Senegal dissolves opposition party as protests persist (news.yahoo.com)
Left-wing opposition figure Ousmane Sonko in custody on charges including plotting an insurrection. Interior minister said it dissolved Sonko’s party. First time a party banned since Senegal independence from France in 1960. Government also restricted internet access.
Is Orwell fiction becoming real? Ukraine and the permanent war.
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Godwin Emefiele's downfall: How Nigeria's bank boss ended up in court (www.bbc.co.uk)
Germany's plan for credit guarantees violates climate commitments - environmentalists (www.reuters.com)
Africa unmasked at the Tate: The continent through its own lens (www.bbc.com)
TSMC delays U.S. chip plant start to 2025 due to labor shortages (asia.nikkei.com)
Socialist Party of Zambia President Dr. Fred M’membe Arrested on Espionage Charges (peoplesdispatch.org)
Government's flagship canal project was "uneconomical path to nowhere" finds Polish state auditor (notesfrompoland.com) Polish
U.S., NATO to Suspend Participation in Landmark Cold War Arms Treaty (www.wsj.com)
How the West is Laundering Lies Through "Experts" to Target Gaza (www.youtube.com)
All You Need To Know About Ghana’s Akosombo Dam Spillage (peoplesdispatch.org)
Nicaragua receives a fleet of 250 buses from China (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Latin America’s Progressive Bloc Lines up at the UN against Washington Sanctions (resumen-english.org)
Anatomy of a U.S. Foreign Policy Win (foreverwars.ghost.io)
Okinawa governor tells U.N. that U.S. military base threatens peace (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Community Health Workers in South Asia Forge Joint Struggle for Rights and Recognition (peoplesdispatch.org)
ASEAN security summit in US will include Myanmar junta officials (myanmar-now.org)
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Groundwater depletion rates in India could triple in coming decades as climate warms, study shows (news.umich.edu)
India’s communications ‘backdoor’ attracts surveillance companies. Little-known Israeli groups emerge as key providers of tracking equipment installed at subsea cable stations. (www.ft.com)
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BRICS MATERIALS: the flourishing intra-BRICS oil trade (bne.eu)
Addition of KSA, UAE, Iran means share has doubled to 42% of crude oil output in 2022. "Saudi pricing oil exports to China and India in non-dollar currencies does not spell the end of the dollar as the international currency of choice,” says ING. Trade within bloc makes trade hard to sanction by West.