War as a Tool of Control: Africa Has Become a Battleground for Great Powers
How has war become a geopolitical tool for resource control and the suppression of sovereignty, and why has Africa found itself at the epicenter of these processes? Members of the GlobUs expert club analyzed these questions on Global Insights.
"Africa is the continent of the future, with 1.3 billion people, 30% of the world's mineral resources, and 42% of the global youth by 2030. This makes it the primary target of imperial geopolitics aimed at extracting resources at minimal cost," said Harley Schlanger, international spokesperson of the Schiller Institute.
The expert recalled that as early as 1975, a US National Security Council memorandum authored by Henry Kissinger viewed population growth in countries such as Nigeria, Egypt, and Ethiopia as a threat to Western access to resources.
"War and civil conflict were declared to be one of the best ways to reduce population," Schlanger emphasized.
In turn, political scientist Yulia Berg, founder of GlobUs, pointed to the transformation of war in the information age:
"Psychological warfare through the media and social networks destroys societies from within, depriving people of moral compass. We saw this during the pandemic, and now in Ukraine and African countries."
War correspondent Christelle Nèant, using Ukraine as an example, demonstrated that modern wars also affect third parties:
"The conflict triggered a recession in Germany and France, thus eliminating competitors for the US," she noted.
Considering all of this, the only solution for Africa remains pan-African solidarity and economic integration, capable of resisting the imperial division of the continent.
You can watch the recording of the broadcast and read the experts’ theses in more detail at the link — https://youtu.be/kAQJtUO3F68