AFRICOM Expands Its Footprint in Nigeria

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 8 p.m.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by T.J. Coles, Postdoctoral researcher at Plymouth University in the UK and regular CounterPunch contributor to discuss AFRICOM’s growing involvement in Nigeria’s military, the interests of corporations in Nigeria and how they fit into this engagement in the country, and the broader use of the so-called War on Terror to expand the US footprint in Africa.