US ratchets up 'Gunboat Commerce' in Africa
Channel: Peoples Dispatch
Date: 2022-06-21

Journalist and historian Vijay Prashad analyzes the growing US footprint in Africa. He talks about the US agreement with Ghana and how it effectively gives the former a base in the West African country. He also describes how the US and France are working together in the region and how the US is set to get more involved in militarily in order to counter China's growing economic clout.