congress that it was sending 500 troops and Predator drones to Cameroon to help aid the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria.

In May the Obama administration announced that it was sending a force of 200 personnel and a single Predator drone to Chad .

On February 22, 2013, President Obama notified Congress that it had deployed additional troops to Niger, where they would support French forces conducting counterterrorism operations in neighboring Mali. The U.S. has outgrown its sprawling military base in Niamey, Niger and has started building a second drone base in Agadez, Niger, some 450 miles to the north in the Sahara.

https://defensenigeria.blog/2017/10/28/why-is-the-united-states-building-a-100-million-drone-base-in-niger-republic/

As far as we have anti corruption missile i'm nt afraid

Nigeria has potential military wise and this guys are here to make sure that potential is not realised..!! Observed that most of Nigerian military assets are not online..!!

They want to finish us, soon they will turn Nigeria to another Libya.
Out reaction should mirror what the us did during the cold war on the Cuba missile crisis.
The tactic they ate doing is called encirclement, only an idiot will let it happen to his base of operations.

Op thanks for sharing the news. We are doomed.

It's an invasion that only a dull Francophone country would agree to. I belive the African Union rejected that kind of underhand "aid"

We dont want those people running around the continent with loaded guns

We should plan something for these francophone traitors

Muafrika2:
It's an invasion that only a dull Francophone country would agree to. I belive the African Union rejected that kind of underhand "aid"

We dont want those people running around the continent with loaded guns

We should plan something for these francophone traitors

It was Obama and Cameron that installed Buhari. Only fools believe that the zoo called Nigeria is truly independent.

dometome:
It was Obama and Cameron that installed Buhari. Only fools believe that the zoo called Nigeria is truly independent.

Very true and the zombies don't know.

dometome:
It was Obama and Cameron that installed Buhari. Only fools believe that the zoo called Nigeria is truly independent.

Most ALL African governments are puppets, but they at least hide it.

These Francophones are the proudest of it, and encourage their masters.

NICE INFO

NTR.

To check the free mivt of islamic terrorist that has become a stable in that areas

France is effectively squeezing the balls of the Francophone countries, and making sure their allies have a cut of the African cut.

The Francophone countries will always make entrance to Africa by the super powers easier, as long as France remain their master.

I pray for Nigeria my country!!!

Good development

To stop the jihad launched in West Africa

Protect Christians from evil

America has my full support to install a Millitary base in igbo land

Stupid comments all over this thread. Op The Americans have been looking for a suitable base for their proposed AFRICOM(African Command). It made overtures towards Nigeria during OBJ's administration but Nigeria totally refused it. The Francophone countries,it seems,are open to the idea so the Yankees would gladly walk in. Besides,the alarming rate at which jihadi groups are springing up in the sahel region where you have Niger,B/Faso,Mali, NE Nigeria,Mauritania just gives the Americans enough reasons for setting up that drone base that you are so worried about. As at the last count,there are dozens of such terrorist groups most operating between Niger and Mali. Many of these groups have either pledged allegiance to ISIL or Al Qaeda. West Africa is about to become a drone hub like Afghanistan.

This is alarming

donsimo:
They want to finish us, soon they will turn Nigeria to another Libya.
Out reaction should mirror what the us did during the cold war on the Cuba missile crisis.
[b]The tactic they ate doing is called encirclement, [/b]only an idiot will let it happen to his base of operations.

Op thanks for sharing the news. We are doomed.

Exactly . You came up with the best word description.

mansakhalifa:
Stupid comments all over this thread. Op The Americans have been looking for a suitable base for their proposed AFRICOM(African Command). It made overtures towards Nigeria during OBJ's administration but Nigeria totally refused it. The Francophone countries,it seems,are open to the idea so the Yankees would gladly walk in. Besides,the alarming rate at which jihadi groups are springing up in the sahel region where you have Niger,B/Faso,Mali, NE Nigeria,Mauritania just gives the Americans enough reasons for setting up that drone base that you are so worried about. As at the last count,there are dozens of such terrorist groups most operating between Niger and Mali. Many of these groups have either pledged allegiance to ISIL or Al Qaeda. West Africa is about to become a drone hub like Afghanistan.

Well I agree with you to son extent, but if the Americans so want to help defeat Boko Haram don't you think they would push for closer mikitary ties with Nigeria, the epicenter of the war against Boko Haram. They are countering our military strength. 2015 Nigeria received 77 T-52 battle tanks with explosive reactive armoury . 2015 Cameroon and Chad receive the MILAN II anti tank missiles- the upgraded version of the MILAN I. Then Nigeria Secretly (wisely) acquired 5 CH-3 Rainbow missile armed attack drones, giving Nigeria a monopoly in combat UAV, but then the crash of one CH-3- drone blew open the lid of our secrete drone. the United States starts deploying Reaper drones to Chad, Niger and Cameroon, this is virtually every country in Nigeria's security periphery. If it was possible to deploy drones to the Atlantic ocean, they would. At a stroke our monopoly in SRI capable platforms and drones has been squashed.

AntiGod:
This can't happen in North Korea

Africans are stupid

Actually, you stupid dunce, it is ALREADY happening in North Korea. The US has bases all over Asia, and surrounding North Korea. And even conducts joint military exercises with NK's neighbors like South Korea. So it is you that is a stupid dunce for not knowing this.

dometome:
It was Obama and Cameron that installed Buhari. Only fools believe that the zoo called Nigeria is truly independent.

Haha,ur statement is so true bt a lot of Nigerians don't believe the colonial masters still decide wat happens in Nigeria politically to a very large extent. A pointer to this is prior to any presidential election in Nigeria u see Prince Charles of Great Britain coming to see either the Sultan of Sokoto or the Emir of Kano

Also, a select group of governors from the northern region were invited to the white house to meet with Obama or their preferred candidate is invited to CHATHAM house in London all in a bid to paint their preferred candidate ( a coupist) as a born again "democrat" and very powerful PR Consulting firms like that used by Obama when he contested for his first term in office re readily made available to an unrepentant and sectional coupist all in a bid to launder his image.

So by and large they ve a lot of say in our political affairs...It's only the uninformed that don't see and believe this.

AntiGod:


You're a fool, you should know the relationship between SK, US and Japan,

It's no different from the "relationship" between the US, Chad, and Niger!

Ubakamma7:
WHY

WHY YOU SENT ME EMAIL, WHAT'S THAT?