The US is keen to build a substantial military presence in Africa, citing the need to combat the growth of Al-Qaeda in Somalia, Algeria and other countries on the continent. This book reveals the secret US agenda behind the 'war on terror' in Africa and the shocking methods used to perpetuate the myth that the region is a hot-bed of Islamic terrorism.
Africa expert Jeremy Keenan points to overwhelming evidence suggesting that, from 2003, the Bush administration and Algerian government were responsible for hostage takings blamed on Islamic militants. This created a permissive public...

In "The Dark Sahara" (Pluto, 2009), Jeremy Keenan exposed the collusion between the US and Algeria in fabricating terrorism to justify a new Saharan front in Washington s War on Terror. Now, in "The Dying Sahara," he reveals how the designation of the region as a Terror Zone has destroyed the lives and livelihoods of thousands of innocent people.
Beginning in 2004, with what local people called the US invasion of the Sahel, "The Dying Sahara" shows how repressive, authoritarian regimes - cashing in on US terrorism rents - provoked Tuareg rebellions in both Niger and Mali. Further, he...