EP 12 Trump New War in Mali, France's New Scramble For Minerals & Britain's Impunity | African News Review

Trump Weighs War in Africa, The New Scramble is on, and Impunity shows up again | African News Review

In this episode, we analyse recent geopolitical developments, resource conflicts, and the role of colonial legacies in Africa, featuring insights from Milton Allimadi and Aya Fubara Eneli.

🔥 TRUMP'S NEXT WAR? The Trump administration is weighing military strikes on the African continent — which would make it the 8th country bombed this term. We break this down.

🇬🇧 BRITISH IMPUNITY IN Former COLONY continues: The UK cancelled army training after local lawmakers demanded the power to prosecute British soldiers.

🇫🇷 FRANCE'S LAST AFRICAN ALLY gets the red carpet in Paris that looks a lot like the old Françafrique playbook, even as that country's opposition leaders sit in jail.

📜 DON'T BLAME BERLIN? Colonialism was a long time ago; get over it.

 Takeaways

*US military interventions in Africa
*Resource exploitation and neocolonialism
*Impact of colonial borders on African unity
*Kenya’s civil society pushback against foreign military presence
*Gabon’s political transition and foreign influence
*Africa’s economic dependency and debt crisis
*Historical context of African trade and colonisation
*Role of external powers in African conflicts

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and episode overview
01:59 Climate crises in Texas and political updates
03:50 US political landscape and foreign policy analysis
08:02 US military options in Mali and resource interests
12:55 Historical context of resource exploitation in Africa
22:06 Kenya’s civil society and foreign military training controversy
28:04 France’s influence in Africa and neocolonial tactics
42:13 Gabon’s political transition and foreign relations
46:58 Africa’s resource sovereignty and economic independence
54:08 The myth of colonial borders and African unity
01:02:01 The role of African elites and external powers
01:09:56 Closing remarks and next week’s guest

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