The United States, in particular, but also France, have had a lot of flak for their military presence in Africa. Japan too has its only foreign military base there as do the Italians. “In February 2017, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) secured agreement for a foreign military base in Somaliland, following its opening of a military facility in Eritrea in 2015. Why this growing foreign military presence in Africa? Hosting a foreign military base is a sovereign decision.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2018 11:37 UTC