Continued……These regulations are part of South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act introduced in 2003 to increase the participation of Black people in the country’s economy to redress decades of economic disenfranchisement via apartheid-era laws, whose legacy lingers to this day. However, Starlink, through its parent company SpaceX, has not complied with these regulations. Moreover, according to South Africa’s telecommunications authorities, Starlink has not applied for a licence.
In response to Musk’s misleading claims, South African Head of Public Diplomacy Clayson Monyela clarified that this was not an issue of skin colour or race, adding, ‘Starlink is welcome to operate in South Africa, provided there’s compliance with local laws.’ The regulations apply to foreign-owned telecommunications companies wishing to do business in South Africa. As Monyela asserted, ‘this is a global international trade & investment principle’ and ‘there are over 600 USA companies investing & operating in [the country] ... all complying & thriving!’
It seems the multibillionaire thinks South Africa should bend the rules that many other foreign businesspeople abide by while spreading disinformation about South Africa to his over 200 million followers on X.
Sources
https://www.ellipsis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Limitations-of-Control-and-Equity-Ownership-by-Historically-Disadvantaged-Groups-and-the-application-of-the-ICT-Sector-Code.pdf
https://x.com/ClaysonMonyela/status/1897975844565397567
https://www.reuters.com/world/south-africa-rejects-musk-claim-starlink-cant-operate-there-because-hes-not-2025-03-07/#:~:text=JOHANNESBURG%2C%20March%207%20(Reuters),not%20applied%20for%20a%20licence
https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/broad-based-black-economic-empowerment
In response to Musk’s misleading claims, South African Head of Public Diplomacy Clayson Monyela clarified that this was not an issue of skin colour or race, adding, ‘Starlink is welcome to operate in South Africa, provided there’s compliance with local laws.’ The regulations apply to foreign-owned telecommunications companies wishing to do business in South Africa. As Monyela asserted, ‘this is a global international trade & investment principle’ and ‘there are over 600 USA companies investing & operating in [the country] ... all complying & thriving!’
It seems the multibillionaire thinks South Africa should bend the rules that many other foreign businesspeople abide by while spreading disinformation about South Africa to his over 200 million followers on X.
Sources
https://www.ellipsis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Limitations-of-Control-and-Equity-Ownership-by-Historically-Disadvantaged-Groups-and-the-application-of-the-ICT-Sector-Code.pdf
https://x.com/ClaysonMonyela/status/1897975844565397567
https://www.reuters.com/world/south-africa-rejects-musk-claim-starlink-cant-operate-there-because-hes-not-2025-03-07/#:~:text=JOHANNESBURG%2C%20March%207%20(Reuters),not%20applied%20for%20a%20licence
https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/broad-based-black-economic-empowerment
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M23 MAKE FRESH GAINS AS DRC SLAPS BOUNTY ON KEY LEADERS
M23 rebels are making further gains in eastern DR Congo. The Rwanda-backed militia now has its sights on Walikale, an important mining town located 235 km north of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. On 9 March, the group captured Nyabiondo, enabling its fighters to advance deeper into the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Kinshasa put a $5-million reward up for information leading to the capture of key M23 figures: Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa and Sultani Makenga. Nangaa is affiliated with the Congo River Alliance (AFC), a military-political coalition that includes M23, and previously served as the head of the DRC’s Independent National Electoral Commission. Bisimwa and Makenga are M23’s president and military chief, respectively. All three were tried in absentia and sentenced to death in August 2024.
M23 rebels are making further gains in eastern DR Congo. The Rwanda-backed militia now has its sights on Walikale, an important mining town located 235 km north of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. On 9 March, the group captured Nyabiondo, enabling its fighters to advance deeper into the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Kinshasa put a $5-million reward up for information leading to the capture of key M23 figures: Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa and Sultani Makenga. Nangaa is affiliated with the Congo River Alliance (AFC), a military-political coalition that includes M23, and previously served as the head of the DRC’s Independent National Electoral Commission. Bisimwa and Makenga are M23’s president and military chief, respectively. All three were tried in absentia and sentenced to death in August 2024.
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Continued……Additionally, DRC is offering a $4-million reward for information that leads to the arrest of the accomplices of these three men and other individuals being sought, as stated by the Congolese Justice Ministry.
In mid-December 2024, peace negotiations between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi - which had been due to take place in Luanda, Angola - were called off. Earlier this year, M23 launched a rapid new offensive, successfully seizing Goma and Bukavu, the capitals of North and South Kivu provinces, along with numerous towns in areas rich in minerals.
Since resuming hostilities after nearly ten years of intermittent attacks, M23 has taken control of key locations such as Rubaya, a hub for coltan essential for smartphone manufacturing, as well as Masisi, Kavumu, Minova, Kalungu, Bunagana, Rutshuru, Lubero, Nyiragongo, Nyabibwe, Kanyezire and Mukwinja.
Since January, over 7,000 people have lost their lives in the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC. The UN reports that more than 700,000 individuals have been displaced since the start of the year, adding to the more than 7-million already displaced by previous fighting as of 2024.
Sources
https://www.voanews.com/a/rwanda-backed-rebels-reach-center-of-east-congo-s-2nd-major-city/7976749.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/9/m23-rebels-advance-as-drc-govt-offers-5m-reward-to-capture-rebel-leaders
https://www.voaafrica.com/a/m23-rebels-claim-control-of-drc-smartphone-mineral-rich-town-/7594814.html
In mid-December 2024, peace negotiations between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi - which had been due to take place in Luanda, Angola - were called off. Earlier this year, M23 launched a rapid new offensive, successfully seizing Goma and Bukavu, the capitals of North and South Kivu provinces, along with numerous towns in areas rich in minerals.
Since resuming hostilities after nearly ten years of intermittent attacks, M23 has taken control of key locations such as Rubaya, a hub for coltan essential for smartphone manufacturing, as well as Masisi, Kavumu, Minova, Kalungu, Bunagana, Rutshuru, Lubero, Nyiragongo, Nyabibwe, Kanyezire and Mukwinja.
Since January, over 7,000 people have lost their lives in the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC. The UN reports that more than 700,000 individuals have been displaced since the start of the year, adding to the more than 7-million already displaced by previous fighting as of 2024.
Sources
https://www.voanews.com/a/rwanda-backed-rebels-reach-center-of-east-congo-s-2nd-major-city/7976749.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/9/m23-rebels-advance-as-drc-govt-offers-5m-reward-to-capture-rebel-leaders
https://www.voaafrica.com/a/m23-rebels-claim-control-of-drc-smartphone-mineral-rich-town-/7594814.html
Voice of America
DR Congo says rebels occupy 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
The M23 rebels positioned themselves Sunday at the governor’s office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the 'old regime'
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During an address to a joint session of Congress on 4 March, US President Donald Trump mocked the African nation of Lesotho as a country ‘which nobody has ever heard of.’
If indeed Trump had never heard of Lesotho, all he needed to do was look at his website, which markets golf T-shirts manufactured in Lesotho by the Greg Norman Collection in collaboration with the Trump golf club.
The shirts emblazoned with the Trump Golf Club apparel logo clearly state that they are manufactured in Lesotho.
Therefore, it is strange that Trump, who has presented himself as a hands-on businessman for decades, would have no idea where his company sources its T-shirts.
Or could it be that he knows Lesotho, and some of his merchandise comes from there but feigns ignorance for strategic reasons?
If indeed Trump had never heard of Lesotho, all he needed to do was look at his website, which markets golf T-shirts manufactured in Lesotho by the Greg Norman Collection in collaboration with the Trump golf club.
The shirts emblazoned with the Trump Golf Club apparel logo clearly state that they are manufactured in Lesotho.
Therefore, it is strange that Trump, who has presented himself as a hands-on businessman for decades, would have no idea where his company sources its T-shirts.
Or could it be that he knows Lesotho, and some of his merchandise comes from there but feigns ignorance for strategic reasons?
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Continued……There is a good reason why Trump wouldn’t want to be associated with his company’s Lesotho business. Precious Garments, the Lesotho-based company that manufactures the Greg Norman apparel, had been cited for appalling working conditions characterised by physical abuse, low wages and long working hours. In 2024, The Dial, a cultural and political magazine, reported supervisors subjected Precious Garments workers to strip searches at the end of every shift. The workers, who earned an average of $140 per month, reported supervisors regularly hitting them and calling them demeaning names. Some have called out the company for trying to disrupt or weaken the power of trade unions by targeting union leaders, allegations confirmed by a 2023 US State Department report.
Trump claims to be ‘America First,’ but his company outsources apparel production to countries such as Canada, China, Indonesia and Turkey. Plus, in 2022, a US trade agency fined a pro-Trump Utah company for switching out tags that said ‘Made in China’ to those that said ‘Made in the USA.’
Could these allegations be why Trump feigns not to know Lesotho?
Sources
https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2025-03-06-does-trump-really-not-know-about-lesotho-this-shirt-might-prove-otherwise
https://www.wave3.com/story/1778911/donald-trump-takes-hands-on-approach-to-business/
https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-18/lesotho-sportswear-factory-abuse-reebok-greg-norman
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/lesotho
https://agoa.info/news/article/3218-agoa-boosts-lesotho-textile-exports-to-us-by-50-but.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-event-touted-made-america-goods-lot-his-merchandise-couldn-n893656
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/10/pro-trump-brand-fake-made-in-usa-tags
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/lesotho
Trump claims to be ‘America First,’ but his company outsources apparel production to countries such as Canada, China, Indonesia and Turkey. Plus, in 2022, a US trade agency fined a pro-Trump Utah company for switching out tags that said ‘Made in China’ to those that said ‘Made in the USA.’
Could these allegations be why Trump feigns not to know Lesotho?
Sources
https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2025-03-06-does-trump-really-not-know-about-lesotho-this-shirt-might-prove-otherwise
https://www.wave3.com/story/1778911/donald-trump-takes-hands-on-approach-to-business/
https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-18/lesotho-sportswear-factory-abuse-reebok-greg-norman
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/lesotho
https://agoa.info/news/article/3218-agoa-boosts-lesotho-textile-exports-to-us-by-50-but.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-event-touted-made-america-goods-lot-his-merchandise-couldn-n893656
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/10/pro-trump-brand-fake-made-in-usa-tags
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/lesotho
TimesLIVE
Does Trump really not know about Lesotho? This shirt might prove otherwise
US President Donald Trump made headlines when he dismissed the small African nation of Lesotho, claiming it was a country "nobody has ever heard of" during an address to Congress this week.
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STATUE OF LIBERTY IN CHAINS: HOW U.S. LIES TO WORLD
Did the United States erase the original message of the Statue of Liberty? According to research done by Joy DeGruy (@dr.joydegruy on Instagram, @drjoydegruy on X) - author of the book, Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome - the original design of the Statue of Liberty featured ‘Lady Liberty’ holding chains in her left hand. However, the design’s homage to the abolition of slavery made elements within the United States uncomfortable. In this clip from the Vault Empowers podcast (@vaultempowers - Instagram), Dr. DeGruy reveals how she discovered the chains and shackles on the feet of the Statue of Liberty and why she believes the original design was changed to keep the chains hidden. What do you think?
Video credit: Vault Empowers
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Did the United States erase the original message of the Statue of Liberty? According to research done by Joy DeGruy (@dr.joydegruy on Instagram, @drjoydegruy on X) - author of the book, Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome - the original design of the Statue of Liberty featured ‘Lady Liberty’ holding chains in her left hand. However, the design’s homage to the abolition of slavery made elements within the United States uncomfortable. In this clip from the Vault Empowers podcast (@vaultempowers - Instagram), Dr. DeGruy reveals how she discovered the chains and shackles on the feet of the Statue of Liberty and why she believes the original design was changed to keep the chains hidden. What do you think?
Video credit: Vault Empowers
Hear Us Roar: https://news.1rj.ru/str/AfricanStream
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TRUMP TARGETS CUBA’S MEDICAL INTERNATIONALISM
US Senator Marco Rubio has targeted Cuba’s long-standing medical internationalism program, imposing visa restrictions on Cuban officials based on allegations of forced labour. The US government claims that Cuba exploits its doctors by sending them abroad under coercion.
However, Cuba insists that its medical missions are voluntary and driven by a commitment to global healthcare. This carousel takes a look at the impact of Cuba’s programme.
Cuba has dispatched doctors to some of the world’s most vulnerable regions for over six decades, often providing more medical aid than the wealthiest G7 nations combined. Countries such as Haiti, Algeria, Ghana, and South Africa have benefited from Cuban medical expertise, with doctors offering critical healthcare services and training local medical professionals.
US Senator Marco Rubio has targeted Cuba’s long-standing medical internationalism program, imposing visa restrictions on Cuban officials based on allegations of forced labour. The US government claims that Cuba exploits its doctors by sending them abroad under coercion.
However, Cuba insists that its medical missions are voluntary and driven by a commitment to global healthcare. This carousel takes a look at the impact of Cuba’s programme.
Cuba has dispatched doctors to some of the world’s most vulnerable regions for over six decades, often providing more medical aid than the wealthiest G7 nations combined. Countries such as Haiti, Algeria, Ghana, and South Africa have benefited from Cuban medical expertise, with doctors offering critical healthcare services and training local medical professionals.
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Continued…….. In Haiti, Cuban doctors played a crucial role in disaster relief after the 2010 earthquake, while in Algeria, Cuba has supplied medical aid since 1963. Similarly, Ghana and South Africa have relied on Cuban doctors to bridge healthcare gaps, especially in rural areas.
Despite Rubio’s claims, Cuba argues that its doctors participate willingly and that the revenue generated supports its public healthcare system. Cuban officials maintain that their doctors serve humanitarian and economic purposes, helping sustain Cuba’s hospitals and clinics.
Critics also accuse the US of hypocrisy, pointing to its use of poorly paid prison labour that some call ‘slavery.’ Based on US history, Rubio’s push seems aimed at undermining Cuba’s influence while the island nation continues to be a global leader in healthcare and genuine solidarity.
Sources
Rubio vs Cuba
https://editorials.voa.gov/a/expanded-penalties-for-those-exploiting-cuban-labor/7995240.html
https://x.com/SecRubio/status/1894439449666187593
Algeria Cuba
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/06/68716/us-bill-against-cuban-doctor-trafficking-could-impact-algeria/
https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/intejcubastud.15.2.0203
https://time.com/5467742/cuba-doctors-export-brazil/?ref=hir.harvard.edu
Haiti Cuba
https://www.counterpunch.org/2012/12/14/medical-internationalism-in-cuba/
https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/intejcubastud.15.2.0203
https://themilitant.com/2010/7404/740457.html
South Africa/Ghana Cuba
https://theperspective.org/2018/0319201801.php
Cuba provided more than G7/WHO
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2017/02/10/cubas-strong-tradition-of-medical-internationalism-looks-set-to-continue-despite-upheaval-in-the-americas/
Millions must live
https://cubabusinessreport.com/cuban-medical-internationalism/#:~:text=The%20Cuban%20medical%20internationalism%20sends,received%20during%20the%20Cuban%20Revolution
Is it slavery
https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/08/cubas-unique-model-of-medical-internationalism/
https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2024-05-23/cuban-doctors-are-still-there-where-they-are-most-needed
Cuba doctor-patient ratio
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?locations=CU
US doctor-patient ratio
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?locations=US
South Africa doctor-patient ratio
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413514/medical-doctors-per-10-000-population-in-south-africa/
US prison industrial complex and slavery
https://harvardpolitics.com/involuntary-servitude-how-prison-labor-is-modern-day-slavery/
Fidel quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opjtk9NgyUw
Started in 1960
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/556/oa_edited_volume/chapter/3914141
Despite Rubio’s claims, Cuba argues that its doctors participate willingly and that the revenue generated supports its public healthcare system. Cuban officials maintain that their doctors serve humanitarian and economic purposes, helping sustain Cuba’s hospitals and clinics.
Critics also accuse the US of hypocrisy, pointing to its use of poorly paid prison labour that some call ‘slavery.’ Based on US history, Rubio’s push seems aimed at undermining Cuba’s influence while the island nation continues to be a global leader in healthcare and genuine solidarity.
Sources
Rubio vs Cuba
https://editorials.voa.gov/a/expanded-penalties-for-those-exploiting-cuban-labor/7995240.html
https://x.com/SecRubio/status/1894439449666187593
Algeria Cuba
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/06/68716/us-bill-against-cuban-doctor-trafficking-could-impact-algeria/
https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/intejcubastud.15.2.0203
https://time.com/5467742/cuba-doctors-export-brazil/?ref=hir.harvard.edu
Haiti Cuba
https://www.counterpunch.org/2012/12/14/medical-internationalism-in-cuba/
https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/intejcubastud.15.2.0203
https://themilitant.com/2010/7404/740457.html
South Africa/Ghana Cuba
https://theperspective.org/2018/0319201801.php
Cuba provided more than G7/WHO
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2017/02/10/cubas-strong-tradition-of-medical-internationalism-looks-set-to-continue-despite-upheaval-in-the-americas/
Millions must live
https://cubabusinessreport.com/cuban-medical-internationalism/#:~:text=The%20Cuban%20medical%20internationalism%20sends,received%20during%20the%20Cuban%20Revolution
Is it slavery
https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/08/cubas-unique-model-of-medical-internationalism/
https://en.granma.cu/cuba/2024-05-23/cuban-doctors-are-still-there-where-they-are-most-needed
Cuba doctor-patient ratio
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?locations=CU
US doctor-patient ratio
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?locations=US
South Africa doctor-patient ratio
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413514/medical-doctors-per-10-000-population-in-south-africa/
US prison industrial complex and slavery
https://harvardpolitics.com/involuntary-servitude-how-prison-labor-is-modern-day-slavery/
Fidel quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opjtk9NgyUw
Started in 1960
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/556/oa_edited_volume/chapter/3914141
Voice of America
Expanded Penalties for Those Exploiting Cuban Labor
"The United States is committed to countering forced labor practices around the globe," said Secretary Rubio. "To do so, we must promote accountability for Cuban officials responsible for these policies."
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CONGO’S ELITES DRIVE TESLAS AMIDST WAR
Kivu News 24 reported spotting the first Tesla cyber truck in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in the capital of Kinshasa. Joël Bakonga, son of former state minister Willy Bakonga—both of whom are convicts—apparently owns the electric truck.
This viral video sparked angry reactions among Congolese, who see Bakonga’s alleged purchase as evidence of the elite’s alienation from the three-decade-long, Western-backed conflict that has displaced more than 7 million people in the country’s mineral-rich east. The electric-powered truck, depending on trim options, costs between $79,990 and $99,990.
The sad irony is the battery powering Bakonga’s flashy new toy may have been manufactured using Congo’s ‘conflict minerals,’ like cobalt, which desperately poor Congolese mine under horrific conditions.
Kivu News 24 reported spotting the first Tesla cyber truck in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in the capital of Kinshasa. Joël Bakonga, son of former state minister Willy Bakonga—both of whom are convicts—apparently owns the electric truck.
This viral video sparked angry reactions among Congolese, who see Bakonga’s alleged purchase as evidence of the elite’s alienation from the three-decade-long, Western-backed conflict that has displaced more than 7 million people in the country’s mineral-rich east. The electric-powered truck, depending on trim options, costs between $79,990 and $99,990.
The sad irony is the battery powering Bakonga’s flashy new toy may have been manufactured using Congo’s ‘conflict minerals,’ like cobalt, which desperately poor Congolese mine under horrific conditions.
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Continued…….. According to Medafrica Times, the senior Bakonga was sentenced in 2021 to three years in prison for money laundering and illegal transfer of capital abroad. In the same case, a court convicted the younger Bakonga to six months in prison. When authorities arrested the father and son in Brazzaville on a Paris-bound plane, they reportedly found $30,000 on the duo before extraditing them to Kinshasa. However, a presidential pardon released both men after seven months.
The Bakongas’ case showcases the stark contrast between the opulent lifestyles of the DRC elite and the harsh realities the majority of its citizens face. According to the World Bank, an estimated 73.5 per cent of Congolese live on less than $2.15 per day. A small group of well-connected people collaborating with foreign interests is siphoning off Congo’s estimated $24 trillion in mineral reserves.
While rich politicians in Kinshasa enjoy lavish parties, complete with imported champagne and gourmet food, their soldiers in the war-torn eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu have retreated in the face of lightning advances by the Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 militia, partly due to a lack of modern arms and low pay.
Video credits: @congomood.cd / @peoplecd243 (IG) / @kivunews24 (X)
Sources
https://x.com/kivunews24/status/1896521299209699495
https://www.caranddriver.com/tesla/cybertruck
https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
https://www.barrons.com/articles/dr-congo-ex-minister-gets-three-years-for-money-laundering-01619789116
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBirsuDxrU0
https://www.instagram.com/joebak7?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
https://medafricatimes.com/tag/joel-bakonga
https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/drc/overview
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-army-desertion-trials-cast-spotlight-on-a-broken-force-4949376
https://www.dw.com/en/mapped-out-why-isnt-the-dr-congo-the-worlds-richest-country/video-70620354
The Bakongas’ case showcases the stark contrast between the opulent lifestyles of the DRC elite and the harsh realities the majority of its citizens face. According to the World Bank, an estimated 73.5 per cent of Congolese live on less than $2.15 per day. A small group of well-connected people collaborating with foreign interests is siphoning off Congo’s estimated $24 trillion in mineral reserves.
While rich politicians in Kinshasa enjoy lavish parties, complete with imported champagne and gourmet food, their soldiers in the war-torn eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu have retreated in the face of lightning advances by the Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 militia, partly due to a lack of modern arms and low pay.
Video credits: @congomood.cd / @peoplecd243 (IG) / @kivunews24 (X)
Sources
https://x.com/kivunews24/status/1896521299209699495
https://www.caranddriver.com/tesla/cybertruck
https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
https://www.barrons.com/articles/dr-congo-ex-minister-gets-three-years-for-money-laundering-01619789116
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBirsuDxrU0
https://www.instagram.com/joebak7?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
https://medafricatimes.com/tag/joel-bakonga
https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/drc/overview
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-army-desertion-trials-cast-spotlight-on-a-broken-force-4949376
https://www.dw.com/en/mapped-out-why-isnt-the-dr-congo-the-worlds-richest-country/video-70620354
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IS U.S. HELPING GABON COUP LEADER RUN FOR PRESIDENT?
Gabon’s coup leader, Brice Oligui Nguema, has officially announced his candidacy for the 2025 elections on 12 April. However, unlike recent coups in French-speaking Africa, some suspect the West backs this one.
In this video, we look at how Gabon has inched closer to France and the United States since Nguema took power on 30 August 2023.
Most notable may be the recently dismantled US Agency for International Development (USAID) granting the Gabonese government $5 million in October 2024 for the upcoming elections despite the US accusing other countries of interfering in US presidential elections.
Is this not hypocritical? Let us know in the comments.
Gabon’s coup leader, Brice Oligui Nguema, has officially announced his candidacy for the 2025 elections on 12 April. However, unlike recent coups in French-speaking Africa, some suspect the West backs this one.
In this video, we look at how Gabon has inched closer to France and the United States since Nguema took power on 30 August 2023.
Most notable may be the recently dismantled US Agency for International Development (USAID) granting the Gabonese government $5 million in October 2024 for the upcoming elections despite the US accusing other countries of interfering in US presidential elections.
Is this not hypocritical? Let us know in the comments.
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