#globalpolitics at the just ended world economic forum held in Switzerland ( davos), the prime minister of Canada made categorical statement blaming the US for using its position to bully less powerful countries including Canada itself. but the question when did Canada and the other European countries realized this ? MP Mark Carney made a profound statement that " if you're not on/ part of the table then you're the menu " In reality Africa has never had permanent seat on the UN's security council, never been part of the G7, the list goes on, where major security and and economic decisions are taken. it's simply means Africa has always been on the chopping board to the benefits of the high and mighty.