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🧵 Belgium’s destabilisation of the DRC is not just history, it continues today. https://t.co/MmKXh1q18b
The M23 (March 23) rebel group is among 100-plus militias vying for control in DRC’s mineral-rich east. Not only does it boast the most troops and heavy equipment, it also enjoys...
The International Monetary Fund has for a long time been dictating economic and development policy to African countries. It will grant them loans - but only if they privatise thei...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against tech giant Apple and its French and Belgian subsidiaries for using conflict minerals in its supply chain. C...
🧵 The US Department Of Defence(DOD) is the largest institutional consumer of petroleum and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases https://t.co/9EU3ktOUzC
FLIGHT DATA SHOWS UAE WEAPONS TRANSFER TO RSF Since April 2023, at least 86 flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Amdjarass in eastern Chad have reportedly transported ar...
Niger takes over Orano Former coloniser France has suffered another loss in Niger after the Sahel state's leaders reclaimed control of uranium mining from French nuclear giant Ora...
COLOMBIA APOLOGISES FOR MERCENARIES ROLE IN SUDAN WAR Following the discovery of Colombian identity papers by Sudan's army after an ambush, an investigative report by Colombian me...
A Thread 🧵 The head of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says threats against the court are jeopardising its operations https://t.co/Uu728uqFYc
Joe Biden is in Angola for his first-ever bilateral trip to Africa as US president. The two-day visit comes six weeks before he leaves the White House and it’s relevance has been...
A Thread 🧵 From 1915 to 1934, the United States occupied Haiti under the guise of ensuring stability and protecting it from European interference. However, according to the New Yo...
Chad gives France the Boot Chad has become the latest African state to end a defence cooperation pact with former coloniser France. In a Foreign Ministry statement issued on 28...