contractors

The States said: "Because of this, the decision has been made to close tomorrow so contractors can attend, make the site safe, and begin repairs."

The bases became hubs for transferring military contractors in and out of Africa.

Russian military contractors fight alongside the Malian army in its campaign against jihadists and ethnic Tuareg separatists, while they also help to protect the senior leadership of the juntas in Niger and Burkina Faso.

As soon as we were made aware, we contacted the contractors to request that they return to the site and rectify this as quickly as possible.

“We were responsible for playing the developer role,” Keys said of her company, such as getting city construction approvals, overseeing the design, hiring contractors and finding financing.