October 3, 2026 marks 18 years since the establishment of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). As one of 11 U.S. Department of War combatant commands, AFRICOM has worked to sustain capitalist plunder of Africa through neo-colonial domination on behalf of the U.S. and its NATO allies. Its existence undermines the human rights of African people to exercise self-determination and reclaim the use of the continent’s vast natural resources for alleviating their ongoing suffering under imperialism.

The Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team is clear that AFRICOM is in no way a vehicle for the collective security of Africans, but is instead a vehicle for securing U.S. interests in Africa. We reject the United States’ fabricated narrative of fighting terrorism on the continent, and instead recognize AFRICOM’s vested interest in and documented history of destabilizing African nations.

To continue our struggle against the war on African peoples, throughout the month of October, the Black Alliance for Peace will observe the 6th annual Month of Action Against AFRICOM. This year, we ground ourselves in the theme “Oppression Breeds Resistance: Escalations in the Perpetual War on Africa and The Struggles Against It.” We’ve seen key escalations in 2026 as compradors in Kenya increase repression against the masses, imperialists arm proxies in Niger & Mali to wage war against the anti-imperialist Alliance of Sahel States, and neocolonial forces allow AFRICOM to bomb Nigeria as they seek to encircle the Sahel region.

But as we know, Africans will continue to fight back until true self-determination is achieved. This is why we say, “Oppression breeds resistance.”

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