News Ukraine

According to a report, one of Russia’s biggest oil tankers has been strook by a ukrainian maritime drone. Reportedly, the russian flagged ship, the Sig was hit by a drone carrying 450 kg of tnt just before midnight. According to the report, the strike created a hole in the engine room at waterlevel. Reportedly, the attack came just hours after a major russian port was targeted. According to the report, an amphibious russian landing ship was hit, leaving it sitting very low in the water and tilting badly. Reportedly, the two sea based attacks took place on Friday on the Kerch Strait which connects Crimea to Russia, a crimean oil storage facility was also targeted.

According to a report, after annexing the peninsula in 2014 Russia spent $3.7 billion on a bridge connecting Crimea to Russia. Reportedly, the 12 mile overpass, the longest in Europe has been targeted several times since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. According to the report, Ukraine has vowed to continue to target the bridge and ships navigating ukrainian territorial waters.

Reportedly, Ukraine have made very little advancement in the country this year. According to the report, just over a month into Ukraine’s counteroffensive it has captured 28.4 square kms. Reportedly, the Ukraine advance is being defeated by layers of mines and Dragon’s teeth (anti tank obstacles). Acccording to a report, a poll showed the majority of americans were against further funding of Ukraine in the war against Russia.

Ecowas

According to a report, the committee of chiefs of defence staff of ecowas who met in Nigeria on 2-4 August have given Niger until Sunday to reinstate president Bazoum. Reportedly, ecowas are linked to the World Sustainability Congress, a global registry of multi stakeholder partnerships made by the u.n. system to support u.n. goals. According to a report, the bloodless coup in Niger will have far reaching consequences for the Sahel.

Why is the eu on the wrong side?

In this age of corruption, tv media often originates from one source, unsubstantiating the rights of poorer nations. Repeat speak oppressively denys the truth, bombarding us with half truths and lies. Misinformation is added to beurocratic information via the internet or intelligence such as mi5, yet the only protestors visible are environmental groups.

For instance, the latest protest at the house of Rishi Sunak which was draped with black cloth with a sign saying, No new oil. The protest ignores the ethical concerns of the extensive oil exploitation occurring globally, and also the very detrimental effects of nuclear electricity.

The u.n. presence in the Sahel

According to a report, the situation in Niger is complicated by its geopolitical importance at the centre of the Sahel. The tri border region between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso is of particular significance. Rumours abound concerning the exploitation of precious resources. There have been protests at destination ports and insurgencies. Reportedly, the situation is compounded by the country’s collapsing economic situation.

According to reports, former president Bazoum is unharmed and was photographed in a meeting with the president of Chad in the presidential palace in Niamey on Monday.

War Russia-Ukraine

According to reports, the central city of Kryvyi Rih, president Zelenskyy’s hometown was hit on Monday killing six people including a ten year old child and her mother. Reportedly, two drone attacks on consecutive nights resulted in little damage to a sky scraping apartment block in Moscow, no injuries.

According to reports, the chief of the general staff of russian forces has been filmed visiting the Zaporizhzhia region, the region has seen some of the fiercest fighting in recent weeks. Reportedly, the Whitehouse national security advisor will be attending peacetalks on the war in Ukraine in Saudi Arabia next week, Russia is not expected to attend.

Niger, rich in assets

According to a report, Niger suspended exports of uranium and gold to France on Sunday to immediate effect. Reportedly, protestors gathered outside the french embassy in the capital, one saying, “We have uranium, gold, diamonds and oil, and we live like slaves”.

According to reports, France and western allied groups have threatened action if the situation in Niger continues. Reportedly, France have promised to protect their interests in Niger. Uranium is required for nuclear electricity, a very pollutant form of generating electricity. According to a report, the country’s border remains closed at present.

Bomb blast in Pakistan

According to a report, Pakistan police suspect islamic state in a bomb attack that killed atleast 44 people. The incident occurred in the north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, bordering Afghanistan. Reportedly, police said that the explosion at a rally for the JUI-F, a government coalition party on Sunday afternoon was the work of a suicide bomber who detonated his explosives vest close to the stage where several party leaders were sitting.

Islamic state operate in Afghanistan and are an enemy of the taliban. According to the report, they have accused JUI-F of hypocricy for being an islamic group while supporting hostile governments. Reportedly, the JUI-F leader has softened his political approach in recent years to make alliances with other parties.

According to the report, a spokesman for the party said the bomb was an attempt to remove JUI-F from the field before parliamentary elections, expected later this year. Reportedly, the taliban government in Afghanistan have condemned the attack, while the ttp (Pakistan taliban) said the attack was aimed at setting islamists against each other. According to the report, Sunday’s bombing came hours before a chinese vice president visited Islamabad. Reportedly, in recent months chinese investments have helped Pakistan avoid a default on sovereign payments.

News Niger

The new military leaders of Niger have asked that there be no military intervention in the country. According to a report, Niger hosted french and u.s. military bases and were seen as key partnèrs in a battle with eastern insurgents in the Sahel region.

There have been former coups in Burkina Faso and Mali. The coup in Burkina Faso has not deterred the insurgency of eastern delegates and according to western figures precipitated more attacks. Ten months after the coup in Mali an attack on a village of eastern insurgents resulted in hundreds of deaths. The rift in african countries and elsewhere such as Israel seems to be a conflict between pro western and pro arab delegations. The truth being both are exploitive.

News Russia-Ukraine

According to a report, the russian president told reporters in St Petersburg that attacks by Ukraine had significantly intensified but that they had been pushed back with high casualties. Reportedly, Ukraine said that it has had success on one of the front lines in the Donetsk region, taking the village of Staromaiorske near the city of Zaporizhzia, and an intense frontal assault has been launched towards Robotyne in the Zaporizhzia region.

According to the report, Russia has continued to target ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure. Reportedly, more than 60,000 tons of grain has been destroyed in spite of a deal brokered by Turkey for safe passage of grain. According to the report, Ukraine was one of the world’s top suppliers of crops such as sunflower oil, barley, maize and wheat. Reportedly, the russian president who said the west were not keeping their part of the bargain was urged to renew the deal at a summit of african leaders he is hosting. According to the report, he has offered six african countries grain, they are Burkina Faso, Mali, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe, Somalia and Eritrea.

Niger Coup

According to a report, General Tchiani has named himself president of Niger following a coup he organised with the assistance of the presidential guard he has been commanding since 2011. Reportedly, the coup leaders have held their first meeting with government officials and have explained that the reasons for the coup were president Bazoum’s policy and the security situation in the country. According to the report, president Tchiani said the country needed to change its course in order to avoid gradual and inevitable demise. Reportedly, the situation on the ground remains relatively calm.