U.S. GENERAL DEMANDS ‘ACCESS AND INFLUENCE’ ACROSS MAGHREB

How close is North Africa to NATO? Well, according to the head of US Africa Command, it’s part of the alliance’s southern flank, and Russia is trying to ‘capture’ it.

Michael Langley made the sweeping statements while justifying America’s military presence in the region. But can he seriously present the US as the protector of African interests in the Maghreb?

It was not Russia that destroyed Libya, one of the wealthiest countries on the continent. Nor was Russia behind a string of coups and assassinations across Africa. Neither does Moscow have military bases in the Maghreb, unlike the US.
However, there is one thing the four-star general is honest about - his own country’s interests. Langley happily admits: 'We need to be able to maintain access and influence across the Maghreb from Morocco all the way to Libya.'

America is clearly shaken by the anti-colonial wave passing through the Sahel. But it makes us wonder, if he’s saying this openly, what is the US is planning behind closed doors?

Do you feel the same or are we being paranoid?