Africa
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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
Almost all of Africa was colonised by European powers, especially Britain and France.
Decolonization
Nominal independence was granted to the former colonies throughout the 20th century.
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".[1]
“Of the 53 armed forces in Africa, 41 (or 77 percent) received U.S. military training.”
(April 1999) — [2]
Nation states
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| Libya – Unbearable Lightness of Being, Africa 1 | webpage | 29 August 2011 | Anis H. Bajrektarevic | |
| Statement from the Pan African Improvement Organisation | statement | 27 August 2011 | Akili Secka | |
| The Destabilization of Africa | article | 1 January 2014 | Carla Stea | Global power block machinations over the mineral wealth of Africa |
| 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 |
| 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://news.vice.com/story/the-u-s-is-waging-a-massive-shadow-war-in-africa-exclusive-documents-reveal
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Demilitarization for Democracy Dictators or Democracies? U.S. Arms Transfers and Military Training
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