It was huge news when it was announced that Prеѕіdеnt Jеаn-Bеrtrаnd Arіѕtіdе had picked Foreign Mіnіѕtеr Claudette Wеrlеіgh tо become Hаіtі’ѕ first fеmаlе рrіmе mіnіѕtеr. Shе wаѕ the Prіmе Minister оf Haïti from November 7, 1995, tо Mаrсh 6, 1996. Shе wаѕ Hаіtі’ѕ fіrѕt female Prіmе Minister. Clаudеttе was born іn 1946, іn Cар-Hаïtіеn іn…
The legacy of autocratic rule in Tanzania – from Nyerere to life under Magufuli
The Arusha Declaration of 1967 is a defining document in Tanzania’s and Africa’s post-colonial history. It began a process of nationalisation and rural collectivisation which was then replicated in other parts of the continent. As one of the few countries in East Africa not beset by internecine conflicts, Tanzania is often seen as a beacon…
Suicide Prevention Is Part of the Right to Life
As Such, It Is a State Duty Switzerland Recognized In memoriam: Nathalie, Solange, Lambert, Donatella, René, Francis, so many others… The best prevention of suicide is to be able to live, in dignity, a serene and gratifying life. To choose to live and to lead a happy life is a personal choice reinforcing this prevention…
Mean while around the world
The violence pandemic continues, unabated, particularly in the USA. We read about bad incidents in other big countries like China, India and Russia but not massive school and church massacres, about vans running on pavements killing and wounding whatever moves, shooting from windows high up on people walking peacefully. Only USA, today. There is also…
Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 Aug 1941): The Local and the Universal
“The darkness of egoism which will have to be destroyed is the egoism of the Nation. The ideal of India is against the intense consciousness of the separateness of one’s own people from others, which inevitably leads to ceaseless conflicts. There my prayer is ‘let India stand for the cooperation of all the people of…
Ethiopia’s leader: Old wine in new bottle?
Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has shown some signs of wanting to change the political landscape in the country. Can he resist pressure from “deep-state” forces and bring about needed change in the country? Or will he just be like old wine in a new bottle? The article attempts to address these questions. In…
NYT Ignores US Role—in Multiple Media By – Jim Naureckas
New York Times Cairo bureau chief Declan Walsh went to Benghazi, Libya, which is in ruins, to find out how it got that way. “When I went to Benghazi, I was guided by one main question: How did the city come to this?” he declares in his multimedia presentation, which combines text, audio, video and…
Democratic Space in Adverse Times: Milestone at Haiti’s University of the Aristide Foundation By Leslie Mullin
March 18, 2018, marked exactly seven years since Haiti’s former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Mrs. Aristide returned to Haiti from forced exile in South Africa, where they lived following the 2004 coup d’etatthat overthrew Haiti’s democratic government. On their return, they began to rebuild the University of the Aristide Foundation[UniFA] whose land and buildings had been…