New Colonialism: Pentagon carves Africa into Military Zones by Rick Rozoff http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/74185

"The U.S. is not dragging almost every nation in Africa into its military network because of altruism or concerns for the security of the continent's people. AFRICOM's function is that of every predatory military power: The threat and use of armed violence to gain economic and geopolitical advantages."

comment-AFRICOM and the US's hidden battle for Africa http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/64223 Obama and US military engagement in Africa http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/63866 The US was behind the Rwandan Genocide: Installing a US Protectorate in Central Africa http://mathaba.net/news/?x=623244