Africa

Africom, the next star of neo-colonial follies

First some surprsing facts, for example, did you know that Stuttgart is the capitol of Africa?

Insurgency, resistance, and AFRICOM’s role  Read more 

Resistance? Insurgents?

WHSBP - Untold Stories - US Private Military Contractors Recruit in Africa

Like it or not, our next president will have to deal with conflicts all over the world. The nature of warfare has been changing (a lot of ink has been spent on this already) but obviously, this administration did not read the memo.  Read more 

Human Trafficking - A Global Tour

IRIN has done a tremendous job reporting on the global nature of child trafficking… in general media indifference. First stop, Mozambique:

Mozambique“A truck packed with 40 children was intercepted in the central Mozambican province of Manica this week, sparking concern over increased child trafficking and the urgent need for effective legislation to address the problem.”  Read more