Combined, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo are the largest suppliers of crude oil to Israel. @thecontinent reports on whether this might constitute support of genocide, and how African countries have limited ability to do anything, thanks to the power of western oil companies. “Economically and geopolitically we are at the bottom of the hierarchy, playing the same roles today as during colonization,” says Fadhel Kaboub, a Nairobi-based senior adviser at Power Shift Africa. “This takes away a lot of your sovereignty.”

https://continent.substack.com/p/three-african-countries-are-fuelling

#Africa #Israel #Palestine #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday