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🇲🇱 Mali adopts new mining code that boosts state interests
Mali adopted a new mining code on Tuesday that mining sector officials said would channel a greater share of revenue to state coffers and increase state and private Malian interests in new projects.
The government announced the review of the mining code in January after it said an internal audit had shown that Mali was not receiving a fair slice of profits while granting too many tax breaks.
The new code now allows the government to take a 10% stake in mining projects and the option to buy an additional 20% within the first two years of commercial production. A further 5% stake could be ceded to locals, taking state and private Malian interests in new projects to 35%, from up to 20% today.
Meanwhile certain tax exemptions have been abolished.
#Mali
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Mali adopted a new mining code on Tuesday that mining sector officials said would channel a greater share of revenue to state coffers and increase state and private Malian interests in new projects.
The government announced the review of the mining code in January after it said an internal audit had shown that Mali was not receiving a fair slice of profits while granting too many tax breaks.
The new code now allows the government to take a 10% stake in mining projects and the option to buy an additional 20% within the first two years of commercial production. A further 5% stake could be ceded to locals, taking state and private Malian interests in new projects to 35%, from up to 20% today.
Meanwhile certain tax exemptions have been abolished.
#Mali
@africaintel
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As I have talked about before, the West doesn't fear BRICS, they don't fear the pivot to the Global South; they have anticipated it and are helping orchestrate it. What they fear, and what they are trying very hard to prevent, is that this shift results in a shift in HOW the global economy is managed; a shift in the neoliberal paradigm. And that is exactly the shift we need to be promoting.
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🇲🇱🇧🇫🇺🇳🇳🇪 Mali, Burkina Faso call on UN, African Union to prevent military action in Niger
Mali and Burkina Faso asked the UN and African Union on Tuesday to prevent by all possible means any military intervention in Niger.
In a joint letter addressed to the African Union Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council, the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso and Mali, Olivia Rouamba and Abdoulaye Diop, said the extent of the consequences of military intervention “would be unpredictable.”
In the letter, the two countries reaffirmed their readiness “to search for diplomatic and negotiated solutions to ensure peace and stability in the region and Niger.”
#Mali #BurkinaFaso #UN #Niger
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Mali and Burkina Faso asked the UN and African Union on Tuesday to prevent by all possible means any military intervention in Niger.
In a joint letter addressed to the African Union Peace and Security Council and the UN Security Council, the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso and Mali, Olivia Rouamba and Abdoulaye Diop, said the extent of the consequences of military intervention “would be unpredictable.”
In the letter, the two countries reaffirmed their readiness “to search for diplomatic and negotiated solutions to ensure peace and stability in the region and Niger.”
#Mali #BurkinaFaso #UN #Niger
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Ballot box in Malaysia unsealed before voting is over, and I am seeing reports of tampering elsewhere as well. NED is a problem
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'Small and medium–sized enterprises in the EU have only one big enemy - the EU Commission and the majority in this parliament,' said the MEP from Croatia Mislav Kolakusic.
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NEW - 50 masked and hoodie-wearing criminals stormed a Nordstrom store in California and looted the place nearly dry.
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🇳🇪 Major Pipeline projects and coup d'état in Niger
Since the coup in Niger took place, many Western and African nations stared to voice their concern regarding many things: uranium and other resources import from Niger, airspace closure and elongated fly time to and from some countries in different parts of Africa, threat of a second Great war of Africa and deterioration of situation with terrorism, etc.
🔻One of such concerns was voiced regarding the major oil and gas pipeline projects that cross the Nigerien territory or start there. Such major projects are Niger-Benin oil pipeline, Niger-Chad oil pipeline (that connects to the Chad-Cameroon pipeline) and Trans-Saharan gas pipeline. ECOWAS and Western nations were first to voice their concerns with the fate of these projects.
However, just like with the uranium (which continues to be exported from Niger and companies like Orano continue their work in the republic) the situation with pipelines remains the same no matter the coup.
▪️With Niger-Benin pipeline everything is clear. The Benin government itself told that Niger-Benin oil pipeline is not impacted by sanctions, the projects was not abandoned and is still under construction. The most recent news indicate that the pipeline is ready for 75% and should be finished soon.
▪️The situation with Niger-Chad and Trans-Saharan pipelines is different. Many western outlets started to cry that projects are under threat of being canceled. Which is funny, because even before the coup the fate of these projects was a mystery.
The Niger-Chad pipeline is presumed to be shelved, because there were no news since 2019. And in 2019 Chad authorities informed that the project, most likely, was stopped in favour of Niger-Benin pipeline. The official explanation given for the project's "cancellation" was concerns about attacks by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area.
With the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline the situation almost the same, except that the project was and is in work. The idea of the Trans-Saharan pipeline was first proposed in the 1970s. In 2000s the preparations to build it began. However latest news are from autumn of 2022. And they were about the singing of memorandum of understanding between Nigeria, Niger and Algeria. So the project remained quite vague even before the coup. And there's no confirmation of its cancelation.
🔻All in all, these "concerns" about the major pipeline projects are just another attempt to pressure Niger's military authorities to take a more favorable position in the international relations in order to bargain for better terms with the junta.
The same as with the situation with "invasion" or concerns of toppled president Bazoum's health.
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#Niger #Map
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Since the coup in Niger took place, many Western and African nations stared to voice their concern regarding many things: uranium and other resources import from Niger, airspace closure and elongated fly time to and from some countries in different parts of Africa, threat of a second Great war of Africa and deterioration of situation with terrorism, etc.
🔻One of such concerns was voiced regarding the major oil and gas pipeline projects that cross the Nigerien territory or start there. Such major projects are Niger-Benin oil pipeline, Niger-Chad oil pipeline (that connects to the Chad-Cameroon pipeline) and Trans-Saharan gas pipeline. ECOWAS and Western nations were first to voice their concerns with the fate of these projects.
However, just like with the uranium (which continues to be exported from Niger and companies like Orano continue their work in the republic) the situation with pipelines remains the same no matter the coup.
▪️With Niger-Benin pipeline everything is clear. The Benin government itself told that Niger-Benin oil pipeline is not impacted by sanctions, the projects was not abandoned and is still under construction. The most recent news indicate that the pipeline is ready for 75% and should be finished soon.
▪️The situation with Niger-Chad and Trans-Saharan pipelines is different. Many western outlets started to cry that projects are under threat of being canceled. Which is funny, because even before the coup the fate of these projects was a mystery.
The Niger-Chad pipeline is presumed to be shelved, because there were no news since 2019. And in 2019 Chad authorities informed that the project, most likely, was stopped in favour of Niger-Benin pipeline. The official explanation given for the project's "cancellation" was concerns about attacks by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area.
With the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline the situation almost the same, except that the project was and is in work. The idea of the Trans-Saharan pipeline was first proposed in the 1970s. In 2000s the preparations to build it began. However latest news are from autumn of 2022. And they were about the singing of memorandum of understanding between Nigeria, Niger and Algeria. So the project remained quite vague even before the coup. And there's no confirmation of its cancelation.
🔻All in all, these "concerns" about the major pipeline projects are just another attempt to pressure Niger's military authorities to take a more favorable position in the international relations in order to bargain for better terms with the junta.
The same as with the situation with "invasion" or concerns of toppled president Bazoum's health.
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#Niger #Map
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💰🪖 Western weapons manufacturers are popping champagne corks over record sales with total revenues hitting $400 billion for last year. According to media reports, this coming year-end will see that record figure exceeded by another salivating $50 billion.
Ukraine may be resembling a bloodbath, as we noted in last week’s editorial. But apparently, Western military corporations are swimming in a bonanza of profits and stock market investments.
Most of this lucrative new business stems from NATO’s proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, which is heading toward its second year. There is no sign of a diplomatic effort from the West or the Kiev regime it sponsors to end the bloodshed.
The main corporate beneficiaries making a financial killing from Ukraine are by far the American firms. They include such behemoths as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and RTX (formerly Raytheon). But also enjoying soaring profits are arms makers in other NATO countries: BAE in the United Kingdom, Airbus in France, Netherlands and Spain, Leonardo in Italy, and Germany’s Rheinmetall.
This week the Joe Biden administration requested another $24 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded aid to Ukraine. It’s hard to keep track of the money flowing from NATO countries to prop up the Nazi regime in Kiev. Even the NATO authorities don’t seem to know the precise figures, such is the rampant corruption that is inevitably associated with the vast doling of funds. But estimates of total U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine range from $150 billion to $200 billion over the past year alone.
Western capitalism is at once a sponsor and an addict of war 🛑
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#military #MIC #ProxyWar #Ukraine #UnitedStates
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Ukraine may be resembling a bloodbath, as we noted in last week’s editorial. But apparently, Western military corporations are swimming in a bonanza of profits and stock market investments.
Most of this lucrative new business stems from NATO’s proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, which is heading toward its second year. There is no sign of a diplomatic effort from the West or the Kiev regime it sponsors to end the bloodshed.
The main corporate beneficiaries making a financial killing from Ukraine are by far the American firms. They include such behemoths as Lockheed Martin, Boeing and RTX (formerly Raytheon). But also enjoying soaring profits are arms makers in other NATO countries: BAE in the United Kingdom, Airbus in France, Netherlands and Spain, Leonardo in Italy, and Germany’s Rheinmetall.
This week the Joe Biden administration requested another $24 billion in U.S. taxpayer-funded aid to Ukraine. It’s hard to keep track of the money flowing from NATO countries to prop up the Nazi regime in Kiev. Even the NATO authorities don’t seem to know the precise figures, such is the rampant corruption that is inevitably associated with the vast doling of funds. But estimates of total U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine range from $150 billion to $200 billion over the past year alone.
💬 Read more in this week’s Editorial
#military #MIC #ProxyWar #Ukraine #UnitedStates
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War is a Racket… U.S. and NATO Arms Industries Make Record $400 BILLION in Sales from Proxy War With Russia
Western capitalism is at once a sponsor and an addict of war. ❗️Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Western weapons manufacturers are popping champagne corks over record sales with total revenues hitting $400 billion for last year. According to media reports…
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🇬🇭🇳🇪 Ghana opposition is against invasion plans
Opposition lawmakers in Ghana have expressed concern over the Ecowas plans to potentially launch military action in Niger as part of efforts to restore constitutional order in the country. The lawmakers are demanding Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo to immediately stop all preparatory mobilisation towards deploying Ghanaian soldiers.
President Akufo-Addo doesn't have a mandate from the Ghanaian people in this matter. We do not believe a military intervention is the way forward,” Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a member of parliament’s foreign affairs committee told.
The country’s minority lawmakers hold the view that diplomacy and constructive dialogue should be explored.
“Ghana's gallant soldiers must be kept far away from the looming bloodbath and escalating geopolitical confrontation which is bound to explode with far-reaching consequences for stability in an already volatile region,” Ablakwa said.
#Ghana #Niger
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Opposition lawmakers in Ghana have expressed concern over the Ecowas plans to potentially launch military action in Niger as part of efforts to restore constitutional order in the country. The lawmakers are demanding Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo to immediately stop all preparatory mobilisation towards deploying Ghanaian soldiers.
President Akufo-Addo doesn't have a mandate from the Ghanaian people in this matter. We do not believe a military intervention is the way forward,” Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a member of parliament’s foreign affairs committee told.
The country’s minority lawmakers hold the view that diplomacy and constructive dialogue should be explored.
“Ghana's gallant soldiers must be kept far away from the looming bloodbath and escalating geopolitical confrontation which is bound to explode with far-reaching consequences for stability in an already volatile region,” Ablakwa said.
#Ghana #Niger
@africaintel
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🇩🇪 Germany is getting closer to legalising the recreational use of marijuana.
The German government approved legislation which would permit adults to buy and possess small amounts of the drug. The bill is now in the hands of the Bundestag which needs to give its approval before the law can take effect.
🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/world/europe/germany-legal-marijuana.html
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The German government approved legislation which would permit adults to buy and possess small amounts of the drug. The bill is now in the hands of the Bundestag which needs to give its approval before the law can take effect.
🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/world/europe/germany-legal-marijuana.html
https://archive.ph/SvMmt
NY Times
Germany Takes Step Toward Legalizing Marijuana
The government signed off on legislation that would allow adults to buy and possess small amounts of cannabis. Parliament still needs to approve the measure.
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