The U.S. and France allies in the fight against terrorism in Africa

The U.S. , in their global strategy of foreign policy, bring Africa into the background, as compared to other areas of the world , but in the arena of Islamic terrorism, regions such as the Sahel or Mali , are under constant observation by the White House . Based on these assumptions underlying the cooperation between the United States and France in the operations of Paris in the central northern part of the continent. For the U.S. it is crucial not to occupy a leading position as a direct engagement of American soldiers on the ground, but it is important to be able to monitor the evolution of the situation by working closely with the French in other ways. The sharing of information, supply and logistics , are concretely together more and more frequent use of drones in military operations , the collaboration that has developed between Washington and the French capital , in the fight against terrorism in Africa. It is , however, also acts as that may foreshadow the war , though not formally declared , a very different situation from the French armed forces that operate in the sunlight , and often with a UN mandate, also to solve humanitarian crises. The fundamental problem of international strategy that unites the two countries is the issue of those who have defined the factories of terrorism and threatening to destabilize a large area of the African continent . These installations paramilitary training camps and bases from which the offensive of Islamic fundamentalist groups and they have a good capacity of attraction of the local populations . In addition, these small power plants generate terrorism -related phenomena of great social impact , which feed more than one circuit that mixes crime and terrorist movements . In fact, the increased funding of these groups takes place through trade and trafficking in human beings, which is to contribute to illegal immigration in Europe , trafficking drugs on the market and finally the smuggling of weapons . The severe instability in the Sahel and southern Libya helps to create similar situations in Mali , Niger and southern Algeria, where the desert areas favor the mobility of these terrorist groups. The American concern , which also stems from the growing importance assumed by Al Qaeda in these areas , therefore results in a great deal of support in the anti-terrorism operations and sees the French as a key ally for its presence on the ground. But this strategy is doomed to lose if the distance will not be involved more and more governments of African countries and the United Nations itself . With regard to the first major problem is to equip their armies of preparation and a proper equipment, given that it is ill-equipped military forces trained and perhaps even worse , often divided internally by tribal rivalries , which often cause internal conflicts . On this front, Paris and the EU also have begun to provide an education, which is not yet sufficient to allow an independent action on the battlefield , that is, without the coaching of the French soldiers . While , as far as the UN, the action is often slowed by particularistic claims , which are carried out with real blocks of decision-making , certain states . Even in this case, the failure to reform the Security Council should be in a perspective of a greater and faster decision-making process , it causes materially human victims like the war episodes in which these people in the region are victims.