Tag: Africa

Is Mali about to Collapse?

Posted on by Lone Candle

Mali’s military junta decided to make its military supporter Russia instead of France. Now it is facing a country-wide coordinated attack from terrorists and ethno-national rebels that the military was not ready for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdamyTthomc

Wagner COLLAPSES in Mali! Rebels Stunning Attack!

Posted on by Lone Candle

Mali is losing territory to Islamist and terrorist forces. Russia has forces there helping the government, but they are failing to prevent this. Mali’s government previously rejected Western help in favor of Russia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXgqHgXbHYU

Trump may send Afghan allies who were promised new lives in the U.S. to Congo instead, advocacy group says

Posted on by Lone Candle

“Hundreds of Afghan refugees who helped the United States fight the Taliban may be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo after the Trump administration halted their U.S. resettlement, an advocacy group said.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo, a Central African country where the Afghans have no ties, is experiencing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with more than 600,000 refugees there already after decades of armed conflict.

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Trump has blocked virtually all paths to the U.S. for Afghan allies, more than 190,000 of whom were resettled in the U.S. from August 2021 until mid-2025. Afghan allies and their family members have been detained by U.S. immigration officials, with one of them dying last month after less than 24 hours in custody. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the death of Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, was being investigated.)”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-may-send-afghan-allies-081118731.html

Illegal mining in Ghana, sometimes funded by China, is destroying Ghana’s land and Ghana’s rule of law.

Posted on by Lone Candle

Illegal mining in Ghana, sometimes funded by China, is destroying Ghana’s land and Ghana’s rule of law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vug6f_8zwO8

Morocco Finally Conquered Western Sahara…And Nobody Noticed.

Posted on by Lone Candle

For decades, Morocco has had a dispute over Western Sahara, where rebels demanded independence. Morocco has controlled all the valuable parts of the land, but the rebels had the desert and help from neighboring Algeria. Recently, Morocco has gained more and more international support for its claim, culminating in a UN Security Council vote in favor of its claims, with help from the United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giUf3_zWN3s

What Happened to Russia’s Troops in Africa?

Posted on by Lone Candle

Russia intervenes in Africa not just for control over resources, but to compete against the West for influence. Russia can avoid sanctions and global condemnation by having African countries vote with them. Russia uses private military companies that in theory are independent, but in reality are arms of the Russian state.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVLBitv_A_4

Algeria & The African Arms Race You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of – Surging Budgets & Russian Weapons

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Algeria & The African Arms Race You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of – Surging Budgets & Russian Weapons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7_FdtuTqXo

Nigeria’s Christian Genocide: Explained.

Posted on by Lone Candle

Nigeria’s violence involves herders fighting farmers. Herders have the military advantage so more often slaughter farmers than the other way around.

There’s a variety of violence and not all of it fits the herder VS farmer paradigm, and some of it is religiously motivated or facilitated.

A majority of people killed are Muslim. However, farmers tend to be Christian, and herders tend to be Muslim. The conflict is not a simple Muslims slaughtering Christians fight, but a lot of people are dying and the Nigerian government is too weak to stop it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkXUNGkEtVE