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Seed Freedom! A last chance to thwart the great African seed grab

Seed Freedom! A last chance to thwart the great African seed grab

By | June 29, 2015 at 2:06 pm | No comments

Ali-Masmadi Jehu-Appiah, 29th June 2015 Nineteen African nations meet today in Arusha, Tanzania, to finalise a 'plant protection' protocol that would open up the continent's seeds to corporate interests, taking away farmers' rights to grow, improve, sell and exchange their...

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East African Oil – Maps and Prospects

East African Oil – Maps and Prospects

By | May 8, 2012 at 3:04 pm | No comments

East Africa's Great Rift includes four rift systems that promise to hold significant deposits of oil. Africa Oil Corporation has been exploring and drilling here, and prepared a report that includes a number of excellent maps and graphics of seismic data. I've selected a few...

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Why The US Is Chasing Kony And The LRA

Why The US Is Chasing Kony And The LRA

By | March 6, 2012 at 2:27 am | One comment

AFRICOM was created for two main reasons, oil and China. I have documented where US officials have stated this at numerous places in this blog. For a more detailed discussion see Understanding AFRICOM: A Contextual Reading of Empire’s New Combatant Command Part I, Part II and...

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Uganda – Stepping On the Mission Creep Accelerator

Uganda – Stepping On the Mission Creep Accelerator

By | October 22, 2011 at 11:46 pm | No comments

Why is Obama sending troops to Uganda? "Uganda’s proximity to the new country of South Sudan is key in the whole equation. … this whole area is prime real estate where the fierce battle between China and the Americans/Europeans plays out, centered on oil and minerals, all...

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