US Stops Flying Drones From Ethiopia

The U.S. Air Force has ended flying armed drones on counterterrorism missions from its remote base in Arba Minch, Ethi­o­pia, a U.S. Embassy official in Addis Ababa told the Associated Press. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

The Associated Press

By Elias Meseret

The U.S. government has shut down its drone operation base in southern Ethiopia, an embassy official announced.

A decision has been reached that the base in Arba Minch, 450 kilometers (280 miles) south of Addis Ababa, is no longer necessary, embassy spokesman David Kennedy told The Associated Press by email.

“U.S. military personnel are no longer in Arba Minch,” Kennedy said. “In our ongoing bilateral discussions on defense cooperation, we reached a mutual decision that our presence in Arba Minch is not required at this time.”

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