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This is the real lesson for any leader or org. You can have a good geopolitical stance or good ideology or just good ideas on paper, but if nobody on the floor fucking likes you, your days are numbered, and you will one day be unceremoniously replaced by someone else. No one will write your obituary, and no one will come to your funeral.
It turns out the father of the editor-in-chief of African Stream is a Central Committee member of Sudan’s Communist Party:
https://africanstream.media/african-streams-ceo-sits-down-with-his-father-to-discuss-sudans-war/
: Oi you, tell us the number of nukes you have, yeah.
: No
Anti-Soviet Assad warrior puts his army on the road to peace:
https://xcancel.com/USEmbassySyria/status/864144602584035328
We remain committed to bringing leading AQS figures in HTS to justice. #Syria
This dude almost gave himself the wedgies to end all wedgies (CW: suicide):
https://xcancel.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1866699959187157170
South Korea’s former defense minister attempted suicide, trying to hang himself with his underwear.
🇲🇱Biggest Lithium plant in Africa, unveiled in Mali:
https://xcancel.com/cecild84/status/1868657869702201691
Yesterday, Mali Inaugurated , the largest lithium production mine in Africa, and the fifth in the world, the new “Lithium Mali SA” plant opened its doors in Goulamina, in the Bougouni region, Mali. The ceremony took place under the chairmanship of the President of the Transition, Army General Assimi GOÏTA, accompanied by members of the government, the president of the National Transitional Council (CNT), and in the presence of local and traditional authorities. The Chinese Ambassador to Mali, CHEN Zhihong, as well as the Chairman and CEO of the Ganfing company, Wang Xiao SHEN, also attended this event.
In his speech, the President of the Transition, HE General Assimi Goïta, stressed the importance of this new infrastructure for Mali, emphasizing that this project, the result of profound reforms in the mining sector, constitutes a major step forward in the exploitation of the country’s natural resources. The Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces expressed his satisfaction to see this project, eagerly awaited by Malians, particularly those in Bougouni and its surroundings, come to fruition. Concerning the expected economic benefits, the General announced an initial turnover of 680 billion FCFA, which will stimulate the national economy. The dividends from the mine, estimated at 71 billion FCFA, will be shared between the State (30%) and the private sector (5%). An investment of 25 billion FCFA is also planned for community projects, such as roads, health centers, schools and energy infrastructure. This project will create thousands of jobs, thus contributing to a significant reduction in unemployment and better employability of young people. The President of the Transition praised the “strategic and sincere” cooperation between Mali and China, thanking the Chinese company Ganfing for its commitment to respect Malian laws and support the socio-economic development of local communities.
This project required an investment of more than 300 billion FCFA and should generate more than 150 billion FCFA each year for the Malian state.
https://xcancel.com/marcus_herve/status/1867493161397830069
🛑🇳🇪- Niger suspends BBC News!
Niger has suspended BBC for 3 months for falsely reporting that over 130 people died in the recent attack, a claim that they couldn’t prove. So, the State decided to suspend them.
. You know this.
https://xcancel.com/camilapress/status/1869212016558449101
Venezuela says new sanctions announced by Ottawa today “confirms, once again, [Canada’s] servile role as a slave to the imperial interests of the United States.”
Interesting commentary by a Vietnamese communist:
https://xcancel.com/darrion_nguyen/status/1865962973455634668
What happened in Syria vindicated Ho Chi Minh famous teaching “A nation who does not want to fight for its independence does not deserve it”. That’s why even though we got support from our allies (materials, technical), it was the Vietnamese to decide our struggle.
We got “negotiated” by big nation (incl. so called allies like the USSR / China) during Geneva and we learned our lesson. Le Duan famously said if we want unification, we must not fear the US, and also not fear the USSR and China, which means if our allies don’t agree to our course of action (let’s say fully liberate the south), be prepared to get supply cut off and fought on our own term if we want unification.
Reality shows that was correct decision, culminating in Paris 1972 where we negotiate directly with the US. In the last days of south Vietnam, the West called the USSR and China to talk to Hanoi to halt our operation, but it was all in vain.
Reminds me how Iran didn’t want Ansarallah to seize Sanaa, but Ansarallah did it anyways.