Eric PrinceAmerican businessman and founder of the private military company Blackwater, has made some controversial comments about the recolonization of Africa.
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In a video posted online on social media, Eric Prince stated that African countries are incapable of governing themselves and may have to “recolonized“.
What he said
“If so many of these countries around the world are incapable of governing themselves, it’s time to put the imperial hat back on, to say, we’re going to rule these countries… because enough, we’ve been invaded.
You can say that almost all over Africa, they are incapable of governing themselves.”
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Erik Prince is reported to be a close business associate of Ian Hannam, a businessman whose company signed a joint venture to fully acquire a full stake in AirtelTigo (Now AT) from the Government of Ghana.
In a news reportErik Prince, traveled to Venezuela for a secret meeting with their Vice President regarding their country’s resources in 2020. In the report, the secret meeting was allegedly arranged by Ian Hannam.
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The acquisition of AirtelTigo has come under scrutiny from civil society organizations including Bright Simmonswho disputed the terms of the agreement as well as the sale of the company.
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