By Ali-Masmadi | June 29, 2015 at 2:06 pm | No comments
Ali-Masmadi Jehu-Appiah, 29th June 2015
Nineteen African nations meet today in Arusha, Tanzania, to finalise a 'plant protection' protocol that would open up the continent's seeds to corporate interests, taking away farmers' rights to grow, improve, sell and exchange their...
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By Crossed Crocodiles | May 8, 2012 at 3:04 pm | No comments
East Africa's Great Rift includes four rift systems that promise to hold significant deposits of oil. Africa Oil Corporation has been exploring and drilling here, and prepared a report that includes a number of excellent maps and graphics of seismic data. I've selected a few...
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By Crossed Crocodiles | March 6, 2012 at 2:27 am | One comment
AFRICOM was created for two main reasons, oil and China. I have documented where US officials have stated this at numerous places in this blog. For a more detailed discussion see Understanding AFRICOM: A Contextual Reading of Empire’s New Combatant Command Part I, Part II and...
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By Crossed Crocodiles | October 22, 2011 at 11:46 pm | No comments
Why is Obama sending troops to Uganda?
"Uganda’s proximity to the new country of South Sudan is key in the whole equation. … this whole area is prime real estate where the fierce battle between China and the Americans/Europeans plays out, centered on oil and minerals, all...
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