What France loses by closing its military bases in Africa: Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the Ivorian president said France would hand over control of the Abidjan military base to his country’s army. These …
Check out this South African City image: Catholic Convent in Mt Gambier built in 1907 with oriel windows with stone bases jutting out from the end gables of the facade. Image by denisbin Brief History of Mt Gambier – the second city of SA after Adelaide (region population nearly 35,000, urban 28,000). Lieutenant James Grant …
Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa: French Air Force soldiers work on a Boeing C135 parked on the French Air Force base in Niamey, Niger in December, 2017. Recent media reports claim that a covert Kenyan paramilitary team is responsible for the unconstitutional killing of terror suspects in nighttime raids. …
Why a row over military bases on Okinawa spells trouble for US-Japan relations: The beautiful subtropical island chain of Okinawa is officially Japan’s 47th prefecture, but it’s also home to thousands of US marines. Many are stationed at Futenma Airbase, which some have called “the world’s most dangerous [military] base” for its location in the …