I have long predicted that the day the USA loses control of the strategically critical Red Sea/Baab Al Mandeb marks the beginning of the end of Pax Americana’s dominance of the world. With this blunder against Ethiopia, the USA has shot itself in the foot, leaving itself increasingly weakened and no longer viewed by the people of Africa as an omnipotent force that can do what it pleases.

There’s a nonsensical propaganda campaign to make China look bad in Uganda

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

China: the “yellow peril”, really?

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

China: the “yellow peril”, really?

#NoMore Censorship of Africa’s Roving Digital Army of Peace

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

#NoMore Censorship of Africa’s Roving Digital Army of Peace

The US’ Ethiopian Evacuation Call Is A Pro-TPLF Plot To Provoke Panic

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The US’ Ethiopian Evacuation Call Is A Pro-TPLF Plot To Provoke Panic

Will the Military Industrial Complex Permit Good Relations Between the U.S. and China?

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Will the Military Industrial Complex Permit Good Relations Between the U.S. and China?

[2020] Why tiny Djibouti hosts both China and U.S. military bases – only a few kilometers apart

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Why tiny Djibouti hosts both China and U.S. military bases – only a few kilometers apart

The U.S. opened its military base, Camp Lemonnier, in the East African nation in 2003 and now the biggest base in Africa. It currently has about 4,500 troops stationed in it. Just 12km away from the U.S. base is China’s which was opened in 2017 with around 2,000 military personnel. The decision by China to set up military bases overseas is surprising as it has historically been opposed to the idea.
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The U.S. established the Camp Lemonnier in 2003 after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. It is home to some 4,500 personnel, some of whom are engaged in secretive missions and targeted drone killings in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, according to the New York Times .
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The lease of land for military bases has become one of the important sources of revenue for the government. In other words, it is the biggest foreign exchange earner for the country. Washington pays $63 million annually for a 10-year lease of the area while China pays $20 million a year, in addition to other investments. It is therefore not difficult to see why the former French colony will look pass the rivalry that exists between the two superpowers.

Biden Administration Escalates Airstrikes in Somalia

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Biden Administration Escalates Airstrikes in Somalia

During his final months in office, Trump withdrew nearly all of the 700 troops that were stationed in Somalia. But they were redeployed in East Africa, and most of the US drones that bomb Somalia are based in neighboring Djibouti and Kenya, so the air war can continue. Now the head of AFRICOM is pitching the Biden administration on sending troops back to Somalia.