Bloomberg | United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon recommended that as many as 11,200 United Nations peacekeepers and a special counterterrorist unit be deployed to Mali
Will the Next Pope Have Dark Skin?
March 10, 2013 By 3 Comments
21st Century Wire | Will the Vatican go for the rainbow coalition in order to rebuild its faltering image?
At Pentagon, ‘Pivot to Asia’ becomes ‘Shift to Africa’
February 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
21WIRE + WP | The Pentagon has also expanded operations with the only permanent U.S. base on the continent, Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, which serves as a hub for counter-terrorism missions in Somalia and Yemen.
US AFRICOM Underway With Mali (as predicted)
January 20, 2013 By 12 Comments
21WIRE | The west is getting interested in Mali now – because the Chinese are there.
Mali Mayhem: ‘French post-colonial ambition to spark African anger’
January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Northern Mali was captured by Islamist militants nine months ago; the international community has been debating since then over what action should be taken. The conflict escalated last week when France launched its air assault to “maintain stability in the region.” Eric Margolis, an award-winning columnist who’s extensively covered conflicts in Africa, believes president Hollande […]
One World Synet? UN Wants Drones Over Congo to ‘Keep The Peace’
January 11, 2013 By 1 Comment
AFRICOM Files | UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, is pushing for the deployment of drones in Africa.
AFRICOM: Remote U.S. Base at Core of Secret Drone Operations
October 26, 2012 By 28 Comments
Washington Post | This secret US drone base in Africa houses hundreds of killing machines.
Location, Location, Location! DOD Seeks ‘Small Footprint’ in Africa to Bolster AFRICOM
October 13, 2012 By 48 Comments
21WIRE | AFRICOM, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command and U.S. Transportation Command – all have a new base of operations in Djibouti.
Less precious than birds? Europe fences off African immigrants
October 2, 2012 By 4 Comments
The tide of illegal immigrants from Africa to Europe does not seem to be slowing, with many countries still struggling to return to normal life after the events of the Arab spring. But people who have overcome the natural barriers are finding the ones set by humans impossible to surpass. RT’s Oksana Boyko looks at […]
