africom Archives - Toward Freedom

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.