We demand:
- The complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Africa;
- The demilitarization of the African continent;
- The closure of U.S. bases throughout the world; and
- The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) oppose U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and conduct hearings on AFRICOM’s impact on the African continent, with the full participation of members of U.S. and African civil society.
October 1, 2025 is the 17th anniversary of the launch of the U.S. Africa
Command (AFRICOM), a command structure with bases in dozens of African nations. While the existence of AFRICOM continues to escape the
awareness of the general public in the United States, there is a just and growing popular sentiment in Africa that opposes AFRICOM. It is being realized as a masked form of a colonial domination; neo-colonialism.
For seventeen years, AFRICOM has served as the military-enforcement arm of the U.S. neocolonial project. But U.S. militarism does not operate in a vacuum. It is the guarantor of an economic order designed to perpetuate Africa’s exploitation, guaranteeing full access to Africa’s resources and creating a state of “security dependency” among comprador regimes.
In response the Black Alliance for Peace launches our 5th International Month of Action Against AFRICOM, a crucial period of global education, mobilization, and resistance. This year, we sharpen our focus with the theme: “21st Century Neocolonialism: Capitalism, Compradors, and the Ongoing Scramble for Africa.” This year, we will dissect the entire system—from the deadly footprint of U.S. bases to the predatory International Monetary Fund. From African leaders who act as compradors for Western powers to the multinational corporations that plunder our resources, forcing our people into inhumane conditions for profit.
The ongoing scramble for Africa is a war on the sovereignty and very lives of Black/African people. AFRICOM is on the front lines of that war.
The movements across the Sahel and popular mass mobilizations in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda against governments propped up by the U.S. have shown that the struggle against the imperialist system through collective action is possible. We must seize this moment and bring that same fierce energy to our own communities to challenge the empire at its source.
We call on all our friends and supporters to endorse The 5th International Month of Action Against AFRICOM as an individual or organization. Beyond that, we are calling on you to organize an educational event at least one day within the month, for which we have provided materials on our webpage: https://blackallianceforpeace.com/africom2025 Resisting Fascism and Neocolonialism: US Out of Africa, #ShutDownAFRICOM!
Stand with the People – Oppose War and Militarism in Every Part of the World! Close All U.S. and NATO Bases!