U.S. will not accept China’s naval base in West Africa because it is a serious threat to America’s national security, Rear Admiral Jamie Sands says in explosive comment likely to anger Beijing

Simon Ateba( Chief White House Correspondent )

Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.

The United States Special Operations Command Africa’s commander, Rear Admiral Jamie Sands, on Thursday, discussed the security situation in Africa, and gave his expert opinion about the threat of violent extremism across the continent. In one of his most explosive comments likely to anger Beijing, he said the United States will not accept a naval base by China in West Africa.