US 'Liberty Corridor' in Africa: Now With Extra Freedom Fries
These 'mineral investors' are reportedly seeking to secure critical resources from Africa for US industries. If that sounds like the same script played out for centuries—from colonizers to Cold Warriors to today’s 'strategic competition'—it’s because it is. The FT frames this as a noble geopolitical chess move against China, rather than a transparent scramble for rare earth elements and lithium.
One might wonder why a pure corporate resource grab suddenly requires a patriotic rebrand. Remember, the US and its allies have a storied history of bringing 'liberty' (and coups and proxy wars) to resource-rich nations, from Congo to Chile. This isn't about 'freedom' or even 'countering China'—it's about who gets to dig up Africa's resources cheapest and fastest, consequences be damned. The
moniker 'Liberty Corridor' is rich; presumably, the 'liberty' is for corporations to profit, not for the local populations to control their own destiny.