A Project to Light Up Central Africa by 2030

The rates of electrification in Africa are appallingly low. A total of 580 million Africans lack electricity, according to the International Energy Organization, and the worst affected countries are in Central Africa. In Niger, only 3 % of the population has access to electricity; in Chad 9%; in Liberia 11%; in Burkina Faso 20%; in Mauritania 30% and Mali 40%, while […]

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China Plans Maglev System To Travel at 650 km/h

The Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and the Hong Kong Special Administration Region are planning to design and build a maglev train system with a speed of 650 km per hour, that will link all three cities, and then extend elsewhere in China. The plan was disclosed at an Aug. 5 transportation infrastructure forum in Guangzhou, organized by the Chinese Academy […]

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Niger Is Part of the Revolt of the Global South

The July 26 coup in Niger is the latest manifestation of the rejection of the West’s Malthusian policy sweeping over the global South. It is the fourth coup in West Africa, that has nearly liberated francophone Africa from France. On Aug. 6, Niger’s military leaders addressed a rally of tens of thousands of supporters in the national stadium. The same […]

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On the Eve of a Historical Meeting, Everybody Wants to Join the BRICS

On August 22-24, the BRICS Summit will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, and despite ongoing blackmail and pressure tactics coming from London and Washington, the heads of state or government of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa will take up their agenda of: 1) the expansion of the BRICS into “BRICS-Plus,” establishing the mechanism for inclusion of the […]

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The BRICS, De-dollarization and Reserve Currencies

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by RT on Aug. 4, brought some clarity to the widely discussed issue of a “BRICS” currency. Introduction of a single BRICS currency is impossible right now but this does not mean that the issue should not be discussed, Peskov said. “Certainly, expert discussions are underway about the possibility, expediency and feasibility of plans to […]

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High Time to Reverse the De-Industrialization of Germany!

The IMF’s most recent placing of Germany at the tail end of leading industrial nations, with a minus 0.3% GDP growth in 2023, is just one spectacular indicator of the deepening depression in the country. The assessment of the Munich-based research institute Ifo, a member of the government’s chief economic advisory council, is that “the situation of the German economy […]

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Clintel Group Argues To Stop Disinformation, There Is No Climate Emergency

Responding to the massive terror propaganda blaming human activity for the “unprecedented” extreme weather with storms in northern Italy and high temperatures in southern Italy (and southern Europe), the Italian Clintel group issued a statement July 30 refuting the campaign and characterizing climate policies as destructive. The statement is signed by Uberto Crescenti, Professor Emeritus of Applied Geology, University of […]

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Delivery of Cluster Bombs to Ukraine Seals the Moral Bankruptcy of NATO

The over-hyped NATO Summit finally took place last week in Vilnius, Lithuania, with the expected talk about the “victory” of the West’s “rules-based order”. The reality, however, is that we have arrived at the end of the era in which the “unipolar world” was hegemonic and undisputed. The NATO final communiqué contains the standard attacks on Russia as the enemy […]

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