The European project was to secure the continent's prosperity in the 21st century, when emerging economies were rising fast.
Washington didn't build the great railroads, but it did secure the continent and donate the land that made them pay.
Though only one person was injured, and only lightly, and most of the devices were neutralized, the wave of bombs unnerved European officials already scrambling to secure the continent's air-cargo system after two explosive devices were intercepted en route from Yemen to the United States last Friday.
The African Union's (AU) deadline for securing the continent's territorial waters – the world's last major geographical region without a maritime strategy – has been set for 2050, a target that may prove untenable.
Africa's biggest mobile-phone operator, Vodacom, said yesterday that it had secured the continent's first third-generation license and would focus on expanding data services as part of its growth strategy.
"Before this new wave of cases, Africa had made the most rapid progress of any continent to secure a polio-free future for its children.
Australia only has one way to enter, so secure that and the continent's yours.
The single market has lowered the barriers to seeking and securing jobs across the continent.
He was slightly wounded and the party was repulsed, but Champlain had once more confirmed the alliance of the French with the northern tribes and the Huron against the Iroquois and, by the opening of the Ottawa route, had secured the mid-continent for the French fur trade.
First, he dismissed the idea that leaving the E.U., with its coördinated arrest warrants and judicial systems, would make Britain or the continent any less secure.
A silver medallist at the 2008 and 2010 world championships, she won her first major tournament in June by taking gold at the European Union championships in Poland, defeating the home favourite Karolina Michalczuk, twice a world champion, in a tense final to secure her title as the continent's best.
