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BRICS is getting stronger & stronger
#PetroDollar gets weaker & weaker
#PetroYuan gets stronger & stronger

Lots of countries showing interest to join the #BRICS+ alliance for trade

Western sanctions on Russia have zero negative effects, in fact they had positive effects pushing… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
These OPEC+ oil production cuts guts the US #PetroDollar and strengthens the case for #PetroYuan

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THE MIDDLE MAN VALUE CHAIN: THE BRITISH AND CHINESE CASE IN IGBOLAND

The 1901 Aro Expedition of 1901 was a violent ousting of the Aro merchants(middle men) who ran a cartel of slaves in the Niger area

The British grew from staying around the shores to desiring to enter the..
hinterlands.

They had found a cure for malaria and wanted to eliminate the middle man (Aro merchants mostly) who were the feeder bloc of slaves and other wares.

The Aro merchants refused and it led to a violent attack against them-In fact, 'cos the Aro were popular, they...
Thought they had a military. The Brita attacked with full notary hardware.

The middle men were eliminated and it established a kind of #Monopsony where the Brits dictated the price. For the people's wares, they gave money that had value, because now, they were forced to sell.
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