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A premier US military exercise encompassing 18 countries got underway last week in locations across West and North Africa. Most of the participating nations are from the continent.



Lee Camp interviews Ajamu Baraka on how the failures of the US empire have led to the explosive and sudden rise of the Global South.

The US military’s secretive African Command, or AFRICOM, has been growing over the past 15 years – and with almost no media coverage.

Many African leaders have just concluded a meeting with president of the United States of America (USA) in Washington DC. The African leaders were in the USA between December 13-15, 2022 at the behest of the American President, Mr Joe Biden who had summoned them to his country for a tête-à-tête over a number of issues that the US President noted was in their mutual interests.

Since the early 1990s, the Horn of Africa - the descriptive name for the East African countries of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan - has been considered by many a major source of Islamic terrorism, radicalism and political instability. Unfortunately, that conclusion is accurate.

Its a joint multinational exercise held every two years...

DES MOINES — Mike Franken was at a dental appointment in Sioux Falls as a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, falsely believing the 2020 election was stolen, began

Militant attacks in Africa over the past decade increased 300% despite ongoing US operations in the region, a Pentagon report shows.

U.S. European Command should be designated lead combatant command for the Arctic to better facilitate coordination and cooperation between combatant commands and with key U.S. allies. Web Summary:  

In his 2006 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush said, "[W]e have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world."[1] Increasing political instability in the Middle East and growing U.S., Indian, and Chinese demand for oil have made energy security a paramount concern.