Burkina Faso is taking a bold step in the Sahel region by turning to nuclear energy to tackle its long-standing electricity shortages and reduce its dependence on fossil fuel imports. In collaboration with Russia’s state nuclear agency, Rosatom, the country has begun laying the groundwork for its first nuclear power project, marking a strategic shift in both energy policy and international alliances. This move comes as part of a broader regional alignment with neighboring Mali and Niger through the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), signaling a collective effort to strengthen energy security and sovereignty. While nuclear energy offers the promise of stable, large-scale electricity generation crucial for economic development, the path ahead is fraught with challenges—ranging from technical capacity and infrastructure readiness to security risks in a region plagued by instability. Moreover, the growing influence of Russia in the Sahel reflects deeper geopolitical shifts, as traditional Western powers retreat and new partnerships emerge to fill the void.

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Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has long been a figure of immense influence in the tech world, but his business legacy is marred by a history of aggressive and, at times, ethically questionable practices. One of the most prominent examples comes from the 1990s when the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing the company of maintaining a monopoly and engaging in anti-competitive practices. Gates' strategy involved leveraging Windows' dominance to crush competitors, such as Netscape, in the web browser market—a move the court deemed illegal. Behind the public image of a brilliant entrepreneur was a corporate culture that thrived on eliminating rivals through exclusivity deals, stifling innovation, and undermining open software standards. Critics have also pointed to Gates' early licensing tactics, where Microsoft would license its software only to PC manufacturers who agreed not to include competing software, effectively locking out competition. These practices helped cement Microsoft's dominance but came at the cost of fair competition and technological diversity. Though Gates has since rebranded himself as a global philanthropist, these early maneuvers reveal a shrewd businessman whose path to success was paved not just with innovation, but with hard-nosed tactics that often skirted the line of ethical business conduct.

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Past advanced civilizations weren’t primitive—they were highly sophisticated societies with knowledge that modern science is only beginning to understand. From Kemet (Ancient Egypt) to the Olmecs, Mali, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and Great Zimbabwe, these cultures built precise architecture aligned with celestial bodies, developed complex writing systems, medicine, law, trade networks, and spiritual sciences. They mastered agriculture, metallurgy, and mathematics without digital tools—proving advancement isn’t measured by machines but by balance with nature, mastery of self, and harmony with the cosmos. These civilizations didn’t just survive—they thrived, guided by principles of divine order, ancestral wisdom, and collective purpose. Their legacy lives on, buried under colonized narratives but etched in stone, language, and blood memory.

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