Colonialist governments are spreading war across the African continent under the cover of battling terrorism, an analyst writes for Press TV.

“Since 2008, both the US and EU member countries have been heavily involved in the region under the guise of fighting a so-called war on terrorism,” Abayomi Azikiwe wrote in a column for the Press TV website.

He said the most recent example is the move by the French and US governments to move their intelligence and military apparatuses into Nigeria to fight the Boko Haram Takfiri militants.

The analyst described the “growing intervention” of imperialist states as the “most overlooked aspect of the militarist policies” of the US and the EU.

He said the Western governments are boosting their presence in Africa by repeatedly warning that the continent has become a “major source of international terrorism.”

“Drones stations are being constructed all over Africa from Somalia and Djibouti in the East to Niger in the West,” wrote Azikiwe.
He said that Africa would see “no genuine peace, independence, sovereignty or development” so long as the “increased militarization of Africa” is not challenged.

Azikiwe said more media revelations on the “US and European imperialist interference” will bring about solidarity among Africans.

The US has also been intervening militarily in Somalia, under the pretext of annihilating terrorist fighters.

In February, the Canada-based Center for Research on Globalization said in a report that Washington’s intervention in Africa is driven by its “desire to secure valuable natural resources and political influence that will ensure the longevity of America’s capitalist system, military industrial complex, and global economic superiority.”