Niger has suspended the export of gold and uranium to France.
France suspended aid to Niger after the coup.
1 out of every 3 light bulbs in France is powered with uranium from Niger.
Uranium generates electricity, yet only 18% of Niger's citizens have access to electricity.
He needs to serve his time and stop trying to escape accountability. I was with the Floyd family the day he was originally found guilty; and I remember seeing relief from the anxiety and pain of this trial.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction for the killing of George Floyd has been upheld by a Minnesota appeals court. Chauvin is serving a 22 1/2-year sentence. https://t.co/YxZILlvGxP
This kat made my neighborhood ripe for gentrification over the last 30 years. He denied magic Johnson the right to develop the Santa Barbara plaza across the street from magic theaters back in 1998. I never forgot that. I coulda used a job over there as a teen. He ain’t nobody to cry over.
Father buys son 40 acres of land in San Diego for his 13th birthday. The land is located right by the Mexico border and the son plans to open a business with ATV riding & zip lining.
Two Black female high school students in New Orleans solved the Pythagorean theory, a math problem that genius mathematicians have failed to at for over of 2,000 years. “Each student can win up to $1M for their discovery.”
Nairobi to Cape Town by road. We travelled across six countries (visa-free!) and had the most incredible time. An unforgettable trip!
Hopefully this 🧵 inspires you to make the trip and explore our beautiful continent, Africa because it is an incredible place.
At least 30 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya.
A humanitarian group said they would have survived if Europe had not decided to let them drown.
More here: https://t.co/Lm44cF2yZh
Documents obtained by Forbes reveal that American law enforcement has deep access to people’s travel records and how it uses that data to conduct targeted surveillance. https://t.co/GhS2KsA3vv
Meet Anthony, a Kenyan farmer, who uses biogas to power his home, car and boiler.
He showed us how and why he doesn't just use his chickens for eggs - proving that one man's trash really is another man's treasure.