AFRICOM plus US involvement in Africa 2018 onwards

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A short commentary by Paul Rogers and the sub-title gives the context:

Where people have few life chances and little help from the government, the militants’ promise of order and basic services is winning recruits.

Adding this comment on Burkina Faso by a journalist:

The country’s poorest regions in the north and east have been neglected, with the government providing minimal health services, education, jobs and infrastructure. Locals have in response taken up arms and forged links with militant groups who promised, and delivered, more services than the state.

Link:https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/def...-west-africa/?

Added here as it provides the context for AFRICOM, even if it is reducing in size due to President Trump's decisions.