Planned US Drone Base Near Mali Marks Latest American Expansion In Africa

The U.S. military command in Africa (AFRICOM) is planning to establish a drone base in northwest Africa to increase surveillance on radical Islamists in the region, Eric Schmidt of The New York Times reports. The move would represent the latest expansion of the U.S. presence in Africa as the Pentagon recently announced plans to put specialized Army troops in 35 African countries. In October Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post reported that each day about 16 U.S. drones take off from its base i...