Blinken announces $150 mln in new aid for Sahel

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Thursday (March 16) $150 million in new humanitarian assistance for Africa's Sahel region, saying it would provide life-saving support to refugees and others impacted by conflict and food insecurity.

In the Sahel, the number of informal mines is rising as gold mining areas escape state control.

Mali is emerging as a gold-purchasing hub for Sahelian countries, while Dubai has become the main destination for artisanal gold production from the African continent. From the hidden smelters of Bamako to the artisanal mines of the Ivory Coast and a major gold market in Dubai, Caroline Dumay investigates the transforming global gold industry.

 

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Fluff…de-dollarisation is moving at lighting speed. Fluff. The U.S will soon be forced to look after its own people at home. Not one penny of this fantasy cash is coming. Don’t bank on it. Boko Haram will have to do something useful instead of running around with U.S guns.

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