March 26, 2026
We are now in the fourth week of President Donald Trump’s regime-change war against Iran. There is no country in the world that is benefiting from this preemptive assault on the nation-state of Iran, which includes the potential for an expanding war. It is not in the interest of United States, it is not in the interest of the nations of the Middle East and Gulf, and it is certainly not in the interest of African nations.
No people, no nation, benefit from this neocon policy of military intervention to change and shape weaker governments around the world. In fact, this unnecessary war highlights the failings of the world economy and exposes the weaknesses of the economies of African nations. African nations are now paying more for everything. As I highlighted in the discussion above, the priority, the primary mission for the nations of Africa is: to become industrialized nations. This requires massive investments in infrastructure, in particular the generation of electricity and high-speed rail connectivity. The nations of Africa will always be vulnerable and will always suffer from any disruption in the world economy because their own economies have not been sufficiently developed.
The current Western based rules-based international order, which has dominated the world for four score years with its diseased ideology of zero-sum game winners and losers is collapsing. The focus of the Global South, which Africa is a large component of, should be to create a new political-economic system whose purpose is economic development. This requires, that during this time of extreme crisis, nations should focus on forming alliances with agreement on the critical task of developing their economies. This will require industrialization, massive investments in new infrastructure, and the nurturing of a healthy manufacturing sector that can produce the products needed to raise the standard of living of their people.
Peace through development, which I am advocating, is a more effective and advanced policy than President Trump’s so called peace through strength.
Watch and listen to my unique analysis for Africa in the video above.
Read below, my earlier posts on this topic.
Trump Adopts Neocon Regime Change: Was His MAGA A Hoax?
US-West Rules Based Order In Denial Regarding BRICS & Africa
Energy Poverty Is Killing Africans & Preventing Industrialization
Lawrence Freeman is a Political-Economic Analyst for Africa, who has been involved in economic development policies for Africa for over 35 years. He is a teacher, writer, public speaker, consultant on Africa, and an analyst of global strategic relations. Mr. Freeman strongly believes that economic development is an essential human right. He is the creator of the blog: lawrencefreemanafricaandtheworld.com, also publishes on: lawrencefreeman.substack.com, “Freeman’s Africa and the World, and on X @lkfreemansafrica