Help Stop AFRICOM
Resist AFRICOM is a campaign comprised of concerned U.S. and Africa-based organizations and individuals opposed to the new U.S. military command for Africa (AFRICOM).
With the establishment of AFRICOM, the Pentagon attempts to increase access to Africa's oil and to wage a new front in the Global War on Terror without regard for the needs or desires of African people. Enabled by oil companies and private military contractors, AFRICOM serves as the latest frontier in military expansionism, violating the human rights and civil liberties of Africans who have voiced a strong "no" to U.S. military presence. We reject this militarization of foreign engagement. Instead, our vision is a comprehensive U.S. foreign policy grounded in true partnership with the African Union, African governments, and civil society on peace, justice, security, and development.
UPDATE: Resist AFRICOM responds to LRA/Uganda Legislation:
No Silver Bullet for the LRA
Mary Stata of the Mennonite Central Committee responds to the bill currently making its way through Congress, a bill with impressive support for reconstruction and transitional justice mechanisms, but also with a dangerous plan for solving the LRA crisis. The Resist Africom coalition believes that the military cannot and should not be expected to stop Joseph Kony and the LRA, and that such expectations come with significant risk to civilian lives and long term peace.Read More!
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