Terrorists And Extremist Groups See Growing Opportunities In Africa

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African Terrorist Threat Not Far From Obama’s Mind -- National Journal

The president's trip is focused on increased trade and development, but terrorist and extremist groups see growing opportunities in Africa too.

When President Obama lands in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, next week, he will see a city that reflects the rapid changes that are reshaping Africa. The traffic-snarled streets are a riot of bright color, with buildings painted in splashes of pink and orange sherbet, and pedestrians dressed in blaring red dresses and screaming yellow soccer shirts. On the shoreline, large container ships will be stacked to the horizon of the Indian Ocean, bespeaking the economic miracle that has brought Africa’s average economic growth rate on par with Asia’s at nearly 6 percent.

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My Comment: Africa is a perfect breeding ground for extremists. A number of failed nation states. Widespread poverty. Huge territories that are ungovernable. Sectarianism/tribalism/religious extremists .... the rule and not the exception. Yup .... the African terrorist threat should not be far from president Obama's mind.