Lethal violence, an article published by the responsible state craft website notes that these findings contradict claims by the us military command in africa, africom, that it is thating terrorist threats on the continent and promoting security and stability, so what exactly are us troops doing in africa if theyre not fighting terrorists as they claim . Hello, im mubrah kenya and this is africa today, this week we are focusing on an unprecedented absent of terror. Terrism in africa, army the presence of us troops across the continent, our experts will give us their incisive analysis on how the us has contributed to increased terrorist attacks in africa. You can be part of todays conversation by sending us your comments through our social media handle appearing on the screen. Us increase terrorism in africa. Imperial. List powers led by the United States have long viewed the african continent as a place for stealing valuable assets. The continent has huge chunk of the worlds remaining m
The continent. But burkina fassos minister of state addressed the 78th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations last of year and said western troops operating in west africa are out to plunder the regions resources. We have some 10 th00 soldiers, armed soldiers that are foreign soldiers. Most of them are french soldiers, but there are also american soldiers, germans, italian, etc. They have weapons, they have flying equipment, they have surveillance equipment, which is the most sophisticated in the world, and yet they dont see the hundreds of terrorists that are moving around in order to of serve death and desolation, often with unimaginable weapons at their side. In mali, in niger, in burkina faso, there is no factory to manufacture weapons nor man munitions, so who is recruiting these terrorists, who is training them, who is providing. Them with weapons, who feeds them and with what means . Do you believe in this philanthropy on behalf of whom the westerners have sent th
as a western perception that the african female is a downtrodden wretch . but when you look around the african continent today girls abducted in nigeria, polygamy re introduced in kenya, child marriages and the prevalence of gender based violence how much is there to celebrate about being female in africa? ama ata aidoo, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, zainab. there s a lot of political issues and social affairs in your writings. how much do you see yourself as a writer with a mission? well, now, in retrospect, i suppose i could describe myself as a writer with a mission. but i never was aware that i had a mission when i started to write, you see. it didn t work it doesn t work like that. i maen, i don t sit at my desk and say, now i ve got to depict this, and depict that. no. first of all, i was rather young when i started writing, so i didn t even have any notion of where my would be read, or how, and stuff like that. so it wasn t a conscious decision, but
National archives. My name is Rodney Slater. The National Archives board chair and i am honored again to welcome you to your archives. We have the audience this evening. Ambassador Jim Blanchard and his wife janet. Ambassador blanchard is the past chair of, the foundation board. And so were very, very to see him. The National Archives foundation is nonprofit partner of the National Archives. We work to generate for the National Archives mission to, provide Public Access to the agencys vast holdings. As part of this effort, the Archives Foundation is proud to assist the National Archives in its National Exhibition and public programs. Much like tonights program, this important conversation as well as the National Archives, national, civic interactive programs that engage educators and students and the general public to learn about our past and to illuminate the future through. Their participation in our republic. We have a wonderful planned for you this evening. Celebrating ten years of
National archives. My name is Rodney Slater. The National Archives board chair and i am honored again to welcome you to your archives. We have the audience this evening. Ambassador Jim Blanchard and his wife janet. Ambassador blanchard is the past chair of, the foundation board. And so were very, very to see him. The National Archives foundation is nonprofit partner of the National Archives. We work to generate for the National Archives mission to, provide Public Access to the agencys vast holdings. As part of this effort, the Archives Foundation is proud to assist the National Archives in its National Exhibition and public programs. Much like tonights program, this important conversation as well as the National Archives, national, civic interactive programs that engage educators and students and the general public to learn about our past and to illuminate the future through. Their participation in our republic. We have a wonderful planned for you this evening. Celebrating ten years of