Forwarded from Africa Intel
🇰🇪 Protests in Kenya amid manifestations ban
Kenyan police on Monday fired teargas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive week of protests against the government and high food prices.
The clashes broke out as Odinga's convoy passed through a neighbourhood in the capital Nairobi. Hundreds of supporters had gathered around the convoy shouting "Ruto must go," in reference to President William Ruto.
Odinga, who lost to Ruto in last August's election, is seeking to channel frustrations about inflation into a durable movement against the president. He has vowed to press ahead with protests every Monday and Thursday, despite police banning the demonstrations.
In separate incidents on Monday, unidentified people vandalised a property belonging to Odinga's family and another owned by former president Uhuru Kenyatta, who supported Odinga in last year's election.
#Kenya
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Kenyan police on Monday fired teargas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive week of protests against the government and high food prices.
The clashes broke out as Odinga's convoy passed through a neighbourhood in the capital Nairobi. Hundreds of supporters had gathered around the convoy shouting "Ruto must go," in reference to President William Ruto.
Odinga, who lost to Ruto in last August's election, is seeking to channel frustrations about inflation into a durable movement against the president. He has vowed to press ahead with protests every Monday and Thursday, despite police banning the demonstrations.
In separate incidents on Monday, unidentified people vandalised a property belonging to Odinga's family and another owned by former president Uhuru Kenyatta, who supported Odinga in last year's election.
#Kenya
@africaintel
Middle Nation
Self-destructiveness of immoral decisions
Consider this — if you believe it is true — alongside the above chart about the trends in American values; and what this potentially means for the trajectory of the country
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European Union approves law to ban sales of new "CO2-emitting" cars by 2035.
Nice.
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bp-and-adnoc-buying-stake-in-israels-newmed-for-nearly-3-99-billion/
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bp-and-adnoc-buying-stake-in-israels-newmed-for-nearly-3-99-billion/
Offshore Energy
BP and ADNOC buying stake in Israel’s NewMed for nearly $3.99 billion
BP and ADNOC have made a non-binding offer to take NewMed private through an acquisition of the free float and Delek’s partial stake.
Middle Nation
Nice. https://www.offshore-energy.biz/bp-and-adnoc-buying-stake-in-israels-newmed-for-nearly-3-99-billion/
Note the fact also that Abu Dhabi is already a top shareholder of BP
Forwarded from Information Retrieval (Joao)
The Patriot Act on steroids: D.C. Uniparty wants to use anti-TikTok legislation as Trojan horse for censorship and surveillance
https://dossier.substack.com/p/the-patriot-act-on-steroids-dc-uniparty
https://dossier.substack.com/p/the-patriot-act-on-steroids-dc-uniparty
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The Patriot Act on steroids: D.C. Uniparty wants to use anti-TikTok legislation as Trojan horse for censorship and surveillance
Beltway lawmakers are setting up a smokescreen to curtail rights.
We are going to be seeing an epic, and undoubtedly savage, battle to determine dominion over Africa in the next few years. Insha'Allah, I hope to talk about this more in future videos. There are many hopeful signs that individual leaders are turning away from the West, and intent on charting an independent course; and I would like to err on the side of optimism — but history makes that risky. Which way Africa goes will determine whether or not Western-centric power's life span is extended or shortened. It is imperative that connections, bridges, and networks of support and collaboration are built between the Muslim world and Africa, as well as other states across the Global South.
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African countries are beginning to recognize their national interests and are breaking away from the West’s forcefully imposed democratic world order, Oleg Ozerov, the head of the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, claimed in an exclusive interview with RT.
Speaking to Oksana Boyko, Ozerov noted that African-Russian relations have been on a significant upswing in recent years and that Russia is treating its African partners dramatically differently than Western countries have retained a colonial mindset in their dealings with the continent.
This mindset “manifests itself in the form of patronizing attitudes, lecturing and moralizing, insisting that the Western model alone should be accepted as a gift from the gods by our African friends,” the diplomat explained, adding that this “aura of arrogance” is backed by a desire to keep African nations dependent on the West
Speaking to Oksana Boyko, Ozerov noted that African-Russian relations have been on a significant upswing in recent years and that Russia is treating its African partners dramatically differently than Western countries have retained a colonial mindset in their dealings with the continent.
This mindset “manifests itself in the form of patronizing attitudes, lecturing and moralizing, insisting that the Western model alone should be accepted as a gift from the gods by our African friends,” the diplomat explained, adding that this “aura of arrogance” is backed by a desire to keep African nations dependent on the West
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Forwarded from Disclose.tv
NEW - Saudi Arabia joins China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner — a first step to full membership.
https://www.disclose.tv/id/100144/
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https://www.disclose.tv/id/100144/
@disclosetv
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Germany’s National Debt Hits Record High — Berlin
The country’s Federal Statistical Office has reported that debt rose to €2.37 trillion ($2.57 trillion) due to high spending during the Coronavirus pandemic, and the ongoing energy crisis.
The country’s Federal Statistical Office has reported that debt rose to €2.37 trillion ($2.57 trillion) due to high spending during the Coronavirus pandemic, and the ongoing energy crisis.
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Key Asian bloc looking to dump dollar and euro – media
The ASEAN economic union reportedly wants to protect transactions from “possible geopolitical repercussions”
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to discuss dropping the US dollar, euro, yen and pound sterling from transactions and moving to settlements in local currencies, according to the news magazine Tempo.
An official meeting of ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors kicked off on Tuesday in Indonesia. A regional grouping that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its members, ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
“Efforts to reduce dependence on major currencies through the Local Currency Transaction (LCT) scheme will be discussed. This is an extension of the previous Local Currency Settlement (LCS) scheme that has already begun to be implemented between ASEAN members,” said the report.
Tempo specified that a digital cross-border payments system, allowing ASEAN member states to use local currencies in trade, would be expanded further. An agreement on such cooperation was reached between Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand in November 2022.
The ASEAN economic union reportedly wants to protect transactions from “possible geopolitical repercussions”
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to discuss dropping the US dollar, euro, yen and pound sterling from transactions and moving to settlements in local currencies, according to the news magazine Tempo.
An official meeting of ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors kicked off on Tuesday in Indonesia. A regional grouping that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its members, ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
“Efforts to reduce dependence on major currencies through the Local Currency Transaction (LCT) scheme will be discussed. This is an extension of the previous Local Currency Settlement (LCS) scheme that has already begun to be implemented between ASEAN members,” said the report.
Tempo specified that a digital cross-border payments system, allowing ASEAN member states to use local currencies in trade, would be expanded further. An agreement on such cooperation was reached between Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand in November 2022.
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