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Is the U.S. militarizing aid to Africa?

Written byElia Varela Serra
Posted 19 July 2008 17 years ago

Regrets only: An Africa Journal comments on the recent report by Refugees International about “the increased militarization of U.S. foreign aid” and how it “is complicating the achievement of American foreign policy goals in Africa”. He also posts a response from AFRICOM to the report.

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