Their stated intention is to create a Caliphate of Central and Southern Africa. But as we have said before on these pages, leadership is about ably juggling the competing demands to one’s attention. Now, on top of that, the region is allowing the United States military machine to get a foothold in Southern Africa. The inescapable fact is that the United States has a very poor history of dealing with extremism around the world. And who can blame Mozambique for opting for American military support if we cannot put our act together?

Source: The North Africa Journal March 26, 2021 11:03 UTC