Global Issues
It’s China not Russia that will sweep into Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali and Niger -By Kalu Aja
Any small natural resource rich nation with a significant European presence based in Africa today will be prone to a military coup sponsored perhaps by merchants intent on getting access to riches via the gun
China won’t send troops or demand any “democracy”, rather they will demand mining rights and pay cold cash or build infrastructure
Niger of course has Uranium, Guinea however is the prize. That nation has one of the largest untapped deposits of high quality iron ore on earth. The Chinese are already partners in this project estimated to cost between $15b to $20b to construct the infrastructure to export the ore.
Guinea will have 15% of the project plus “free” use of a new railway and port to be built to export the iron ore
Any small natural resource rich nation with a significant European presence based in Africa today will be prone to a military coup sponsored perhaps by merchants intent on getting access to riches via the gun
It’s Dogs of War all over again
P/s
Nigeria was interested in the Guinean ore a long time ago to use in Ajaokuta to make steel. Nigerian ores have low iron content thus not suitable for steel production without a process called beneficiation (what NIOMCO does)
