Africa: The Weight of 'Change'? Africom and the U.S. Presidential Election

Fahamu (Oxford)

2 October 2008

With the US-backed AFRICOM programme launched this week, Beth Tuckey exposes the limitations of plan conceived more for the protection of American military interests than African social development. With both Barack Obama and John McCain content to fully endorse President Bush's existing plan, the author demonstrates how both the Democrat and Republican campaigns are sacrificing important dialogue ...