the, the nice year reportedly refuses to accept a try love for mediation mission from the you in the african union. um, the echo was briefing and made threats of military intervention that says neighboring molly coals roadside power is not to intervene. they are ready to go and attack a silver and country that certainly sherry and problem and is up to need to solve it is not up to africa to intervene while it's tension. see, tell up in africa, french senators send a joint letter to him. money. well, my call questions being the president's policy and the russian president signs in order suspending double taxation provisions with more than 30 western countries. we tell them into what exactly that will entail on the run with

locations outstanding the flight from law school. i'm going to know legal of 30 minutes of news and views starts knowing nigeria, new military leadership has reportedly rejected an offer of a visit from the united nations. echo was on representatives from the african union . naomi points to the quote, current context of anger following this functions imposed on their country. a new prime minister has also been appointed a day after the week long. the ultimatum from the regional block echo was ended. the grouping had threatened the west african nation with military intervention, where people from neighboring molly say it's up to nice. you're not, i'd siders to solve their own issues. a good day money always just for them to fail the same size. they're ready to go and attack a sovereign country,

which according to his people don't like that present that certainly sherry and problem and is up to need yet to solve it. it's not up to africa to intervene. might even go to commitments of molly and burkina. faso can change things today. they are military powers. if you see molly speaking like this is because molly and these here are similar, are in the same boat as something in the text message here in the fix. molly as well, i do not believe that there will be an intervention with the military intervention . i'm convinced there will be chaos these after a war. there are inevitably consequences. well, it's been a true most true us for tonight, for nice year following the crew, the over through the end of the government. there was a mediates condemnation from much of the international community, while from the e u, the u. s. cut off all financial aid to the country. that's in rage. locals who took to the streets on storm and the french embassy. ben echo was gave

a 7 day deadline to the crew leaders to reinstate the president or face military intervention. that's demand though was not match another grouping, well, who was another meeting on thursday just some background echo was or the economic community of west african states consist of 50 members including nigeria which along with brit keynote fos. so, and then a have been suspended from the book after all going through cruise. those nations have also back nice years, new authorities equal was, has since stopped all sorts of functions on the country. and threatened military intervention, a lip i gave, we pointed to allow the use of the disruption. all the bridges means full democratic consolidation be not what region it was. is love going to tell the poop

loved it when on the way where we are going to strike? that's is a pollution load. this is saying that to be taken by the hassle. see we to be like the whole mind this n t for this operation. yeah, nigeria is president bullet 10 new through there. he's also ordered electricity to be cut to neighboring niger, the months that crosses the border. that is, he's being one of the strongest advocates for military intervention, but didn't win over the senate in a boot you which rejected his call. this by condemning the legitimacy of nice year is new rulers than i drew in. leaders own record has been called into question in a recent report by the gray zone investigative outlet you have just over and over throughout his political career the, these jews, corruption scandals that have somehow not managed to destroy his,

his political career throughout this process. he keys been meeting repeatedly according to what you weeks cables that i reviewed with the u. s. embassy and that's as officials and basically briefing them over and over again on the political landscape in nigeria, the us investor at the time said that his assessments had been very useful for 4 of the americans. and so you have to wonder, you know, why was bullets you need to never indicted in the united states? why was he allowed to keep so much of the, initially see his money from his bank accounts that was said to be involved in it and, and drug trafficking is, is, what did what kind of deal was he able to strike with, with the american authorities and and you have to also understand that the boats unable is the perfect kind of imperial puppet for the united states. this is what they do over and over again is they find

a compromise to figure somebody that they can exert leverage on. and they prop them up and the 2nd that they become no longer useful they, they go after them and they get rid of them, they put them in jail or have them taken out, you know, so he, for, for, for what's going on in niger right now, and in, in west africa, he's a perfect person for the united states because they can basically make him do whatever they want. the bigger problem here is that the nigerian senate has rejected his request to invade nice year. so he's, he's, it looks like he's trying to use his power at the eco was the regional block that he chairs um to, to have an invasion and, and just uh, 2 days ago, um eco, was uh said that they would attack nice year, but they won't and now is when and where are how what so many elements that played here, something else i want to throw into the mix nice year is

a crucial called and helping to keep the lights on in some european nations. it's been in fact the continents 3rd largest supplier of uranium for the past 2 decades, which is key for nuclear energy. and the political turmoil and the west african country, former colonial ruler front since as business as usual in that regard, must continue nearest the gravestones. alex rubinstein again in the future of western economies at least in so far as western planners see it on rely on, on the exploitation of low wage minors in, in western africa. and, and so this, you know, the united states wants to do agree new deal. that's going to require rare earth minerals the united states wants to keep the funding, the military industrial complex while they can produce sophisticated weapon systems without this kind of stuff. and any, any kind of a smart technology or,

or on course green technology relies heavily on this stuff. and so this, this is in many ways of battle for the future of, of economic dominance. what's that risk here is, is a regional proxy word. that is, is very dangerous for, for, for not just west africa, but, you know, these things spill over. and i believe that this conflict in west africa has, has a potential piece just by a lot of control and, and, and brings us that much closer to world war 3 territory. well the us hose weighed into on monday, i think deputy secretary of state victoria newland, travel to niger where she had, quote difficult negotiations with some of the coo leaders pressuring them to reinstate to the post president wherever she met. neither with the i said that mohammed about 0 or the new leader general to show me and in the wake of washington cutting off funding, it saves the flow of cash will resume if the new leadership stepped on.

the secretary announced on friday also that we are pausing assistance to the government for the time being um that assistance will affect development a to the government security aid to the government. it's a significant amount. i don't have a number because it's a pause and it's a posit we would hope would be reversed if the who the leaders would step aside and restore constitutional order tomorrow. that pause would be uh the, the security deposit go away and security assistance would be reinstated. but as we've made clear, hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. as mentioned delegations from burkina faso. and molly arrived in niger earlier in a show of support for the new government, the groups being led by a multi administer who was a prominent figure in the military takeover in his country and 2020. both nations

express their firm, barking for the current government and said any military intervention by echo was would be considered a declaration of war against all of them. piracy. meanwhile, later at night instead was suspending all a to burkina faso after one could do good gave it's backing to the over through in nice year. we got reaction to that move from the it does that might help with us. you could even leave to say, it was really important to us specialist will loanable populations. i think it's an opportunity for us to learn to detach ourselves from this kind of support and try to get by on our own. if i don't think i'm missing this out before, we're really harmless, we have a lot of assets here that can allow us to feed ourselves. so if this help is in there, i don't think it changes much. for most of i just need to. inevitably, it will affect the economy, and i tell myself that, that all people whose thoughts of how to fill that void, i'm afraid for the pull the key to be present. maybe the biased would increase.

again, we don't know the bus only and all it must be said that for a government is trying to finance itself. so hopefully the own solutions that were found long before this happened today and it is okay. we're saying that the hold of aid programs will not go unnoticed, but little tough enough, and possibly due to the suspension, we will find alternatives that will allow us to get rid of this help goes together with conditions that are forced upon us. we discuss the current situation in niger with international political analysts from neighboring nigeria. he suspects that echo was, is using the crisis to show its significance in the region. why don't we leave the rest of the nice that many african countries as a they want to see less for intervention, especially from the west for the 2nd. denise, also that the kinds of democracy that has been maintained in many african countries is one that does not allow for citizens to express themselves. have a voice to reality of opinion, especially at 5 in

a position that is not. that is not reflected by the government and so uh, but also an independent chevy. and when you don't have these elements in place, then the cool box on becomes a couple hours on that to i've seen in some countries. i think citizens actually didn't endorsements of what schools when it happens, and that's what we have seen some african countries, including the say, i think that this is a test case for us as a breakdown, but also for the entire continental. and what else are going to see out eco us is going to annuities. easy option for people must events i'm afraid to be, or the option that is on the table will be costly. uh for the country and to the cost. if i have cost us it region, i need to would be something that is that they buy presents for the called the relationship that he's going to be doing enjoyed by citizens and lead us in the region. while all eyes are focused on niger could a similar situation be about 2 in full further east on the continental,

ethiopia and security services have claim, local militias are applauding and overthrew hope the government. there are 2 columns being delving into the checkouts or analysis when you get the chance with tensions in this a health region of african, on the rise. some politicians in front of made public, their disagreement with the least se policy over the nations policy towards its former colonies. today it's new share. yesterday it was molly, the central african republic brewing of a sort, rejecting france french forces french companies. but we did not understand the pollution of french policy in africa on a military level, as well as on the level of john development or on the level of cultural and linguistic cooperation. today, the french african for us today has been replaced by the military russian africa by the economic chinese africa and by the diplomatic american africa. and unfortunately, what do have to say about the regression of the french language and comparison was

english based on the dressing french president. and you're not co now in a major national newspaper live feed, yahoo! and they're doing it on behalf of 94 french parliamentarians. now what they want, they say is a quote review of francis vision of africa and links to the content because it's all just suddenly a big mystery to them as to what could possibly have gone so wrong. so the french defense minister responded to the letter by basically saying failures, what failures you, big drama, queens, i can't let it be sent. an operation by hand was a failure. our army has constantly pushed back terrorist groups and this a how savings thousands of lives there. but also protecting french people at home from the threat of attacks on our soil by hand was not a failure. it is a mistake to say that apparently none of the french politicians know why africa would possibly turn to russia's wagner group for security services. when french troops were doing such a bang up job with counterterrorism and stability,

that crews were happening left and right right under their noses in places like molly guinea and 14 and also, and the chair and the west african region was just named the global at the center of terrorism by the institute of economics and pieces 2023 global terrorism index. and these, yeah, as an added bonus, even got a special mention in that report for its terrorism search. it was just earlier this year. the french president, evaluated mccaul, tried re branding heresies, africa, strives e in an obvious effort to have an excuse to just keep hanging out there really does exist for what does it says on. i can all kinds of september the injected from this new phase of this new era in which we're entering is to deploy our security presence in the partnership form so that it fits this new partnership toward the repetition of history. there is another path. another path which consists not producing africa to a field of competition or profit. and then considering the african countries as

partners with whom we shared interest and responsibilities, not co repeatedly mentioned at partnerships with african civil society translation . french cash for engine goes to do frances bidding for it in africa, mac, who made a point of saying that this was all about not quote, taking people for imbeciles, which is kind of like a big flashing read sign advertising. i saw snow. i'm about to just that. it's not like molly's foreign minister didn't spell it all out for michael and anyone else willing to listen? what exactly france was doing wrong in africa process that it's, it's up to fonts to assess the results of the operation. the objective of operation by con was deliberate molly from service groups and provide security, but i can see that 9 years later the overall results. i see overall result because there were many players involved. the overall result did not meet the expectations

of the people of molly and the region because we're only fighting terrorism in the north of the country. and now there are growing issues with terrorism in other 1000 areas. in molly, we see more and more into a communal violence which leads to a lot of depths at present. the situation in many countries of the region is unstable. one cannot claim that tamales to blame here, poly itself separate from the invasion of believe you by western countries. the results of the operation was not worth the effort. and the money invested rushing for mr. said gala ross also pointed out last year that former french for mr. john elijah, the y'all and the chief different not use of bro had told him that russia had nothing to do and africa. neither by the state means nor by private means because africa is an area of interest to be you and friends. maybe they should have just told the problem that they licked it to like kids do with the entire box of chocolates or candy. just to make sure that russian knew that her belong to them

with this level of self awareness, it's all indeed just a big mystery as to why french seduction efforts have backfired in africa. okay, another story to bring you today. russian president vladimir put in her assigned a decree suspending tax agreements with a number of western states. according to the order over 30 western countries designated as on friendly will no longer be exempt from double taxation on certain income gates. the, those nations include the united states, canada, on the use dates, double tax treaties allow workers not to pay taxes on the same income to several countries at once. when working abroad must go say, is it new measures were adopted in response to hostile actions being taken against russia. the documents states that the restrictions will remain in place until most goes economic interest are respected. well, to discuss the issue, i'm joined now the cd by r t contributor chris and chris,

good evening to you. good to see. if i put this to you though, that quite a bit of work. quite a bit of bi locked flow cooperation, went into fine shooting these tax provisions. no, they're suspended, they're all totally gone. they're suspended. how significant is that? but it's, it's quite significant actually in because if you think about it across the world, international tax rates is incredibly important because they allow a nation space to basic, keep these corporate companies operate in different jurisdictions. so for example, if we what i didn't know next slide the jump to brand, and we've got an office in the u. k. and office in russ air and office in the us. it make sure that everyone, all the nation states make sure that everyone pays that company pays is equal share of taxes no matter where it is, is quite significantly frustrated. so i know enough of that. we don't care about that anymore. i suppose the, the subtext that's going to be in certain newspaper headlines is ok, russia's going to make you pay double the tax on your earnings. is there any truth

to that? what provisions in particular are these talking about? because i know it's not a total suspension, correct? yeah, it's not a type right, suspension. they've been very clear as, as tax lawyers often um, as to what isn't, isn't it? so really it covers the property. dividends are, if you set a stucco share your income in russia. so in certain countries like the united states, we don't have that in the u. k. island when the united states do, which is if you went over, i believe, $90000.00. it gave you have to top that tax in the united states that won't apply to people that have a citizenship like that and. and yep. and then capital gains. so someone sells a stucco share outside. they wouldn't be eligible to pay that tax in that country as long as that country doesn't tax it. so yeah, it's those things. and then there are certain things outside like the i t and stuff like that that you would have to pay because again, it will be very difficult for us to, to police that. and because you'd pay the i see on buying that goods from the company or buying it from if that makes sense. so yeah, that's really it,

that's what the average average joe, it's basically you don't have to pay extra income tax. will this impact foreign investors wishing to enter the russian market? doesn't think it will. you know, i'll tell you for why. i think most of the foreign companies that with go along with the narrative of the west have left. we've got a few companies invested. so we've got assign, which is the big supermarket jaden, which is french that will basically mean that they, the french tax authorities will not now how much tax they've paid in russet. and that will not be able to tax one, anything extra, but they were very few companies less that it able to affect. i think it's more rushed to say, look, we've had enough you will taking all rough ends and holding them from pressing companies that full. we don't going to stop companies that wish to trade with us having to pay extra tax to you. okay, so the reasons why this is being implemented then chris at moscow will say it's the move was urgent in order to come by quote, on friendly actions. do we know what's being referred to in particular and yeah,

i think i was kind of eluding it. so it the union, i think it's the fact that there was so much money from russian companies that been sanctioned specifically in the oil and gas industry that has just been effectively stolen by the european union in the us. now the west, the nation is even switzerland, the basic, the lot that money and said those kind of, those companies kind of withdrawal that money and you never mix it back to russia. so the base is a look if that's the case, then that's fine because any companies within the restroom federation the off from outside the wish to trade and open business. hey, we opened the business, but you're not going to take tax from then we're going to tax them the exact amount of the sunset investment tax, which is around 13 percent corporate tax, but the rest of it go ahead. so is this measured then in response to unilateral sanctions being imposed against russia? or is there more? do you see it to the problem? no, i think i do. i see it that way. you know exactly how you say, because russia, if we notice, rushed his response, especially it's very, very rarely actually provokes anything. but everybody puts

a new sanction on route to respond this to sanction. so there's usually an equal time. so imagine that the, the powers that be at the criminal and brought together and figured out how can we respond to the way that does not home of foreigners that wants to invest in russia that most welcome to invest domestic for one. and secondly, and that does not, does not basically, it's not so a message to the west that you kind of mess with the russian companies that want that money back here just to back up that forward. visa regulations have been simplified in the past number of weeks for people coming to us. yeah. well, which would back up that point at most goals as a chris stuff, the suspension would remain in place until it's economic interest are respected. are we talking about a return to perhaps swift international banking? what is not into hey, what do we, what do we mean? yeah, i think they mean sort of the whole, the whole um, brenda, of things here. so there are tons of russian businesses to be able to submit funds using the swift system, the removal of sanctions on investment goods and services, which is pretty much every bossing video service. if you look at it now. and also just the respectful people, the people from outside of us would like, for example,

that people from the you, you can us as individuals, we will have certain sciences being placed upon us as to what we can do in the russian federation, which was not placed on its own citizens, by the way, doing business in europe, the us in the west, in general, north street. i'll just leave this point as well with you, chris, because it's an eye opening when, according to reports, you were being companies. how about reading last, a $110000000000.00? so the taxpayers, as the shareholders affected all by about, from operations in russia as a result of western functions. how sustainable is not for, for companies already dealing with the aftermath of coal, with a whole load of issues around the globe. you know, i don't think it's suspended, but that's who you're in. and if we, you know, we watch any of the west, the media and you'll see and come come, you know, not just small companies like mama pumps, pumps and bottom shots. the big companies are really suffering if it is energy deficit. this energy prices going on. this energy crisis, let's be honest about it. they have a different view on it, but i think you have all view, which is the,

the truth is that without russian oil and gas, which is cheap, that was always made affordable to the nations, particularly countries like germany, which is an industrial hot land without bob it's very difficult for them to survive on american liquid natural gas, which is $5.00 to $10.00 times more expensive. okay, very interested in d. thanks for breaking that done for us. as you always do, chris sams are to content that are live in the program. a pack us down has reportedly suspended the construction of a major gas pipeline with neighboring a run due to the threat of us sections. while the pipeline was expected to supply a mazda of 750000000 cubic feet of natural gas per day from around to pack a stuff, no torques are reportedly underway with the us government through diplomatic

channels to get the project authorized. washington has plumped on its economic restrictions against peer brown in recent years and mid allegations, not the as nomic republic as being seeking to develop nuclear weapons around. ultimately the nice those claims. well that's trust live not to economist only. so the head of the prime institute, the think tank in is not a bad you're most welcome to the programs are a run has reported leaving, pushing for pakistan to complete the pipeline, but not pakistan has has bach died as far as we know, despite this lama but knowing to run was under sanctions when the project began. i think i'm right in saying that. so if we picked out as a given cut, a run, bring this into international arbitration. this could get met a single. so yes, i think uh, you know, biased on uh, needs to be very careful. uh, in this context uh, box on our lead color. com. and then the international dispute in the gears office

below just on base sprinkler date of mine's uh, kennedy and company. and it was facing uh, billions of dollars banner these from international corps. uh, wanting to send him and know. and you know about his done um, has been lingering on notes on his promise to build on his spot altogether already on the pipeline. which was something which um is signed in 2000 and trucks. uh and we have seen continues the demand from it on it box onto it. so it's, it's from is um, but anything not only from an investment climate point of view, but also from the inability point of view. it is, it does in bottom that vargas on photos to its commitment that and those things and bought them from a, in a reason. the activity point of view advice on seeks to a, you know, has relied heavily using this into your own china by standing on the car door. and

it's so great an issue. i was just a 1000000 bucks on needs to invest more in the regional connectivity investments. and any such news that bodies on is pulling out from its commitment is certainly not good for the country just a few days ago as well. we know that you're really in foreign minister was in this what i'm about punching a string of deals by law for the thing is worth at billions to both nations over many years, 56 years. he also talked about the importance of the pipeline. what do you make of the timing of this suspension? i it, it, it appears suspicious. does it not to yes, i think that the timing definitely you raising lot of questions although. busy you're on has been demanding and bodies on emaciated the action of the construction or insight for many years now. but let's the context right. you just

stepped out a month ago of august on it loaded and almost started into as large on i messed through them. and you know, i have recently to not to go, this was about this yesterday image. i have explained how august on me and us leadership as an, as i'm us leadership uh, you know, intervene in the last moment and not only the rescue focused on from a default, but also also a 3000000000 dollar standby arrangements from uh, from i m. s. so i think this intervention of our bodies stanzas we are stands pulling out our, our, our subbing in order so far as mid or um actually stay knows um, an increasing pressure or an expectation on both of us. government do not follow to this commitment from bug as the way it does. beg the question, certainly, to what degree does the us have the power to, to tell a large solved, read nation like pocket spend one to count and cannot do it basically does that

mean? uh and uh, i think you've been no secrets that the biggest on has been defending for the last few years on excel know and loans. and as well as an investment and, and the role which american government has played in and the recent years as particularly oft uh, you know, i split out on the finest on as she needs the regional dynamics altogether. and, uh, but it certainly in both countries. uh, southern countries uh for you to person very interest. but given the economic condition of bias on it isn't particularly difficult position to sustain such pressure from any orders via to china or us. are you in the middle eastern countries right now? but are you confident stop the the pakistan government has thought that.