African Countries Hosting Foreign Military Bases

1. Djibouti ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ : has military bases from the U.S., ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ , China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ, France๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, and Saudi Arabia, due to its strategic location near the Red Sea.


2. Somalia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด : has Turksh ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท, U.S., ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ and other military training facilities.


3. Niger ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช : has U.S. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ drone bases and French ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท military forces.


4. Mali ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ : has French ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท forces (part of the now-reduced Operation Barkhane) and UN missions.


5. Central African Republic : has Russian ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ military advisors and Wagner Group personnel.


6. Chad๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ : has French ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท military presence.


7. Libya ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ : has Turkish ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท and Russian ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ backed forces in various regions.


8. Sudan ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ : Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ is planning to establish a naval base on the Red Sea.