AFRICOM: China, Russia Expanding Influence in Africa

Chinese sailors at the People’s Liberation Army Navy base in Djibouti in 2019. Xinhua Photo

China’s ambitions in Africa are long-term and range from power plants and port investment to new military bases, but Russia, through its use of mercenaries like the Wagner Group, is propping up autocratic regimes and strives for immediate influence across the continent from Libya to Central Africa, the Pentagon’s top commander for the continent said Tuesday.

Army Gen. Stephen Townsend testified, “It was...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/15/africom-china-russia-expanding-influence-in-africa

Lower case numbers; Slow vaccination take-up…

Lower case numbers; Slow vaccination take-up…

Monaco

Much lower daily case numbers on Sunday
Sixteen residents tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, December 26, while 75 were reported to have recovered fully.

Detailed figures show slow vaccine take-up among young
The Monaco Government reported last week that two-thirds of the population over the age of 12 have been given at least two doses of coronavirus vaccine.

Russian mercenaries arrive in Mali ‘to help’
The Wagner mercenary group, which is...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/27/lower-case-numbers-slow-vaccination-take-up/

Save the Children and Haldor Topsoe help children in Mali fight the impacts of climate change

Save the Children and Haldor Topsoe help children in Mali fight the impacts of climate change

Seyba Keita / Save the Children 

Copenhagen, November 20, 2021

  • Topsoe and Save the Children will through education protect 18.000 children of Mali from the consequences of climate change. The project is called The Green School Project.
  • Topsoe will back the partnership with 1 million DKK per year for the next three years. Half of the amount will go to the children in Mali and the other half goes to Save...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/20/save-the-children-and-haldor-topsoe-help-children-in-mali-fight-the-impacts-of-climate-change/

LIQUI MOLY sets new sales record

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German oil and additives specialist achieves record turnover of € 53.8 million in October

November 2018 – LIQUI MOLY rang in the last quarter of the year with a record result. In October, the company booked a turnover of 53.8 million euro. With that, the high reached eleven months ago is already history again. “Our overall concept and the wide product range are the cornerstones of this success,” said Ernst Prost, Managing Director of the oil and additives specialist from Germany.

53.8...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/20/liqui-moly-sets-new-sales-record/

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