The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is selling off his country’s gold reserves. Some of it has passed through a secretive operation in East Africa, a gambit that evades U.S. sanctions. On two early-March flights, at least 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 million moved from Venezuela to a refinery […]
REVEALED: The U.S. Military’s 36 Code-Named Operations in Africa…
Many Americans first became aware of U.S. military operations in Africa in October 2017, after the Islamic State ambushed American troops near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing four U.S. soldiers and wounding two others. Just after the attack, U.S. Africa Command said U.S. troops were providing “advice and assistance” to local counterparts. Later, it would become […]
U.S. Embassy Bamako: Two Navy Seals, Two Marines Face Multiple Charges in Melgar Death…
This is a follow-up to our post in October 2017 about the death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar who was found dead in his room at post housing in Bamako, Mali on June 4, 2017. Two members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team Six were reportedly under investigation in his death. (see U.S.Embassy […]
Visualizing China’s Belt and Road Investment Map…
The fifth anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was recently marked in Beijing. This 900 billion U.S. dollar transcontinental development project was launched in the autumn of 2013 when president Xi Jinping proposed the building of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road – the two main segments […]
South Africa’s Deadly Involvement in the Saudi War on Yemen…
As South African President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded visits this month to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, securing $10bn worth of investment from each country, questions arise as to what price tag is attached to these investments. South Africa’s arms exports to both Gulf countries have grown since the beginning of […]
Secret U.S. Wars in Africa…
Under the pretense of waging their ‘war of terror’ U.S. Special Forces use lots of money and murky legal authorities to worm themselves into the intestines of Africa. Their secret action is likely to lead to more instability and is endangering the peoples of Africa and their governments. In a recent interview Seymour Hersh spoke […]
“Where many Americans see illegal intruders, Democrats see future voters” by Pat Buchanan…
Reflecting its frustration, the White House press office declared: “We can’t deport them, we can’t separate them, we can’t detain them, we can’t prosecute them. What (the Democrats) want is a radical open-border policy that lets everyone out into the interior of this country with virtually no documentation whatsoever.” Where many Americans see illegal intruders, […]
A Guide to the Pentagon’s Shadowy Network of Bases in Africa…
On Feb. 27, 2017, American special operations forces and their partners kicked off the Flintlock training exercise at sites across North and West Africa. More than 2,000 troops from the United States and more than 20 other countries would spend almost three weeks running through drills, sharing skills and best practices for dealing with terrorists […]
UN Knew for Over a Decade About Sex-for-Food Scandal Involving 15 Top Charities…
The United Nations knew of charity workers offering refugees food in exchange for sexual favours for more than a decade, it has been revealed. An 84-page report on ‘food-for-sex’ practices in West African refugee camps was compiled and handed over to the UN in 2002, but was never published. It claims that workers at more […]