The counterterrorism drones are grounded but the camels aren’t at the U.S. Air Force’s remote base in Niger, where troops still get a taste of the local culture despite a July coup that has ruined ...

A U.S.-made Reaper drone part of Operation Barkhane's aerial detachment flies over the Nigerian military airport Diori Hamani in Niamey, Jan. 2, 2015. Getty Images/DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP The United ...

AIR BASE 201, Niger — Rising from a barren stretch of African scrubland, a half-finished drone base represents the newest front line in the United States’ global shadow war. At its center, hundreds of ...

The fight against terrorism is taking to the skies of Africa. On Friday, the U.S. military announced plans to build a $100 million temporary base in Agadez, central Niger, that will serve as a home ...

After the generals took charge, the United States was forced to suspend operations at its most strategic military asset in sub-Saharan Africa. Restarting them won’t be easy. U.S. Air Base 201 in ...