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The Hidden Truth Behind AFRICOM – US Africa Command

Liberating Africa from Poverty Requires Changing Power Relations with the West 

The elevated political discourse emanating from African leaders and intellectuals gives one hope that the supposedly ‘poor’ continent is plotting an escape from the grip of western domination.

November 21st, 2022
Ramzy Baroud
November 21st, 2022
By Ramzy Baroud
Africa colonialism Feature photo

Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organized streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands in fashion, cars, and perfumes. Yet, amid all the expressions of wealth and plenty, an electronic sign by a bus stop flashed the images of poor-looking African children

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The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow

Though many African countries remain neutral in the case of the Russia-Ukraine war, a massive geopolitical shift is underway, especially in militarily fragile, impoverished and politically unstable countries that are eager to seek alternatives to French and other western powers.

October 17th, 2022
Ramzy Baroud
October 17th, 2022
By Ramzy Baroud
Africa Russia Feature photo

The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his own former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags, others carried Russian flags. This scene alone represents the current tussle underway throughout the African continent. A few years ago, the

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The Queen and Her Legacy:  21st Century Britain Has Never Looked So Medieval

If the Queen’s job was to rebrand the empire as Commonwealth, transmuting the Mau Mau massacre into gold medals for Kenyan long-distance runners, Charles’ job will be to rebrand as a Green Renewal the death march led by transnational corporations.

September 9th, 2022
Jonathan Cook
September 9th, 2022
By Jonathan Cook
Queen Elizabeth II Feature photo

Anyone in the UK who imagined they lived in a representative democracy – one in which leaders are elected and accountable to the people – will be in for a rude awakening over the next days and weeks. TV schedules have been swept aside. Presenters must wear black and talk in hushed tones. Front pages are uniformly somber. Britain’s media speak

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The Intricate Fight For Africa: The Legacy of the Soviet Union vs Western Colonialism

Considering the West’s harrowing colonial past, and Russia’s historic association with various liberation movements on the continent, many African states, intelligentsias, and ordinary people are eager to break free from the grip of western hegemony.

August 8th, 2022
Ramzy Baroud
August 8th, 2022
By Ramzy Baroud
Russia Africa Feature photo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the global power struggle involving the US, Europe, China, India, Turkey and others. Many media reports and analyses placed Lavrov's visit to Egypt, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and

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West Africa is the Latest Testing Ground for US Military Artificial Intelligence

In its preparation for great power competition, the US military is modernizing its artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques and testing them in West Africa.

April 29th, 2021
Scott Timcke
April 29th, 2021
By Scott Timcke
US military Wesst Africa

NIAMI, NIGER (Africa is a Country) -- One striking feature of US military involvement in West Africa is the absence of an observable strategic vision for a desired end state. Nominally, US presence in the region’s multilayered conflicts revolves around building “security cooperation” with state partners to improve counterterrorism capabilities,

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British American Tobacco’s Illegal Smokes Burn Through Mali’s Quest for Self-Determination

A recent investigative report reveals the extent of an illegal cigarette smuggling operation in Mali by Big Tobacco that is helping to keep European and American interests viable in West Africa.

March 1st, 2021
Raul Diego
March 1st, 2021
By Raul Diego
Mali illicit tobacco

Shortly after separatist militant groups took northern Mali in 2012, British American Tobacco (BAT) began flooding the West African nation with unbranded packs of cigarettes aided by another large tobacco company and the French-backed Malian state. The smuggled smokes arrive through ports in neighboring Guinea, Togo, and Benin from where they are

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