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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Africom or Africon? Pt 2

by TRNN, The Real News Network
September 28, 2009

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