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| The "dark continent", almost completely overrun by European colonialists, now full of nominally independent governments. Its exploitation continues in a range of more modern, complex, forms, such as land grabbing. |
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Colonisation
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Almost all of Africa was colonised by European powers, especially Britain and France. Modern Ethiopia is an exception. "European powers worked hard to keep knowledge of its crimes in Africa away from public scrutiny."[1]
Decolonization
Nominal independence was granted to the former colonies throughout the 20th century.
Land grabbing
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Land grabbing
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Africa has undergone a boom in land grabbing as foreign investors sought assets likely to be unaffected by, or even to benefit from the global economic events after 2008.
Militarization
Of the The US military has a "quiet but ever-expanding presence on the continent", which has been termed a "shadow war".[2]
“Of the 53 armed forces in Africa, 41 (or 77 percent) received U.S. military training.”
(April 1999) [3]
Nation states
| Nation state | Description |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Formerly colonised by France. |
| Angola | South West African state |
| Botswana | |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Burundi | |
| Cameroon | West African state |
| Cape Verde | |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | |
| Comoros | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | A large country in central Africa, the majority of the former 'Belgian Congo'. |
| Djibouti | |
| Egypt | Strategically important due particularly to the Suez canal. |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Ethiopia | |
| Gabon | |
| Ghana | |
| Guinea | |
| Guinea Bissau | |
| Kenya | Former UK colony in East Africa |
| Liberia | |
| Libya | Libya has larger proven oil reserves than any other African nation, ranking 9th in the world. It was provided with a lot of bomb making equipment in the late 1970s in the Arms for Libya clandestine weapons deal. NATO airstrikes killed 60,000 Libyan civilians in 2011. |
| Madagascar | A large island off southern Africa |
| Malawi | Former UK colony in East Africa |
| Mali | |
| Mauritania | |
| Mauritius | |
| Mozambique | South East African state, former Portuguese colony |
| Namibia | A diamond rich territory, formerly occupied by South Africa |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | A populous, highly oil/gas rich nation in Africa. |
| Senegal | |
| Sierra Leone | A global cocaine trafficking hub in West Africa |
| Somalia | |
| South Africa | A former UK colony |
| Sudan | |
| Swaziland | |
| Tanzania | Former UK colony in East Africa. Resisted pressure to institute a COVID lockdown. |
| Togo | |
| Tunisia | |
| Uganda | Former UK colony in East Africa |
| Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe |
Event
| Event |
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| Dag Hammarskjöld/Premature death |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Integrity Initiative Weekly Report 9th to 15th July 2018 | report | 15 July 2018 | Euan Grant | |
| Document:Libya – Unbearable Lightness of Being, Africa 1 | webpage | 29 August 2011 | Anis H. Bajrektarevic | |
| Document:Statement from the Pan African Improvement Organisation | statement | 27 August 2011 | Akili Secka | |
| Document:The Destabilization of Africa | article | 1 January 2014 | Carla Stea | Global power block machinations over the mineral wealth of Africa |
| Document:The real invasion of Africa is not news | article | 31 January 2013 | John Pilger | The real character of renewed US and Western involvement in Africa |
| Document:Who pulls Boko Haram’s strings? | interview | 16 July 2013 | Keith Harmon-Snow | Keith Harmon-Snow interviewed by Voice of Russia about Boko Haram and the beneficiaries of their activities |
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201027-the-real-heart-of-darkness
- ↑ https://news.vice.com/story/the-u-s-is-waging-a-massive-shadow-war-in-africa-exclusive-documents-reveal
- ↑ Demilitarization for Democracy Dictators or Democracies? U.S. Arms Transfers and Military Training
