Irony of strong US military presence in Niger as civilian government is ousted, president detained
The US has a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, base in the country from which it carries out missions against Islamic State and Al Qaeda affiliates in the region. It has also trained Nigerien forces in counterterror operations. In October 2017, four US soldiers were killed near the Nigerien village of Tongo Tongo after being attacked by more than 100 ISIS fighters.
Homosexuality or money? How World Bank conquers Nature by arm-twisting Africans to have a go at the unnatural
We saw this most glaringly in the Bujagali dam process in Uganda. Even if we kept on crying aloud about the dire consequences of the ethics, morality, ecological, cultural and environmental aspects that would be ushered in by the project, we were ignored. The project was funded by the World Bank and implemented by President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s government at exorbitant cost. Busoga
Inside Moon’s drug empire: Unification Church founder built global empire from fishing and gun manufacturing
Dora Irrazábal, a prosecutor who led the probe into the blaze, said the townspeople and church management were “at war” when she arrived in Puerto Casado. She said Lorenzo Myung, whom she recalled as an “aggressive” man, accused locals of stealing church property but provided no evidence. Locals, meanwhile, accused Irrazábal of being a church stooge after she flew in on a church plane.
FBI arrest of Paraguayan TV queen and politician exposed extent of Unification Church’s role in drug trafficking, money laundering
Last November, Alvarenga, Tarrago’s accomplice, was sentenced to two years of US probation for running an unlicensed money transmitting business. Months later, on March 29, he was arrested in Asunción, accused by Brazilian law enforcement of leading an outfit that shipped at least 17 tonnes of cocaine to Europe over two years. He is in jail awaiting extradition to Brazil.
How Korean Moon’s Unification Church became largest landowner in Paraguay and established world’s largest narcotics empire
The South Korean religious organisation founded by self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon bought a remote piece of land in Paraguay about a quarter century ago, hoping to create an oasis for followers. Now the area is a hub for global drug trafficking.
