Foreign Policy posted on 3 March 2022 a commentary titled "Fears of a Chinese Naval Base in West Africa Are Overblown" by Cobus van Staden, South African Institute of International Affairs.
The author pours cold water on the reports, mostly from the Wall Street Journal, that China wants to locate a second military base in Africa, this one on the Atlantic Coast, possibly in Equatorial Guinea. He suggests the reports reveal more about Washington's priorities than Beijing's.
Comment: I have no idea what intelligence the US has suggesting that China wants to establish a military base in Equatorial Guinea. But I was surprised that China decided to open in 2017 a full-fledged military base in Djibouti. Cobus, did you foresee the opening of the base in Djibouti?
