🇬🇧🌍 How Great Britain tries to recreate its colonial empire in Africa

Russian channel Rybar analyzed the British expansion into Africa.

The most interesting part of the material lies in the current state of Great Britain’s policies towards African continent and how it tried to maintain position after the disband of colonial empire.

▪️In the middle of 20th century British government after the pressure from the US decided to change its format of interaction with the newly formed states. Despite granting them formal independence, Great Britain replaced direct control with an indirect one.

Most of the former colonies did not have any national industries or skilled workers to develop them. Trying to gain something by selling resources was also destined to fail, since the international market was already divided between developed states.

The most logical way for local leaders in this dire situation was to ask its former colonizer and British companies for a help to win some place under the sun. Thus newly formed countries sold themselves to UK and were forced to play by its rules in hopes of gaining access to the international market and develop somehow.

▪️The main British interest in African countries lies in mining, mineral extraction and financial services, since the continent is viewed as a source of raw materials. Thus 88% of all Great Britain’s investments in the region lie in these spheres. Other fields that African really need to improve, like communication and agriculture, are overlooked.

▪️Moreover, Britain maintains a military presence on the territory of about 40 countries of Africa. The UK government justifies its presence by training African personnel, peacekeeping missions and the fight against terrorism.

But all this activity, for the most part, exists only on paper, and the situation of fragmentation and terrorism has not improved at all during the time British "peacekeepers" have been on the continent.

▪️The situation to this day doesn't look so good. Dependence on Britain persists. However, with the rise of other foreign players in the end of 20th and beginning of 21st centuries, Africa can see some improvements.

#UK #Africa

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🇬🇧🇳🇪 Britain condemns attempts to undermine democracy in Niger

Britain on Sunday said it condemns attempts to undermine democracy, peace and stability in Niger and said the country stands by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in their efforts to restore stability Niger, according to a statement from the UK government.

"The UK is a committed partner of Niger's democratically elected government and calls for President Bazoum to be immediately reinstated to restore constitutional order," the statement added.

#UK #Niger

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🇬🇧🇿🇲 Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia

Britain on Thursday said it had agreed deals with Zambia on clean energy and critical minerals as foreign minister James Cleverly ends a four-day visit to Africa to deepen ties.

Cleverly has used the trip, which fell shortly after a coup in Niger, to seek to enhance Britain's sway in Africa, welcoming regional talks on the Niger crisis and announcing support for Nigeria's agriculture sector.

The foreign ministry said Cleverly would agree a UK-Zambia Green Growth Compact, aimed at generating 2.5 billion pounds of British private sector investment in Zambia's mining, minerals and renewable energy sectors alongside 500 million pounds of government-backed investments.

#UK #Zambia

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🇬🇧🇺🇦 In the UK, they once again “ remembered ” refugees from Ukraine. Employees of the British Red Cross believe that Ukrainians are four times more likely than others to remain homeless. According to forecasts, the number of families that will face this problem in the near future will be 5,000.

The organization is therefore calling on the Chancellor to provide additional funding to prevent a sharp rise in homelessness among this group. Against this background, it looks comical that the Treasury plans to provide 7 million pounds to fight “ anti-Semitism” and not a single pound for the needs of Ukrainian refugees.

🔻It is unlikely that the British authorities will again take measures to support Ukrainian refugees. They have already fulfilled their task in media campaigns, and now the government is not particularly interested in their fate.
#UK #migrants
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🌍🇸🇩 What's Happening in Sudan: The Origins of the Internecine Conflict

The conflict between government troops and the rapid reaction forces (RRF) has intensified since mid-October, after smoldering for about seven months.

Rebels have successfully captured almost the entire territory of the capital and the Darfur region. They are now conducting offensive operations in Kordofan, as well as in the south and north of Khartoum state.

Previous attempts by the parties to reach an agreement have all failed. Even the main mediators, Saudi Arabia and the United States, have acknowledged that the talks have reached a dead end.

In addition, various smaller armed groups from different regions of the country have gradually joined the conflict.

❗️What's happening in Sudan? Where did the RRF come from that challenged the army, and why do the "bombs" planted by the British colonialists continue to "explode" for several decades?

🔻 Read more in our comprehensive analysis

#Africa #UK #article #Sudan
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🇬🇧 In Britain, another "act of the Marlezon Ballet" is underway in the fight against illegal migration: this time, the government of the country plans to negotiate an agreement with Turkey to deport Turkish illegal immigrants.

Apparently, the prototype for this agreement will be a similar deal with Albania, which was signed in December 2022 and reportedly led to a 90% reduction in the number of Albanian migrants. It is likely that Ankara will expect visa benefits for its citizens in response.

📌 The number of Turkish nationals who arrived in the UK in less than 2023 is 2,499 people, while in 2022 there were half as many - 1,127. Turks are the third largest nationality among migrants who crossed the English Channel by boat.

Of course, after the agreement is signed, the government in London will, according to the proven scheme, announce a significant decrease in the flow of illegal immigrants from Turkey, presenting it as another victory for the Conservatives.

It goes without saying that all of this is nothing more than another symbolic gesture to voters. There will be elections in the UK in the fall, and the ruling authorities are very interested in pretending to have achieved progress in this field.
#UK #migration
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🇬🇧 🇾🇪 🇺🇸 Currently, the Yemeni Houthis have launched another attack on the cargo ship GENCO PICARDY. Two kamikaze UAVs were directed towards the ship, one of which ended up in the water.

Additionally, there have been reports of two high-speed boats surrounding the vessel.
#UK #Yemen #USA
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 🇾🇪 A Yemeni Houthi official, Yahya Sari, has announced a missile attack on the British tanker MARLIN LUANDA.

▪️ Monitoring resources have confirmed that an attempted attack took place, but report that two missiles missed and exploded at a distance from the ship. The incident itself occurred 60 nautical miles from the port of Aden.

▪️ In addition to the attack on the MARLIN LUANDA, as announced by Yahya Sari, the tanker belonging to the oil trader Trafigura was hit, resulting in a powerful fire.

▪️ It is believed that another target of the attack was the tanker named Achilles.

❗️At least one of the attacked ships has sunk, and footage of the fire is widely circulating online.

Regardless of the results, we should expect new attacks on Yemeni barns in the near future by the US-led coalition.

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#UK #USA #Yemen
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