NATO’s Quiet Expansion Across Africa

Africa has quietly become NATO’s new strategic playground, and most people have no idea.

There are no giant NATO flags or officially declared bases across the continent, but don’t be fooled.

NATO is present. Deeply present. Through “partnerships,” “training missions,” and “support operations,”

the alliance has expanded its influence across North, West, and East Africa.

Operation Sea Guardian patrols Mediterranean waters touching North Africa. NATO-backed training

programs operate in countries like Mauritania and Mali, officially to fight terrorism.

The alliance provides intelligence, logistics, and coordination support to African

Union missions in Somalia and across the Sahel. On the surface, it sounds like help.