Continued- NIGERIENS PROTEST AGAINST FRENCH BASE
Niger has been under sanctions since the coup, including power cuts from Nigeria. The most vulnerable are on the frontlines as ECOWAS opts for collective punishment. Hospitals are operating sub-optimally, businesspeople are working at a fraction of their capacity and hundreds of trucks are stranded with goods destined for Niger.
The West supports ECOWAS initiatives, and is suspected of pulling the strings. Already, aid programmes to Niger have been suspended. On the other side, neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso have denounced ECOWAS sanctions and pledged full support in case of intervention. So does Guinea Conakry, which received a Nigerien delegation during the weekend.
A war in Niger would only serve Western interests. NATO’s 2011 Libya bombing led to an influx of weapons and a ballooning of an islamist insurgency in the Sahel. Millions of Africans fled their homes and have been subjected to the indignity of migrating to Europe, with more than 1,800 Africans dying in the attempt in the first half of 2023 alone.
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Niger has been under sanctions since the coup, including power cuts from Nigeria. The most vulnerable are on the frontlines as ECOWAS opts for collective punishment. Hospitals are operating sub-optimally, businesspeople are working at a fraction of their capacity and hundreds of trucks are stranded with goods destined for Niger.
The West supports ECOWAS initiatives, and is suspected of pulling the strings. Already, aid programmes to Niger have been suspended. On the other side, neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso have denounced ECOWAS sanctions and pledged full support in case of intervention. So does Guinea Conakry, which received a Nigerien delegation during the weekend.
A war in Niger would only serve Western interests. NATO’s 2011 Libya bombing led to an influx of weapons and a ballooning of an islamist insurgency in the Sahel. Millions of Africans fled their homes and have been subjected to the indignity of migrating to Europe, with more than 1,800 Africans dying in the attempt in the first half of 2023 alone.
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NIGERIANS AGAINST WAR WITH NIGER
Hundreds of Nigerians rallied in the northern city of Kano to denounce a possible military intervention in neighbouring Niger by West African regional body ECOWAS. Protesters waved Nigerien flags and trampled on flags of Niger's former colonial ruler France, whom they accuse of being behind the push for military action.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has been among the loudest bangers of the drums of war. In his capacity as ECOWAS chairperson, Tinubu has threatened the use of force if coup leaders don’t renounce power - and reverse the ousting of (France-friendly) former president Mohammed Bazoum.
The prospect of an imposed war with their fellow African brothers and sisters is not apparently one many Nigerians relish.
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Hundreds of Nigerians rallied in the northern city of Kano to denounce a possible military intervention in neighbouring Niger by West African regional body ECOWAS. Protesters waved Nigerien flags and trampled on flags of Niger's former colonial ruler France, whom they accuse of being behind the push for military action.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has been among the loudest bangers of the drums of war. In his capacity as ECOWAS chairperson, Tinubu has threatened the use of force if coup leaders don’t renounce power - and reverse the ousting of (France-friendly) former president Mohammed Bazoum.
The prospect of an imposed war with their fellow African brothers and sisters is not apparently one many Nigerians relish.
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OUR REACTION TO CNN ‘EXPERT’S’ TAKE ON NIGER
The speed at which Africa is realigning with the new multipolar world, finding its footing and expelling imperialists from the continent has left Western media breathless. Believing their own propaganda line - that Africans need the West for stability and growth - they are clutching at straws trying to understand Africa's self-confidence in reclaiming its destiny.
In this CNN interview, host Zain Asher echoes the West's fear of an awakened continent when she wonders why Nigeriens are happy to depose a 'democratically elected' leader, then asks DC think-tanker Aneliese Bernard if the coup in Niger can be somehow undone.
The African Stream team unpacks this Western narrative in our latest reaction video - go to our YouTube channel for the full version.
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The speed at which Africa is realigning with the new multipolar world, finding its footing and expelling imperialists from the continent has left Western media breathless. Believing their own propaganda line - that Africans need the West for stability and growth - they are clutching at straws trying to understand Africa's self-confidence in reclaiming its destiny.
In this CNN interview, host Zain Asher echoes the West's fear of an awakened continent when she wonders why Nigeriens are happy to depose a 'democratically elected' leader, then asks DC think-tanker Aneliese Bernard if the coup in Niger can be somehow undone.
The African Stream team unpacks this Western narrative in our latest reaction video - go to our YouTube channel for the full version.
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JIMMY DORE ON HOW U.S. BOOSTS TERROR IN AFRICA
Even as Washington criticises events in Niger, it’s reluctant to designate them as a 'coup’ - because that would interrupt the flow of dollars to US military programmes in the country. US law prohibits assistance to the government of any country whose elected head of state was deposed in a military coup or in a coup in which the military had a “decisive” role. The president can bypass this law by issuing a national security waiver, but this would prove problematic as it would have to be taken to Congress for approval by lawmakers.
Such legal hurdles have not prevented the cutting of “certain foreign assistance programmes benefitting the government of Niger,” according to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
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Even as Washington criticises events in Niger, it’s reluctant to designate them as a 'coup’ - because that would interrupt the flow of dollars to US military programmes in the country. US law prohibits assistance to the government of any country whose elected head of state was deposed in a military coup or in a coup in which the military had a “decisive” role. The president can bypass this law by issuing a national security waiver, but this would prove problematic as it would have to be taken to Congress for approval by lawmakers.
Such legal hurdles have not prevented the cutting of “certain foreign assistance programmes benefitting the government of Niger,” according to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
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Continued - JIMMY DORE ON HOW U.S. BOOSTS TERROR IN AFRICA
In this clip, US political commentator Jimmy Dore - reacting to an article on this topic - claims that, since the US began anti-terror programmes in Niger, terrorism has grown by a whopping 30,000%. And he digs deeper into the real reasons why the US is fretting about Niger so much.
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In this clip, US political commentator Jimmy Dore - reacting to an article on this topic - claims that, since the US began anti-terror programmes in Niger, terrorism has grown by a whopping 30,000%. And he digs deeper into the real reasons why the US is fretting about Niger so much.
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MELONI TO MACRON:
“AFRICA DOES NOT WANT YOU”
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Italy’s extreme-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is known for her despicable racist, anti-African views and links with fascism. But she was on the money here. Calling out France’s exploitation of Niger five years ago and blaming it for a surge in African migrants making the desperate journey to Europe. Obviously, her concern arises from her dislike for asylum seekers - her party, Brothers of Italy, has fascist roots. But when it comes to the cause of Europe’s migrant crisis - she isn’t wrong. She delivered this speech at an annual party conference in 2018 and also called out France’s destruction of Libya.
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“AFRICA DOES NOT WANT YOU”
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Italy’s extreme-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is known for her despicable racist, anti-African views and links with fascism. But she was on the money here. Calling out France’s exploitation of Niger five years ago and blaming it for a surge in African migrants making the desperate journey to Europe. Obviously, her concern arises from her dislike for asylum seekers - her party, Brothers of Italy, has fascist roots. But when it comes to the cause of Europe’s migrant crisis - she isn’t wrong. She delivered this speech at an annual party conference in 2018 and also called out France’s destruction of Libya.
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US HYPOCRISY IN LIBYA
The US Embassy in Libya has tweeted ‘concern’ after fighting ramped up in the North African country.
But isn’t this rich coming from one of the key arsonists that set Libya ablaze during the NATO-led intervention in 2011?
Since then, civil war has ravaged the country.
And things have just got a whole lot worse after the commander in charge of militia group 444 Brigade was arrested.
Mahmoud Hamza, was seized at Mitiga airport by the state-backed Special Deterrence Force.
Still, good to know America is urging ‘de-escalation.’
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The US Embassy in Libya has tweeted ‘concern’ after fighting ramped up in the North African country.
But isn’t this rich coming from one of the key arsonists that set Libya ablaze during the NATO-led intervention in 2011?
Since then, civil war has ravaged the country.
And things have just got a whole lot worse after the commander in charge of militia group 444 Brigade was arrested.
Mahmoud Hamza, was seized at Mitiga airport by the state-backed Special Deterrence Force.
Still, good to know America is urging ‘de-escalation.’
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ETHIOPIA'S AMHARA CONFLICT EXPLAINED
Ethiopia is embroiled in yet another fierce local conflict. This time the country's army is pitted against militia groups in the Amhara region.
The clashes were triggered by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's order to dismantle regional security forces. Mixed in with that, there are tensions still spilling over from the Tigray War.
We break down what’s happening.
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Ethiopia is embroiled in yet another fierce local conflict. This time the country's army is pitted against militia groups in the Amhara region.
The clashes were triggered by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's order to dismantle regional security forces. Mixed in with that, there are tensions still spilling over from the Tigray War.
We break down what’s happening.
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WOMEN’S WEDNESDAY: WINNIE MANDELA
In this episode of Women’s Wednesday, we celebrate Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Also fondly known as the ‘Mother of the Nation’ in her country South Africa, she was a fearless advocate of justice for her people. Her legacy illuminated the path for equality and she’s remembered in history books as a woman of courage, determination and change.
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In this episode of Women’s Wednesday, we celebrate Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Also fondly known as the ‘Mother of the Nation’ in her country South Africa, she was a fearless advocate of justice for her people. Her legacy illuminated the path for equality and she’s remembered in history books as a woman of courage, determination and change.
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CHILD SLAVERY IN DRC
The DRC is the world's leading mined-cobalt source. It’s also home to 40,000 child slaves - forced to work in extremely dangerous conditions in the country’s mines. Numerous children have had their lives cut short by tunnel collapses or suffered life-altering injuries.
Many of the enslaved children earn as little as $2 a day, or even nothing at all - being made to work under indentured servitude for debts they can’t possibly pay off.
Cobalt is used in lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from our phones to our laptops, cars and more. Some of that very same cobalt, mined by child slaves, could be in your hands right now.
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The DRC is the world's leading mined-cobalt source. It’s also home to 40,000 child slaves - forced to work in extremely dangerous conditions in the country’s mines. Numerous children have had their lives cut short by tunnel collapses or suffered life-altering injuries.
Many of the enslaved children earn as little as $2 a day, or even nothing at all - being made to work under indentured servitude for debts they can’t possibly pay off.
Cobalt is used in lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from our phones to our laptops, cars and more. Some of that very same cobalt, mined by child slaves, could be in your hands right now.
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ZIMBABWE LAND REFORM BEARING FRUITS
In the late 1990s, Zimbabwe embarked on an ambitious drive to redistribute some of the land stolen by White settler farmers to Africans. This ‘land reform’ aimed at correcting land-ownership imbalances rooted in the colonial occupation of the country by British settlers in the late 1800s.
In 1979, a few months before the country's independence, the British government signed the Lancaster House agreement with Zimbabwe's liberation movement - and the country's future leader, Robert Mugabe. Under this agreement, London committed to funding an equitable land-redistribution programme, but a decade later, it was clear it had reneged on its promise, forcing Harare to go it alone.
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In the late 1990s, Zimbabwe embarked on an ambitious drive to redistribute some of the land stolen by White settler farmers to Africans. This ‘land reform’ aimed at correcting land-ownership imbalances rooted in the colonial occupation of the country by British settlers in the late 1800s.
In 1979, a few months before the country's independence, the British government signed the Lancaster House agreement with Zimbabwe's liberation movement - and the country's future leader, Robert Mugabe. Under this agreement, London committed to funding an equitable land-redistribution programme, but a decade later, it was clear it had reneged on its promise, forcing Harare to go it alone.
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Continued - ZIMBABWE LAND REFORM BEARING FRUITS
The ‘land reform’ policy led to Zimbabwe being placed under sanctions by the West and being treated as a villain in the mainstream media.
There is a common, and often unquestioned, narrative that the land-reform programme has been a complete failure. It’s claimed that the land given to African farmers lies in total ruin because, apparently, Africans do not know how to farm. But is this really true? In this EXCLUSIVE interview with African Stream, Christopher Mutsvangwa, the spokesperson for Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF, addresses this question and highlights some of the oft-ignored successes of the land reform.
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The ‘land reform’ policy led to Zimbabwe being placed under sanctions by the West and being treated as a villain in the mainstream media.
There is a common, and often unquestioned, narrative that the land-reform programme has been a complete failure. It’s claimed that the land given to African farmers lies in total ruin because, apparently, Africans do not know how to farm. But is this really true? In this EXCLUSIVE interview with African Stream, Christopher Mutsvangwa, the spokesperson for Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF, addresses this question and highlights some of the oft-ignored successes of the land reform.
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BROTHERS KILLING BROTHERS
Movie scenes sometimes touch a nerve off-screen, making us think hard about real life.
This speech from The Final Comedown (1972) does precisely that, as the main character breaks down the contradictory nature of fighting people that look just like you and share the same struggles as you while your enemy that oppresses you both looks on with glee as you inadvertently do his dirty work.
This scene reminds us of today’s gang violence in inner cities in the United States, where Black and Hispanic men are socially conditioned to see other men that look just like them as their ‘ops’ through a culture that is promoted by white music executives who are happy to glorify violence that has little-to-no effect on their own day-to-day lives.
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Movie scenes sometimes touch a nerve off-screen, making us think hard about real life.
This speech from The Final Comedown (1972) does precisely that, as the main character breaks down the contradictory nature of fighting people that look just like you and share the same struggles as you while your enemy that oppresses you both looks on with glee as you inadvertently do his dirty work.
This scene reminds us of today’s gang violence in inner cities in the United States, where Black and Hispanic men are socially conditioned to see other men that look just like them as their ‘ops’ through a culture that is promoted by white music executives who are happy to glorify violence that has little-to-no effect on their own day-to-day lives.
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Continued - BROTHERS KILLING BROTHERS
It could easily be applied to the conflict in Sudan, where former allies, General al-Burhan and General Hemeti, are now destroying their country of birth for the sake of regional and world superpowers, whose interests lie in Sudan's resources and not with Sudan's people.
The scene ends with a profound message: if we are going to die, then let's die for a genuine cause - so “that the language of the young brothers and sisters coming behind us can be the dialogue of living men!”
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It could easily be applied to the conflict in Sudan, where former allies, General al-Burhan and General Hemeti, are now destroying their country of birth for the sake of regional and world superpowers, whose interests lie in Sudan's resources and not with Sudan's people.
The scene ends with a profound message: if we are going to die, then let's die for a genuine cause - so “that the language of the young brothers and sisters coming behind us can be the dialogue of living men!”
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‘A NIGER WAR BOOSTS BOKO HARAM’
No West African soldier is ready to die a foolish death in Niger.
That’s the opinion of Ghanaian journalist Kwesi Pratt, who warns any war would play into the hands of the Boko Haram insurgency sweeping the country.
The region is on tenterhooks following the Niger coup and subsequent ECOWAS threats to re-instate the western-aligned president by force.
Cool heads are needed!
Listen to Kwesi Pratt’s interview and tell us if you agree with him.
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No West African soldier is ready to die a foolish death in Niger.
That’s the opinion of Ghanaian journalist Kwesi Pratt, who warns any war would play into the hands of the Boko Haram insurgency sweeping the country.
The region is on tenterhooks following the Niger coup and subsequent ECOWAS threats to re-instate the western-aligned president by force.
Cool heads are needed!
Listen to Kwesi Pratt’s interview and tell us if you agree with him.
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BAZOUM TREASON CHARGE; NIGER LATEST
Niger’s military leaders have accused ousted president Bazoum of high treason. They intend to prosecute him after alleging he’s put the security of the country at risk. It’s the latest twist in the coup that unfolded three weeks ago with the threat of all-out war looming.
Increasingly clear is the West’s huge strategic interest in the African state. From gas pipelines to military bases, we break down the latest and why the stakes are so high.
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Niger’s military leaders have accused ousted president Bazoum of high treason. They intend to prosecute him after alleging he’s put the security of the country at risk. It’s the latest twist in the coup that unfolded three weeks ago with the threat of all-out war looming.
Increasingly clear is the West’s huge strategic interest in the African state. From gas pipelines to military bases, we break down the latest and why the stakes are so high.
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SEMPLE: AFRICA’S A
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER
Africa could be like the world's first Black boxing heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson. He beat all-comers from everywhere because he was strong.
That was the powerful message of pan-African icon Marcus Garvey, re-enacted in this clip by Guyana-born performer Ron Bobb-Semple.
The profound statement is simple. Africa can grow to be an unbeatable opponent if it is unified.
Semple is speaking at one of his famous one-man shows in New York in 1988.
And he really captures the spirit of Garvey, who was imprisoned by the U.S. government 70 years before.
Garvey's prosecution was the first of many substantial actions by former FBI Director Edgar Hoover against revolutionary Black leaders in the U.S.
This clip is testament to Garvey's influence on future generations.
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HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER
Africa could be like the world's first Black boxing heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson. He beat all-comers from everywhere because he was strong.
That was the powerful message of pan-African icon Marcus Garvey, re-enacted in this clip by Guyana-born performer Ron Bobb-Semple.
The profound statement is simple. Africa can grow to be an unbeatable opponent if it is unified.
Semple is speaking at one of his famous one-man shows in New York in 1988.
And he really captures the spirit of Garvey, who was imprisoned by the U.S. government 70 years before.
Garvey's prosecution was the first of many substantial actions by former FBI Director Edgar Hoover against revolutionary Black leaders in the U.S.
This clip is testament to Garvey's influence on future generations.
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PAN-AFRICANIST MARCUS GARVEY
Iconic Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey was born on this day (August 17) in Jamaica in 1887.
He became one of the movement’s most influential figures. And he inspired some of our favourites like Nkrumah and Malcolm X, whose parents were Garveyites. Garvey was a political activist, publisher, journalist and orator.
He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), a pan-African organisation with branches in many countries.
However, his dedication to African liberation during heightened racial oppression in the US put the arrow on his back.
Due to his massive influence throughout the Americas and beyond, he was a target for soon-to-be FBI director J Edgar Hoover.
He was tasked with destroying Garvey's mass movement and, in 1920, sent an undercover agent to infiltrate the UNIA-ACL.
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Iconic Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey was born on this day (August 17) in Jamaica in 1887.
He became one of the movement’s most influential figures. And he inspired some of our favourites like Nkrumah and Malcolm X, whose parents were Garveyites. Garvey was a political activist, publisher, journalist and orator.
He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), a pan-African organisation with branches in many countries.
However, his dedication to African liberation during heightened racial oppression in the US put the arrow on his back.
Due to his massive influence throughout the Americas and beyond, he was a target for soon-to-be FBI director J Edgar Hoover.
He was tasked with destroying Garvey's mass movement and, in 1920, sent an undercover agent to infiltrate the UNIA-ACL.
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AFRICAN COUNTRIES QUEUE FOR BRICS
More African countries are looking to forge links with BRICS.
The bloc is made up of the world’s biggest emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. But it wants to expand and invited several African nations to its recent foreign ministers meeting in Cape Town. Among them were representatives from Comoros, DRC, Gabon, Burundi and Guinea-Bissau.And there’s also talk of Egypt and Algeria joining its ranks soon.
So what’s the attraction?
A lot of nations need infrastructure to keep pace with their economic development and BRICS has launched a New Development Bank that can help do just that.
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More African countries are looking to forge links with BRICS.
The bloc is made up of the world’s biggest emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. But it wants to expand and invited several African nations to its recent foreign ministers meeting in Cape Town. Among them were representatives from Comoros, DRC, Gabon, Burundi and Guinea-Bissau.And there’s also talk of Egypt and Algeria joining its ranks soon.
So what’s the attraction?
A lot of nations need infrastructure to keep pace with their economic development and BRICS has launched a New Development Bank that can help do just that.
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Unlike loans from the IMF and World Bank - there don’t appear to be nasty conditions (austerity) attached. It also lends in local currencies to protect borrowing countries from a strengthening US dollar (and potential debt trap).
What’s more, the NDB is owned equally by BRICS members and non have veto powers (sounds democratic).
Fancy knowing a bit more?
Have a listen to South Africa’s foreign minister go through the bloc's goals and ambitions.
Spoiler alert: the words ‘fair’ and ‘sustainable’ get used.
By the way, there's also speculation BRICS will launch it’s own gold-linked currency - but that’s for another day!
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Unlike loans from the IMF and World Bank - there don’t appear to be nasty conditions (austerity) attached. It also lends in local currencies to protect borrowing countries from a strengthening US dollar (and potential debt trap).
What’s more, the NDB is owned equally by BRICS members and non have veto powers (sounds democratic).
Fancy knowing a bit more?
Have a listen to South Africa’s foreign minister go through the bloc's goals and ambitions.
Spoiler alert: the words ‘fair’ and ‘sustainable’ get used.
By the way, there's also speculation BRICS will launch it’s own gold-linked currency - but that’s for another day!
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GALLOWAY: NIGER'S FRENCH PROBLEM
Stealing other people’s things and putting lipstick on it. That’s how British former Member of Parliament George Galloway describes France’s exploitation of African countries. And it has a lot to do with the current anti-French sentiment sweeping the Sahel, whether it's financial oppression via the CFA franc or the extraction of resources.
Listen to Mr Galloway’s take on the colonial relationship that hasn’t ended.
Niger has joined a growing list of African nations calling for the French to leave. Only then will they be able to utilise their resources for their development.
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Stealing other people’s things and putting lipstick on it. That’s how British former Member of Parliament George Galloway describes France’s exploitation of African countries. And it has a lot to do with the current anti-French sentiment sweeping the Sahel, whether it's financial oppression via the CFA franc or the extraction of resources.
Listen to Mr Galloway’s take on the colonial relationship that hasn’t ended.
Niger has joined a growing list of African nations calling for the French to leave. Only then will they be able to utilise their resources for their development.
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