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Toward Freedom board member Jacqueline Luqman (left) and Kamau Franklin spoke about their work as media makers for Radio Sputnik and Black Power Media, respectively, on a panel held December 11 as part of the first-ever African Peoples' Forum, organized to counter the Biden administration's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. / credit: Julie Varughese

U.S.-Based Africans Organize Events to Counter Biden Administration’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

Julie Varughese December 12, 2022 Julie Varughese

Hundreds of people of African descent convened this past weekend at two events that aimed to be the people's opposition to the Biden administration's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which is taking place this week amid a military buildup to enforce the summit's security in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a live fire training event during Justified Accord on March 9, 2022. Over 800 personnel participated in the exercise representing the United States, Kenya Defence Forces, allied nations and partners / credit: U.S. Army Sgt. N.W. Huertas

Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis

Abayomi Azikiwe October 9, 2022 Abayomi Azikiwe

Since the beginning of the Transatlantic slave trade, European colonialists have used systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions, writes, Abayomi Azikiwe.

U.S. and Burundi soldiers dismantle a SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Headquarters on May 19, 2021 / credit: Staff Sgt. Melissa Sterling

Q&A with Gerald Horne on AFRICOM, Terrorism and Zionism

AFRICOM Watch Bulletin June 14, 2021 AFRICOM Watch Bulletin

Imperial powers are intensifying their use of military “proxies” within Africa against other parts of Africa, not to defend the interests of Africa but to further the interests of capitalist-imperialism.

Tunisian navy personnels aboard USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) on May 23 when the Phoenix Express 2021 was underway / credit: AFRICOM

AFRICOM Military’s Exercise: The Art of Creating New Pretexts for Propagating U.S. Interests

Pavan Kulkarni June 9, 2021 Pavan Kulkarni

Phoenix Express 2021, the AFRICOM-sponsored military exercise involving 13 countries in the Mediterranean Sea region, concluded in May. While its stated aim was to combat “irregular migration” and trafficking, the U.S. record in the region indicates more nefarious interests.

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