Imperialism in the 21st Century
The CIA versus the UN in the Congo: The covert delivery of fighter jets...
An edited extract from White Malice: The CIA and the Neocolonisation of Africa by Susan Williams.
The events in this extract took place shortly after...
Coups, insurgency, and imperialism in Africa
West Africa is in the grip of a wave of coups, popular protests and fierce geopolitical struggles. Amy Niang argues that declining western hegemony in the region goes hand to hand with intensified competition for access and control of Africa’s natural resources. Furthermore, Niang states, the Russian occupation of Ukraine compels us to look at the importance of the country's growing presence in Africa.