© WikipediaThe conference of Berlin, as illustrated in Illustrirte Zeitung.
Military agreements with the US and former colonial powers fail to deliver what they are supposed toThe threat of terrorism continues to weigh heavily on many African countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Libya, Mali, Somalia, and Sudan, among others. Active Salafi-jihadi organizations, particularly those linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, aggravate the destabilizing effects of these conflicts.
Over the years,
Western military engagements with Africa have been portrayed as counterterrorism measures to promote peace and regional stability. However, a thorough examination exposes a concerning trend.Sierra Leone's first lady, Fatima Maada, said in response to an interview question on the effects of colonization:
"The kind of mineral resources we have in our country is enough to take care of everybody in that country but unfortunately, we are not given the free will to make decisions on our mineral resources. There's always big brother who decides and when you fight and say no, we are not going to do this, they use the system to stop you. It's either they set you up with the opposition and they will be supporting the opposition against you from the back or they cause unnecessary chaos in your country.
They will do things to make you not functional and of course, any country that doesn't have peace, cannot develop."
Comment: Whilst the tone of North Korea's announcements can often seem rather exaggerated, considering its acquisition of nuclear weapons to its supply of munitions to Russia, it has shown its ability to follow through on a number of occasions; much to the chagrin of the West: