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That is 10 nations out of 54/55, hardly any kind of majority - what about the other 44/45 nations?

Totally unrelated to anything on this thread.

Christians in Africa generally view the US positively, but with America's seeming abandonment of Iraqi Christians, Christians in countries like...

You either deal with the root causes or you do nothing at all. You're experience in Iraq should have taught you that.

Anyway, the future is very predictable. If US couldn't figure out Sunni & Shia...

David,

What is happening in the Sahel (and across Africa) is the failure of post-colonial states. America needs to focus on that, not the "terrorist boogeyman".

There's a lot happening in my...

What does AFRICOM hope to achieve in Africa?

Unlike France that "gets their hands dirty", what is the US end game? Sit on the sidelines until it gradually gets sucked into some African crisis?
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JMA,

When I call African state ex-colonial administrative units, my focus is not on blaming the white man but explaining the arbitrary nature of most African states.

This is an example you'll...

Another prescient observation from Palmer



African nations are ex-colonial administrative units. The term "African state" doesn't mean much in practice.

Boko Haram is Kanuri, Kanuris can be...

Very prescient analysis of Northern Nigeria's condition. He touched on the concerns of the Northern ruling class - being seen as being under the control of a Christian government was problematic then...

A little background:

There's a proposed national dialogue between all Nigeria's ethnic nationalities, the purpose is to negotiate the terms under which all these strange bedfellows will continue...

1. The economic conditions that facilitate the rise of terrorist groups like Boko Haram in the Sahel are likely to worsen over time. Unfortunately, nobody has the political will or resources to...

I've been to South Africa twice, that is exaggerated.

I met a South African colleague who worked in the same company (KPMG), she was black. Her elder sister was a domestic servant - why? Because...

ganulv,



I wasn't talking about the American people, I was talking about the US Federal Government. The US Federal Government, not the American people implements foreign policy.

We could...

Jmm99,

Okay, US sat on the fence during most of Apartheid. I retract my initial statement about collusion.

But Africans feel that Apartheid was far too important a struggle for the US to sit on...

davidbfpo,

Okay, I must have gotten Lusophone Africa wrong, but the US government supported the Apartheid Regime in South Africa for a very long time - until public opinion forced it to...

ganulv,

Nothing distinguished US conduct during the Cold War in Africa from Soviet conduct - absolutely nothing.

For every Siad Barre the US supported, the Soviets had a Haile Mengistu Mariam....

ganulv,



True, not as bad as the Khmer Rouge, but the US was solidly behind Suharto when he embarked on a massive killing spree.

Once again, Suharto wasn't as bad as the Khmer Rouge, but he...

Jmm99,

US initial attitude to a problem as serious as Apartheid isn't considered by any intelligent African as sitting on the fence, but as active collusion.

Remember we were arguing about...

Jmm99,

Need to respond to a few of your points:



Since the beginning of the Cold War, there has been very little difference between US & French policies (or the policies of other Colonial...

Jmm99,

I think US is focusing on the wrong things in Africa - counter terrorism & piracy - & its understanding of the term "state failure" is extremely problematic.

Terrorism and piracy are...

Jmm99,



I'm extremely sorry for responding late to your questions. They require a great deal of thought, and might have to be dealt with in detail by much smarter people than me, but I'll try....

Sorry, the link was from a popular blog about Africa, not Senegalese media:

http://africasacountry.com/can-african-heads-of-state-speak/

jmm99,

It's a long read - let me get back to you (after working hours).

Some other nations have been busy in Africa.

Israel is actually quite popular in a lot of Sub Sahara Africa (at least the Christian parts), so there's a bid to grant them observer status at the...

ganulv,

These people took their time, flew all the way to the US to see the US president - and he can't see them individually because he's too busy - give me a break!

What message does that...

ganulv,



Try bringing the Presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Chile & Mexico in a group to see the US President because there are too few hours in the day and he's too busy to see them all.
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