The Importance of Africa to The World System After 9/11 Attacks: War on Terrorism or Integration for Sustainable Development

4.2.5 A comparison of the impact on the other regions in the world to that of the countries in the Gulf of Guinea sub region?

Advantage and disadvantage of the regain of importance. HIPC PRSP PRGF countries, increase instability piracy, theft and bunkering, disease and pest, militarily strategically markets ideology economic political. To the world powers and their multinationals; Support investment in the GG region countries, The knowledge gap is bridge; The lack of skills among Africans which partners could help develop. The brain drain

Open up of African boundary to US EU markets more this region imports more than it is exported hence trade imbalance . according to Sachs and Warner 1997, the more countries depend on the export of their natural resources, the more the countries growth rates slows down and it significantly and substantially increases the risk of global conflict and civil wars (Tabbs 2007:33)

The exportation of terrorist and brigands activities not just to this region, but to Africa at large; According to the Washington times of the 13^th May 2010, more than 200 ‘’Green Berrets’’⁵² from the special operation forces and from the US Marine Special Forces have deployed in Mali, Mauritania, and other countries that line the Sahara Desert’s southern rims. The yearly exercise known as ‘’Flintlock ‘’, is being augmented to face traffickers and al-Qaeda linked terrorists mounting increasingly brazen operations in this vast region of porous borders and lawless tribes. Western intelligence officers estimate about four hundreds heavily armed Islamist militants have made northern Mali their rear base where they carry out their operations. This is evidenced with the kidnapped of a French terrorist held hostage somewhere in the desert and a half dozen were held hostage last year. More worrisome is the implication of the presence of al-Qaeda in this region to the authorities of the states. The militants known as al-qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, are now thought to be cooperating with traffickers, who increasingly use the desert routes to carry large quantities of south American cocaine to Europe. The state apparatus risk collapse as this means bringing in more weapons and more cash to the region and increasing the militants potency making the area a no go zone and the nation at the brink of civil war or military coup.