Pepe Escobar has a long, complex, but informative piece on the latest African wars as related and caused by, among other factors, the imperial ambitions of Cameron (Great Britain), Hollande (France) and Obama (USA). These ambitions are newly rekindled for Europe. For the USA, its ambitions have a new locus in Africa. These wars, as in Libya and Mali, have not been joined by this trio of imperialists because of terrorism threatening Europe or the U.S. This is, for one thing, about controlling African governments and enabling the extraction of wealth from resources in this region of Africa. It was … Continue reading Africa’s Resources Beckon