African Union Secretariat Built by the Chinese.
As Kenyans marked Mashujaa Day (Heroes' Day) yesterday, Africa’s freedom is at risk.
Experts are fretting a "new scramble for Africa" poised to roll back the gains of sovereignty.
The
new scramble brings to mind the dark days between 1881 and 1914 when
powerful European nations divided, occupied and colonised the continent.
In
different and nuanced ways, the new scramble and its impact on Africa’s
peace and security was the subject of two high-profile events this
week.
First, on October 14-17, 2018, the National
Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) organised a high-level conference under
the banner of “Achieving Victory in the War Against Al Qaeda Groups”,
which highlighted the impact of the recent seismic geopolitical shifts
in the Horn of Africa on security.
