A revealing podcast has again brought to light the problem of slavery at Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-owned cobalt mines in the Congo and the hypocrisy of green energy advocates. Siddharth Kara, author of Cobalt Red: How The Blood of The Congo Powers Our Lives and a visiting Harvard professor, told his host Joe Rogan about his research and…
Podcast Reveals Modern Day Slavery at CCP-Controlled Cobalt Mines in the Congo
December 28, 2022
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Niger Reports Severe Bird Flu Among Poultry, Says WOAH
Niger has reported the highly contagious H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, among poultry in a village in the south of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday. The outbreak in the south of the Tahoua region killed most of a 4,920-strong flock, with the remaining birds…
Truck With Liquified Gas Explodes in South Africa; 8 Killed
JOHANNESBURG—A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas has exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, killing at least 8 people and injuring 50 others on Saturday, officials said. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion, according to emergency services officials. Video footage shared by…
Nigerian Christians Putting on a Holiday Face Despite Continuing Terrorist Assaults
As Christmas arrived in Nigeria’s troubled northern states, believers counted their losses and their blessings in 2022. Christians in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state, are celebrating Christmas despite recent financial reversals, according to Rev. Michael Burton, an American missionary in the city. “People are excited about Christmas, partly because nearly all employees get a…
Surprising Study on Omicron’s Origin Retracted After Authors Discover Contaminated Samples
The scientists who proposed that the COVID-19 Omicron variant had emerged in a broad range across Africa months before it was first detected in the south of the continent have retracted their paper, admitting that their samples were contaminated. First identified in Botswana and South Africa in November 2021, the Omicron strain has since quickly…
Dead Man Found in Wheel of Jet Flown From Gambia to England
SERREKUNDA, Gambia—A dead man was found in the wheel bay of an airplane that flew from Gambia to Britain, Gambian authorities said this week. The unidentified body of a black male was found on a jet operated by TUI Airways—a British charter airline—that had flown from Gambia’s capital of Banjul to London’s Gatwick airport, Ebrima…
Passing of Land Bill Ignites Farmers’ Old Fears of Seizures in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG—Dries Marais gazed over his golden fields on his farm in the South African province of North West, corn glittering in the aftermath of a heavy thunderstorm. In guttural Afrikaans, the 62-year-old barked: “When many of my friends and relatives left South Africa in the 1990s and early 2000s, I stayed. “I told my sons,…
UK High Court Rules in Favour of Government’s Controversial Rwanda Policy, Saying It Is ‘Lawful’
The High Court in London has ruled in favour of the British government’s plans to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda, and to leave them there if they have their application for asylum in the UK rejected. On Monday, two judges at the Royal Courts of Justice ruled that the policy was “lawful.” Lord Justice Lewis,…
IEA Says Global Coal Consumption Will Reach All-Time High This Year
December 16, 2022
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Global coal consumption will hit an all-time high in this year amid high demand in Europe, despite attempts to transition toward a “carbon-free” economy. Use of coal is expected to remain at similar levels over the next few years if more is not done to move countries to a low-carbon economy, according to a report by…
Nigerian President Suffering in the Glare of Critics Amid Africa Summit
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came to Washington on Dec. 15 expecting to be applauded for his eight years steering Africa’s largest and most volatile nation, but the skunk at the garden party was waiting for him. Religious freedom advocates loudly protested that the African Leader Summit—hosting heads of state from more than 40 countries—had no…
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