As part of a worldwide shift toward the possibility of confrontation with Russia and China, the Pentagon is weighing a drawdown in Africa — including "abandoning" a $110 million base in Niger that began operating only in November, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

The decision is part of an effort to reorient toward so-called great-power competition, outlined in the 2018 National Defense Strategy. A determination on US forces in Africa is expected in January, according to The Times.

Nigerien Air Base 201, located near Agadez on the southern edge of the Sahara, was supposed to open in 2018, but bad weather and harsh conditions pushed that to November.

The air base is only one part of US counterterrorism operations in Africa, but it is also one of the newest and, according to US officials, was the largest Air Force-led construction project in history.

The facility was built "from scratch" for use by Nigerien and US aircraft, both armed and unarmed. Nigeriens were also employed for day-to-day jobs at the base.

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Good, they should leave Africa. People are poor but all they think about is setting up military bases to intimidate, manipulate and controlling of African leaders.

Good.