Drones, The US and the New Wars in Africa

Attuquayefio, P.

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“…The debate surrounding the history and emergence of drones in the world is complicated and unresolved. While some scholars associate the first application of drones to the 1800s (Balasingam, 2017;Attuquayefio, 2014), others like McDougal (2013) believes that drones first emerged during the First World War for military purposes. To those who support the former, one of the earliest recorded history in drone application happened in July 1849 when Austrians, after launching pilotless balloons mounted with bombs, directed same against the city of Venice (Shaw, 2013).…”

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“…In 2002, six alleged Al-Qaeda operatives were killed by drone fire (Attuquayefio, 2014). An outstanding advantage of using drone for military purposes has been its proclivity to limit the number of personnel used to inflict more strategic pain on one's enemy (Coeckelbergh, 2013).…”

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“…Since its inception, drone bombing became the most ultimate distancing technology in the military (Coeckelbergh, 2013). Since the reign of President Barrack Obama, the United States has relied on the use of drone's intervention in the growing conflicts across Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular (Attuquayefio, 2014). As a pilotless aircrafts, the UAVs, popularly known as drones, give trackers easier and faster access to the often difficult terrain (Goodyer, 2013;Balasingam, 2017).…”

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“…As a technology, the drone has been regarded as a disruptive force in the field of transportation (Scott & Scott, 2017). Following the military unrests that engulf sub-Saharan Africa, and Africa in general, the US and other stakeholders such as the United Nations (UN) have been deploying UAVs to convey military hardware such as missiles and cameras as well as network mediums for reconnaissance, surveillance and target engagement missions (Attuquayefio, 2014). In the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences held in 2017, Scott and Scott argued that drones have also been used to fuel crimes including the delivery of contrabands to inmates.…”

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Historicizing medical drones in Africa: a focus on Ghana

Adu-Gyamfi

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Darkwa

2021

Hist. sci. technol.

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While the genesis of the drone technology is not clear, one thing is ideal: it emerged as a military apparatus and gained much attention during major wars, including the two world wars. Aside being used in combats and to deliver humanitarian services, drones have also been used extensively to kill both troops and civilians. Revolutionized in the 19th century, the drone technology was improved to be controlled as an unmanned aerial devices to mainly target troops. A new emerging field that has seen the application of the drone technology is the healthcare sector. Over the years, the health sector has increasingly relied on the device for timely transportation of essential articles across the globe. Since its introduction in health, scholars have attempted to address the impact of drones on healthcare across Africa and the world at large. Among other things, it has been reported by scholars that the device has the ability to overcome the menace of weather constraints, inadequate personnel and inaccessible roads within the healthcare sector. This notwithstanding, data on drones and drone application in Ghana and her healthcare sector in particular appears to be little within the drone literature. Also, few attempts have been made by scholars to highlight the use of drones in African countries. By using a narrative review approach, the current study attempts to address the gap above. Using this approach, a thorough literature search was performed to locate and assess scientific materials that focus on the application of drones in the military field and in the medical systems of Africa and Ghana in particular. With its sole responsibility to deliver items, stakeholders of health across several parts of the world have relied on drones to transport vital articles to health centers. Countries like Senegal, Madagascar, Rwanda and Malawi encouraged Ghana to consider the application of drones in her mainstream healthcare delivery. Findings from the study have revealed that Ghana’s adoption of the drone policy has enhanced the timely delivery of products such as test samples, blood and Personal Protective Equipment to various health centres and rural areas in particular. Drones have contributed to the delivery of equity in healthcare delivery in Ghana. We conclude that with the drone policy, the continent has the potential to record additional successes concerning the over-widened gap in healthcare between rural and urban populations.

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Historicizing medical drones in Africa: a focus on Ghana

Adu-Gyamfi

Gyasi

Darkwa

2021

Hist. sci. technol.

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“…Nonetheless, some argue in favour of the US deploying drones in Africa, provided there is explicit consent for disclosure, responsible usage by America, and transparency and cooperation between America and African nations (Attuquayefio, 2014). Furthermore, Attuquayefio (2014, p. 11) states, 'Africa is now a hub of terrorism.…”

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The Necropolitics of Drone Bases and Use in the African Context

Olumba

2024

Preprint

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This paper critically evaluates the establishment of drone bases and the use of drones in several countries in Africa by Western and Arab nations. Despite the significant financial commitments needed, external forces continue to invest heavily in drone bases and operations across the continent, often promoted for the security of Africans. Using secondary sources, this paper employs the concept of ‘necropolitics’ to argue that these drone bases, along with the technologies emanating from them represent the deployment of ‘necropolitical technologies of domination’. The paper posits that such technologies enable external forces to control African airspaces and determine who lives and dies, thereby ensuring their acquiescence and subjugation under ‘aerial colonialism’. This paper challenges the prevailing discourse that drone operations primarily serve African interests, advocating for a critical reassessment and renegotiation of such partnerships guided by a pan-African strategy and protocol for drone deployment in African countries.

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The necropolitics of drone bases and use in the African context

Olumba

2024

Critical Studies on Terrorism

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Drones, The US and the New Wars in Africa

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Cited by 5 publications

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Historicizing medical drones in Africa: a focus on Ghana

Historicizing medical drones in Africa: a focus on Ghana

The Necropolitics of Drone Bases and Use in the African Context

The necropolitics of drone bases and use in the African context

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