Africa Command – ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY

General Carter Ham’s Case for Dismantling AFRICOM

There is enough evidence that the US Africa Command has increased resource exploitation and imperial expansion, instigated more violence, intensified regional conflicts and undermined the authority of regional organizations and the African Union. First published as: “Dismantle AFRICOM! General Carter Ham makes the case?” By Horace G. Campbell Pambazuka, 2012-12-13, Issue 610 INTRODUCTION On Saturday […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Militarizing Africa and African Studies and the U.S. Africanist Response

By David Wiley [First published as: Wiley, David. (2012). “Militarizing Africa and African Studies and the U.S. Africanist Response.” African Studies Review, 24(2) September, pp. 147-161.] There was an ironic and troubling confluence in the 1958-64 years when simultaneously the majority of African nations won their independence, the Soviet Sputnik went up and shocked Americans […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

SCRATs: AFRICOM after the Human Terrain System

For almost two years we have heard little more than passing statements and speculation about the U.S. Army’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) adopting the “human terrain” concept or deploying human terrain teams in Africa, even if individuals in the Human Terrain System seemed relatively confident this would happen (particularly, Montgomery McFate on the Charlie Rose show […]

by Maximilian C. Forte

Resisting AFRICOM, Part 2: Resources Against the New American Imperialization of Africa

AFRICOM TEACH-IN CRITICS OF AFRICOM BUSH IN AFRICA U.S. SEARCHING FOR HOME FOR AFRICOM PENTAGON VIDEOS Gen. Ward

by Maximilian C. Forte

AFRICOM: Africa, U.S. Imperialism, and Resistance

From today’s Monthly Review e-zine, “Africa COMMAND” Spells Colonialism” by Nunu Kidane. Some extracts below and links to organizations fighting this imperial reoccupation of Africa: With little fanfare, on October 1st, the U.S. officially launched a new militarized initiative for Africa that’s come to be known as AfriCOM, or the Africa Command…. According to William […]