Browsing: AFRICOM

Talk of US involvement in Somalia, and the first images that come to mind are drones, firefights, bombs, death and destruction. ‘Black Hawk Down,’ anyone? Yet,…

On 14 January, Niger’s students took to the streets in a mass mobilisation with a clear message of support for their government, known as the National…

Western media paints US imperialism as an altruistic initiative to bring democracy to savages too simple-minded to know who their enemies are. But, sometimes, the truth…

The Pentagon recently failed its 7th audit in a row, failing to account for $824 billion in defence expenditure. Could one reason be its covert operations…

Could it be that the Pentagon can’t account for $824 billion in expenses because of its covert operations in Africa, among other places? How many US taxpayers…

On 7 October, Burkina Faso’s Higher Council of Communications suspended Voice of America (VOA) from broadcasting for three months. This comes after a 19 September programme,…

If you’ve ever paid attention to how Western media talks about Eritrea, you’re sure to notice that it’s not very positive. Often labelled ‘the North Korea…