French Colonial Africa France is planning “neocolonial coups” across Africa in an attempt to destabilize governments it deems “undesirable,” particularly in the Sahel, where it has suffered major losses in recent years, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has alleged. Paris has lost its foothold in several former colonies amid a wave of anti-French sentiment driven by allegations of aggression, military failures, and interference. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have all severed ties with France, expelling French troops and accusing the former colonial power of supporting armed groups fueling a deadly jihadist insurgency in the Sahel. France has said it will not recognize the legitimacy of the military governments in the three West African countries and vowed to support efforts to restore civilian authorities that were overthrown. https://www.rt.com/africa/631864-russia-intel-accuses-france-plotting-political-revenge-africa/ ...
“If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat." Mahatma Gandhi Augustus Caesar (born Gaius Octavius, later known as Octavian and then Augustus) died on August 19, AD 14, at the age of 75 (or 76 by inclusive Roman reckoning), in the town of Nola near Naples, Italy.The historical consensus, based on ancient sources and modern scholarship, is that he died of natural causes after a period of declining health in old age. No ancient source provides a precise modern diagnosis—Roman medicine lacked the tools for that—but the consensus points to a gastrointestinal infection with fever as the terminal event, Augustus’ horoscope as provided by Astro-databank has the Sun and the Ascendant in Virgo which is strongly associated with the digestive system and gastrointestinal health, particularly the intestines, assimilation/absorption of nutrients, the nervous system (via its ruler Mercury), and related issues like...
