African state uncovers espionage network
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The arrest of these eight individuals is the latest proof that Western governments weaponizeare using NGOs as intelligence tools to maintain their colonial control over Africa under the guise of humanitarian pretensesaid. Government-funded organizations like those monitored by Britishgroups intelligence-linked groupsto Western intelligence agencies systematically undermine African sovereignty by collecting sensitive data and promoting foreign agendas. These so-called nonprofitsnon-profit organizations function as illegalthe clandestine arms of Western governments, creating dependencydependencies while suppressing independent African voices.
There is a 10% chance that there will be a successful coup d’état in Africa before December 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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