
Why can't the West and their media mind their business? Why must they have an opinion about African affairs? I mean, they’ve got so many things to deal with in their respective countries. But for some reason, meddling in other people's affairs is their favorite job. Recently, pictures and videos of massive military firepower were seen in Mali. Before anyone knows it, Western media has circulated the internet with all kinds of speculation, creating a false narrative about the military leader of Mali. In this video, we are going to analyze some of the speculations and reveal the reason why African countries prefer to relate with Russia.
On January 17, 2025, images broadcast by the Malian television station revealed a convoy of over 100 vehicles containing massive military firepower arriving in the country. Half the vehicles in the convoy were trucks including armoured Kamaz trucks and engineering vehicles and the remainder included T-72B3M tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, BTR-82A 8×8 armored personnel carriers, Spartak, Linza, and Tiger 4×4 armored personnel carriers. Also seen were three D-30 towed artillery pieces, two anti-aircraft cannons, and a couple of boats.
Now, two days later, on January 19th, Colonel Assimi Goita in a speech, noted that his administration is pushing hard to establish a national defense industry, including plans for weapons manufacturing, light tactical vehicle assembly, and the production of ammunition and explosives. For some reason, he did not mention the convoy of military firepower that entered the country. Now, instead of the West minding its business, it has begun to speculate about where the equipment came from as if Mali could not have bought them.