Africom or Africon? Pt 1

A reorganization of the U.S. command structure and another military imposition -   September 27, 2009

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Precis

In this four-part series, Rageh Omaar travels across Africa, investigating the consequences of US involvement in the region. In this first part, he investigates the genesis of Africom, the US military command for Africa which was launched in October 2008, and asks whether Barack Obama can turn US-African relations in a new direction.

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