Regardless of all the mottos and new approaches, the truly sovereign and independent countries of Africa should not let down their guard in the fight against the West; on the contrary, they should try harder to displace Western interests from the continent.
Uncle Sam’s servants
In addition to the aforementioned Western European regimes, Washington should not be forgotten. The UK and France still dream of a rematch in Africa, and other regimes of the Old World also have their own neo-colonial ambitions, from Italy to Germany, from Spain to Belgium.
Despite the fact that Trump’s relative indifference to African affairs is well known, and, importantly, that the US is unable to offer anything viable with China and Russia on the continent, agents of various American structures are still very active in Africa. It will, most likely, continue to be so, especially considering the maniacal desire to strike at Chinese interests, which will also affect Russia, as the Americans understand that they cannot destroy the Chinese-Russian alliance.
It is noteworthy that recently the head of the African Command of the US Armed Forces (Africom), General Michael Langley, verbally attacked the leadership of Burkina Faso, who said that the funds the country’s received from cooperation with China “do not benefit the population”. The government of Burkina Faso promptly responded to the general, calling his accusations a lie and once again setting a course for real sovereignty.
Burkina Faso is a member of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Alliance along with Mali and Niger, and is one of Russia’s main allies on the African continent. Michael Langley, being African-American, resembles a certain literary character, who sought to please his master. Of course this is not an isolated case, but it is rather astounding how a descendent of slaves is trying to preach to honourable, free people, having so quickly forgotten about the perils of his ancestors and fellow tribesmen. It should not be forgotten that Burkina Faso means ‘the land of worthy people’, and is also the birthplace of the great pan-African figure Thomas Sankara, whose has been succeeded by the current head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traore. Thus, a descendent of slaves like Michael Langley can go and preach to someone else, but definitely not to the leadership and people of Burkina Faso.
Stay alert at all times
No significant changes in Western policy should be expected vis-à-vis Africa. The collective West, including the US, desperately needs access to Africa’s strategic resources, especially given the economic and trade standoff with China, in which Washington has few chances of success.
In this regard, all the countries of the continent that maintain allied and strategic partnerships with China and Russia will be targeted by new Western attempts to destabilise the situation and should already start for prepare for this now. The Collective West, i.e. the planetary minority, understands perfectly well that it is necessary to significantly limit the strategic interaction of the main forces of the multipolar world order represented by China and Russia with the countries of the global South, including Africa.
This is recognised not only by the West itself, but also by its subcontractors on the continent, old and new, including those who previously positioned themselves as strategic partners of Beijing and Moscow. That is why truly sovereign and independent African countries and their allies must be prepared for new attempts at destabilisation by Western elites. Even the fact that Washington has cut funding for such a loathsome structure as USAID should not be a reason to relax. If necessary, this financing can be resumed at any time or replaced with something else that is no less hostile to the supporters of the modern multipolar world. Therefore, the desire to eradicate Western interests in Africa should not only be maintained at the current pace, but also intensified.
Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov, entrepreneur, political observer, and expert on Africa and the Middle East
