Explanation:
Yet internment still profoundly disrupted family life. In addition to losing their homes, careers, and livelihoods, fathers lost their sense of identity as breadwinners. Homemaker mothers forced into barrack-style housing were stripped of control of their homes. Family meals were replaced with mess-hall dining.
Prison Labor is legal but not so commonly used anymore. There are still other forms such as community service.
I think he uses a metaphor about africa being a cake and he wants a piece of it, like the rest of of the european powers