United States: the New Scramble for Africa
| Review of African Political Economy - Vol. 31 No. 102 United States: the New Scramble for Africa |
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| Abstract of Briefing |
| Title: | United States: the New Scramble for Africa |
| Author: | Pierre Abramovici |
| Location: | Vol.31 No.102 (Dec 2004), pp685-690 |
| The United States is turning its diplomatic and military attention to Africa, not just to the continent's oil and natural gas supplies although these represent an important future contribution to US energy supplies but to its metal and industrial diamond resources. It is quietly establishing military training and equipment links with a number of countries to secure future supply lines. |
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