In 2017, Nigeria invades the tiny island country of Sao Tome and Principe. China blocks any U.N. resolutions against its ally Nigeria. Early in 2018, the European Union decides to take action and sends EUROMARFOR to liberate Sao Tome and Principe.
Note: Image of the Portuguese frigate NRP Corte Real; U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class James C. Davis (Released).