Pentagon considers abandoning recently built $110M drone base in Niger

Published December 27, 2019 2:29am ET



U.S. military leaders are weighing whether to abandon a drone base in Niger as part of a reshuffling of troops around the world.

The decision to stop using the base is part of discussions to reduce American forces from West Africa as the Pentagon refocuses on confronting China and Russia, according to the New York Times.

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