Shut Down AFRICOM

AFRICOM: Deadly Deception

October 10, 2020 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Statement

Statement from Friends of the Congo, October 1, 2020 On October 1, 2007, the United States under the presidency of George W. Bush and the military leadership of the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, launched the Africa Command (AFRICOM). The command was based in Stuttgart, Germany. In the same vein as the 1884/85 Berlin Conference, AFRICOM was a wholly external[…]

Why We Focus on Africa

October 5, 2020 UNAC Editor Africa, American Exceptionalism, Connecting the Dots, Neocolonialism

Black Alliance for Peace, published on Black Agenda Report, September 30, 2020 Africa can’t demonstrate independence and power because the entire continent has a giant U.S. military boot on its neck. “The presence of U.S. forces exacerbates violence and instability throughout the continent.” With reports each week of yet another Black victim of police violence, there is for many an[…]

AFRICOM Crying Russia in Libya: A Pot and Kettle Syndrome

August 9, 2020 UNAC Editor Africa, Collapsed States, Imperial Wars, Libya

by Netfa Freeman, published on Black Agenda Report, August 5, 2020 The US waged unprovoked war against Libya and has militarily occupied Africa, but is still singing its old song that Russia is the aggressor on the continent. “Not one liberal politician will unequivocally declare that the US has no moral business in Africa and AFRICOM has no legitimate or[…]

US Empire Is Failing, Time To Change Course

November 21, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, Imperial Wars, Militarism, Multipolar World, Resistance

Photo: Protest outside of Dublin, Ireland Post Office at No US/NATO Bases Conference on November 16, 2018 by Ellen Davidson. by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, from Popular Resistance, November 20, 2018 We are writing to you from the European Union. We just attended the International Conference Against US/NATO Military Bases held in Dublin, Ireland. The conference was held in Liberty[…]