Tag: global affairs

• Deadly Terror Networks And Drug Cartels Use Huge Banks To Finance Their Crimes. These Secret Documents Show How The Banks Profit.

  September 21, 2020

  Thousands of secret “suspicious activity reports” offer a never-before-seen picture of corruption and complicity — and how the government lets it flourish. And the US government, despite its vast powers,… more ›

• ‘It’s So Essential’: WeChat Ban Makes U.S.-China Standoff Personal

  September 20, 2020

  When downloads of the Chinese-owned messaging service are barred in the U.S. starting at midnight on Sunday, the feud between the countries will hit home for millions of people. The… more ›

• ‘The only way to stop violence’: why protesters are unmasking Belarus police

  September 20, 2020

  Since the beginning of the protests, which followed rigged elections on 9 August, the majority of police, security officers from the feared KGB, and other officers targeting protesters have hidden behind masks or… more ›

• Belarus could bring down ‘another iron curtain’ across Europe

  September 20, 2020

  A United Nations investigator has warned of the danger of “another iron curtain” falling across Europe during an ill-tempered debate in Geneva on alleged human rights violations in Belarus. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/18/belarus-could-bring-down-another-iron-curtain-across-europe more ›

• The European Union may soon get its own Magnitsky Act to target human rights abusers

  September 20, 2020

  Amid a global assault on human rights stretching from Belarus to Hong Kong to Yemen, the European Union signaled yesterday that it may act to deter corrupt kleptocrats and state… more ›

• Tom Burgis: ‘The rise of kleptocrats fueled by destablising the truth on social media

  September 20, 2020

  How can African nations stop the looting of their natural wealth by rogue politicians and an international band of financial predators? How do you join the dots between illegal gold-mining… more ›

• Mozambique: Sophistication of Islamic insurgency threatens LNG plans

  September 20, 2020

  Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jammah (ASWJ) has developed into a well-equipped and coordinated insurgency and is now closing the capability gap with Mozambican security forces. https://www.theafricareport.com/38238/mozambique-sophistication-of-islamic-insurgency-threatens-lng-plans/ more ›

• USA’s DFC approves transactions to Mozambique totalling $1.7 billion

  September 20, 2020

  The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Donald Trump’s secret weapon to counter Chinese influence in Africa, has devoted almost half of its new investment funding to natural gas projects… more ›

• Death of DRC’s Lumumba: ‘The Belgians weren’t the only bad guys’, says daughter Juliana

  September 20, 2020

  A Belgian court announced that it would return Patrice Émery Lumumba’s tooth to his family. Juliana Lumumba, daughter of the hero of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s independence, spoke… more ›

• Can ICC chief prosecutor Bensouda hit back at President Trump?

  September 20, 2020

  A climate of fear reigns in The Hague following Washington’s move to blacklist the ICC prosecutor in response to the institution’s opening of an inquiry into war crimes and crimes… more ›