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A Libyan presidential hopeful Abdelhakim Baayo — first to register for Libya’s 2021 election — is accused of squandering sovereign wealth fund money while running a Spanish subsidiary. Auditors say he funneled €164k of company funds into a Madrid apartment now worth €750k. Baayo denies everything.
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A Libyan presidential hopeful Abdelhakim Baayo — first to register for Libya’s 2021 election — is accused of squandering sovereign wealth fund money while running a Spanish subsidiary. Auditors say he funneled €164k of company funds into a Madrid apartment now worth €750k. Baayo denies everything.
Sadly, Africa is home to just under one in four (23 per cent) of the world’s children but accounts for more than three out of four (76 per cent) of all children living in extreme poverty. www.unicef.org/reports/stat...
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Sadly, Africa is home to just under one in four (23 per cent) of the world’s children but accounts for more than three out of four (76 per cent) of all children living in extreme poverty. www.unicef.org/reports/stat...
fascinating correlation between conflict & human trafficing
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
fascinating correlation between conflict & human trafficing
Al-Qaeda–linked jihadists (JNIM) now control most rural areas and are choking off fuel supplies to Bamako.
A state collapse in Mali would open a new jihadist stronghold across the Sahel — from Burkina Faso to Senegal — with grave consequences for West Africa and Europe.
#Mali #Sahel #JNIM #Security
A state collapse in Mali would open a new jihadist stronghold across the Sahel — from Burkina Faso to Senegal — with grave consequences for West Africa and Europe.
#Mali #Sahel #JNIM #Security
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
As Sudan bleeds, its gold shines in Dubai and Geneva.
👉 90% of Sudan’s official gold exports go to the UAE.
👉 That gold often funds the RSF — accused of war crimes and ethnic massacres in Darfur.
👉 Switzerland imports record amounts of UAE gold — with uncertain origin.
#Sudan #UAE #ConflictGold
👉 90% of Sudan’s official gold exports go to the UAE.
👉 That gold often funds the RSF — accused of war crimes and ethnic massacres in Darfur.
👉 Switzerland imports record amounts of UAE gold — with uncertain origin.
#Sudan #UAE #ConflictGold
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
As Sudan bleeds, its gold shines in Dubai and Geneva.
👉 90% of Sudan’s official gold exports go to the UAE.
👉 That gold often funds the RSF — accused of war crimes and ethnic massacres in Darfur.
👉 Switzerland imports record amounts of UAE gold — with uncertain origin.
#Sudan #UAE #ConflictGold
👉 90% of Sudan’s official gold exports go to the UAE.
👉 That gold often funds the RSF — accused of war crimes and ethnic massacres in Darfur.
👉 Switzerland imports record amounts of UAE gold — with uncertain origin.
#Sudan #UAE #ConflictGold
Africa's Rising Purchasing Power. While global income growth has slowed, Sub-Saharan Africa has been quietly rewriting the playbook. Between 2008 and 2022, several economies have seen their real GDP per capita (PPP) surge, reflecting deeper shifts in productivity, policy, and people power
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Africa's Rising Purchasing Power. While global income growth has slowed, Sub-Saharan Africa has been quietly rewriting the playbook. Between 2008 and 2022, several economies have seen their real GDP per capita (PPP) surge, reflecting deeper shifts in productivity, policy, and people power
🔋 New research reveals that in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s cobalt-mining sector:
• 36.8 % of artisanal miners are in forced labour.
• 9.2 % are child labourers.
• Average daily wage: US $3.28 (men ≈ $3.52; women ≈ $1.84).
#HumanRights #BatterySupplyChain #Cobalt #GreenTransition
• 36.8 % of artisanal miners are in forced labour.
• 9.2 % are child labourers.
• Average daily wage: US $3.28 (men ≈ $3.52; women ≈ $1.84).
#HumanRights #BatterySupplyChain #Cobalt #GreenTransition
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🔋 New research reveals that in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s cobalt-mining sector:
• 36.8 % of artisanal miners are in forced labour.
• 9.2 % are child labourers.
• Average daily wage: US $3.28 (men ≈ $3.52; women ≈ $1.84).
#HumanRights #BatterySupplyChain #Cobalt #GreenTransition
• 36.8 % of artisanal miners are in forced labour.
• 9.2 % are child labourers.
• Average daily wage: US $3.28 (men ≈ $3.52; women ≈ $1.84).
#HumanRights #BatterySupplyChain #Cobalt #GreenTransition
🚨 Reports emerge of mass killings in Darfur, Sudan — with growing fears of a new genocide unfolding. Civilians targeted, humanitarian aid blocked, and the world watching. We must act now, not later. #Darfur #Sudan #GenocideWatch
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🚨 Reports emerge of mass killings in Darfur, Sudan — with growing fears of a new genocide unfolding. Civilians targeted, humanitarian aid blocked, and the world watching. We must act now, not later. #Darfur #Sudan #GenocideWatch
Russia’s Wagner mission in Mali: more chaos, a humiliating retreat, zero results.
#Russia #Wagner #Mali #Sahel #Geopolitics
#Russia #Wagner #Mali #Sahel #Geopolitics
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Russia’s Wagner mission in Mali: more chaos, a humiliating retreat, zero results.
#Russia #Wagner #Mali #Sahel #Geopolitics
#Russia #Wagner #Mali #Sahel #Geopolitics
#Russia has reasserted itself in Africa—reviving Cold War-era ties with a new face: mercenaries. The Wagner Group and its successor, Africa Corps, blend military muscle with crime, smuggling, and disinfo ops—reshaping power in the Sahel & beyond. We need a strategy! thanks to #Stanyard(2025)
April 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#Russia has reasserted itself in Africa—reviving Cold War-era ties with a new face: mercenaries. The Wagner Group and its successor, Africa Corps, blend military muscle with crime, smuggling, and disinfo ops—reshaping power in the Sahel & beyond. We need a strategy! thanks to #Stanyard(2025)
As the U.S. scales back its global influence, Russia is ramping up its propaganda budget to a staggering $27 million per week in 2025. The Chinese Communist Party allocated $7.9 billion in 2023 for "diplomatic endeavors" - meaning external propaganda. Does America First mean America Last?
March 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As the U.S. scales back its global influence, Russia is ramping up its propaganda budget to a staggering $27 million per week in 2025. The Chinese Communist Party allocated $7.9 billion in 2023 for "diplomatic endeavors" - meaning external propaganda. Does America First mean America Last?
How does Russia capture states in Africa? It starts with a blueprint tested in the Central African Republic (CAR): prop up a criminalized regime, seize military power, plunder resources, and rule by terror. Now, the Kremlin’s proxy war for influence is accelerating across the continent.
March 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
How does Russia capture states in Africa? It starts with a blueprint tested in the Central African Republic (CAR): prop up a criminalized regime, seize military power, plunder resources, and rule by terror. Now, the Kremlin’s proxy war for influence is accelerating across the continent.
As the U.S. scales back its global security role, Russia is expanding footprint in Africa—mainly through mercenaries and disinformation. Since 2005, at least seven Russian PMCs have carried out 34 operations in 16 countries, with Wagner Group leading the charge. #Africa #Russia #USA
March 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨 USAID funding cuts have life-or-death consequences. 🚨
This isn’t just numbers. It’s lives. #USAID #GlobalHealth
This isn’t just numbers. It’s lives. #USAID #GlobalHealth
March 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🚨 USAID funding cuts have life-or-death consequences. 🚨
This isn’t just numbers. It’s lives. #USAID #GlobalHealth
This isn’t just numbers. It’s lives. #USAID #GlobalHealth
History in making
February 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
History in making
The more authoritarian a country becomes, the more unstable and prone to violence it gets. #Trump should take note. #OECD #FragilityReport2025
February 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The more authoritarian a country becomes, the more unstable and prone to violence it gets. #Trump should take note. #OECD #FragilityReport2025
As #Russia expands its media influence in Africa—radio stations, news sites, and RT pushing pro-Kremlin narratives—the US under Trump is retreating. While Moscow cements its grip on public opinion, Washington is in full retreat. #Disinformation #RussiaInAfrica
February 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
As #Russia expands its media influence in Africa—radio stations, news sites, and RT pushing pro-Kremlin narratives—the US under Trump is retreating. While Moscow cements its grip on public opinion, Washington is in full retreat. #Disinformation #RussiaInAfrica
here the latest polls from Germany, dated 15.2.2025
February 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
here the latest polls from Germany, dated 15.2.2025
