Anonymous ID: 7da6cd April 15, 2019, 2:54 p.m. No.6190497   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>0538 >>0822 >>1017

Sudan protesters warn 'remnants of Bashir regime' still at work

Principal protest group says 'backstage manipulations' are undermining ongoing push for civilian-led government.

 

-Sudan's principal protest group has demanded the immediate formation of a civilian-led government to replace the country's new ruling military council, warning that the demonstrators' "revolution" faces threat from "the remnants of the regime" of deposed leader Omar al-Bashir.

-Fearing that the core of the old establishment is far from gone, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) on Monday reiterated its call for the military council to be dissolved and substituted by a civilian one that will only include "limited" army representation.

-The umbrella organisation, which spearheaded the months of protests that precipitated al-Bashir's removal, also demanded the sacking of Sudan's prosecutor general and judiciary head, as well as the disbanding of the former president's National Congress Party (NCP).

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/sudan-protesters-warn-remnants-bashir-regime-work-190415144622104.html

Anonymous ID: 7da6cd April 15, 2019, 2:58 p.m. No.6190553   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>0598 >>0822 >>1017

Venezuela Sells $400 Million in Gold Amid Sanctions, Sources Say

 

-Venezuela sold about $400 million in gold despite a growing international push to freeze the country’s assets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

-The amount, which would equal almost 9 tons, was reflected by a drop in the bank’s total reserves, which fell to $8.6 billion on April 12, according to data provided by the central bank. About $5.1 billion of that is gold.

-A central bank press official didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the sale Monday.

-The sale could mean President Nicolas Maduro has found a way to skirt the economic blockade. Maduro has blown through reserves, selling gold to firms in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, as sanctions increasingly cut off his authoritarian regime from the global financial system. While he maintains a stranglehold on power on the ground – including the military and government bureaucracy – opposition leader Juan Guaido is using support from dozens of countries to slowly seize Venezuela’s financial assets abroad.

-The U.S., which recognizes Guaido as the nation’s rightful leader, sanctioned state gold producer Minerven last month. It said lucrative trading in the precious metal keeps the military loyal to Maduro.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-sells-400-million-gold-194319089.html

Anonymous ID: 7da6cd April 15, 2019, 3:07 p.m. No.6190707   🗄️.is đź”—kun

>>6190598

Big habbening goin on.. dont know if past notable

 

4/9/19

Venezuela removes 8 metric tons of gold from central bank

https://www.voanews.com/a/venezuela-removed-eight-tons-of-central-bank-gold-last-week-sources-say/4806662.html