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Confederation of Sahel States and Disintegration of ECOWAS

... agreements with the AES countries in areas such as mining, industrial construction and others. While Russia focuses primarily on food security (Moscow shipped 50,000 tonnes of free grain to the Sahel in 2023) and developing the digital economy, China and Turkey are making inroads into energy production and mining precious and rare-earth metals. Moreover, Niger’s agreement to bring the extraction of these resources under the Confederation’s control reflects the trio’s willingness for deeper cooperation with Beijing and Ankara. *** Without a doubt, the decision of the three nations to exit ECOWAS ...

18.09.2024

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Nuclear geopolitics. Shifting sands along Africa’s Uranium Road

... secretary of state Colin Powell and British prime minister Tony Blair in their effort to talk up the nuclear threat that would sell the president George Bush $3 trillion Iraq war. The “yellow cake” in question was alleged to have come from Niger, which has a historic contractual relationship with the French state owned uranium mining and processing industry. Some American media outlets, including Time magazine, dismissed the claim at the onset as being false. The consequences of the $3 ...

19.02.2014

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)