Neocolonialism: A Discussion of US Activities in the Horn of Africa

Neocolonialism is considered by many writers to be a strategy of the former colonial powers and the new superpowers to implement various socio-economic and political strategies in developing countries. The Horn of Africa, as a parcel of a lower middle income region, is recognised as a piece of the ‘grand chessboard’ of world geopolitics. In particular, US neocolonialism has become an invisible government in almost all countries in the Horn of Africa. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to examine and write about the origin, discourses, concealment (mask), normative agents and potential perils of American neocolonialism in the Horn of Africa. Indeed, the article also answers the question of whether the United States is a straightforward ally or a neocolonialist in the Horn of Africa. To document this, the article would be limited to primary sources such as letters, reports and published secondary texts that have been available to this writer to date.