The summit in Washington was supposed to be about trade, but it's not. US imperialism does not sustain itself by competitive trade, but by force of arms. The real objective was to ensure that mutually beneficial African trade with China and Brazil results in no shift in African nations' political orientation away from the US
Leaders from the vast bulk of Africa's nations were summoned to Washington, this week, for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit under the theme "Investing in the Next Generation." According to the White House, the guest list includes all those leaders who are "in good standing" with the United States, a definition that excludes Zimbabwe, Sudan and Eritrea. Not coincidentally, the three shunned states are the only African nations that have rejected any relationship with AFRICOM, the U.S. military command that now dominates the continent.
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