French-American Cooperation in Africa: Managing Insecurity?
... streets of Mogadishu by rebel militias, military interventions were largely abandoned in favour of humanitarian and development aid. Later, after the 1998 attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania , the events of 9/11, and the 2012 Benghazi attack , Africa re-emerged as a US security concern. As opposed to France, in its fight against terrorism the US prefers to keep its engagement to a minimum, act through regional partners, and maintain a relatively light footprint, using targeted killings via drones and Special Forces missions. Incidentally, this is precisely where French and US ...
21.09.2016
