US Hunt For Bases In Africa Triggers Protests And Rivalry With China – OpEd

The US is perhaps the only country in the world with more than 750 military bases in over 80 nations, mostly in Western Europe, the Middle East and Asia, plus in some of the still-existing colonies and self-governing territories.

But the only full-fledged US military base in Africa is Camp Lemonnier, home to more than 5,000...