2 chapters across the catalog
Chinese Influence in Africa, Kenya Rail Line
The hosts discuss China's growing economic dominance in Africa, highlighted by a $14 billion rail line project in Kenya. They contrast this with the waning influence of former colonial powers like France and the lack of Western interest in humanitarian crises in the Central African Republic.
Senate Resolution 33, AFRICOM, and Central Africa Military Deployment
Thirty-three U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan resolution to increase military support in Central Africa to counter Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army. The resolution formalizes the role of AFRICOM and expands the mission from advisory roles to providing logistical support and services under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This move is characterized as a strategic effort to establish a permanent military presence in the region to counter Chinese influence.
