In its preparation for great power competition, the US military is modernizing its artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques and testing them in West Africa. (By: Scott Timcke, Africa is a Country) — One striking ...
The US has roughly 6,000 military personnel scattered throughout the continent with military attachés outnumbering diplomats in many embassies across Africa. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) A new report published in South African newspaper The Mail and Guardian has shed light ...
The United States has begun to operate armed drones in the African country of Niger. This is in response to the perceived growing rate of extremism in the country and an attack on U.S. soldiers ...
On October 4 2017, four U.S. soldiers, who were part of a 12-man Special Forces team led by Green Berets, died in Niger. They were killed in an attack by about 50 armed terrorists with ties to ...
US Niger: When our soldiers kill and die in wars we don’t know about and can’t end, we’re not a democracy anymore. (OtherWords, by Peter Certo) In our military-revering culture, it’s a strange thing for a ...