Zero Hedge: EU Militarizes Africa To Halt Migration
Fighting terrorism is now morphing into clamping down on human migration, as far as the European Union is concerned.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron is leading the charge, claiming at a conference in Paris last week that terrorism and human trafficking are part of the same problem, requiring the deployment of a military force spread across Africa.
But so desperate, it seems, is the EU to halt illegal migration into the bloc that it is moving to militarize the problem in Africa – under the guise of “fighting terrorism”.
This is tantamount to European Neo-imperialism. That is, attempting to sort out deep-seated socio-economic problems down the barrel of a gun. Not only that, but using futile heavy-handed methods to deal with problems that European powers themselves are responsible for creating.
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WNU Editor: The prospect of tens of millions of impoverished ans uneducated Africans who do not speak the language fleeing to a better life in Europe is a development that a majority of Europeans do not want. French President Emmanuel Macron strategy to stop this influx is definitely different .... but I doubt that it will be effective. Africa is still generations away from developing stable societies, and those who want a better life will still find ways to migrate to the EU or North America.
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