Cyril Ramaphosa, the next President of South Africa, was the manbehind the entry of international fast food behemoth McDonalds intothe country, earning him the sobriquet “The Big Mac”.Zimbabwe’s new President Mnangagwa bears the nickname “The…
READ MORE →POINTE NOIRE, Congo (Republic of the), November 13, 2017/APO Group0 The Esperanza has been on a month-long tour of the coast of Central Africa to raise awareness about the importance of the Congo Basin forest…
READ MORE →Volunteer tourism, or voluntourism, is an emerging trend of travel linked to “doing good”. Yet these efforts to help people and the environment have come under heavy criticism – I believe for good reason. Voluntourists’ ability to change systems,…
READ MORE →What if, instead of cutting taxes for the rich as its current president calls for, the US raised them significantly, implementing a 100% annual wealth tax on all personal assets over $10 million? And, at…
READ MORE →https://www.igi-global.com/book/_/179337 Description Violent behavior has become deeply integrated into modern society and it is an unavoidable aspect of human nature. Examining peacemaking strategies through a critical and academic perspective can assist in…
READ MORE →The relentless attacks on democracy in Haiti continue as Haitians, who have lived under United Nations MINUSTAH military occupation since the 2004coup d’etat against popularly elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, rise up to demand governmental accountability…
READ MORE →By Gerald Atem Asong Michigan, U.S.A Although I have been involved in speaking out and speaking up on social media against the horrendous crimes committed by the Biya regime since the strike action organized by…
READ MORE →The Executive Committee of the Wagosha Movement of Somalia is concerned about the activities of Turkey and the UAE in their bid to invest in the farming lands in southern Somalia. Recently, the governments of…
READ MORE →By EIC.Network – 29 September 2017 Ex-prosecutor of human rights court Luis Moreno Ocampo held offshores while in this job and became a rich advisor for one faction in Libyan conflict, undermining his warlord-busting former…
READ MORE →Antonio Carlos Silva Rosa, M.A. | TRANSCEND Media Service We will keep missing out if we insist on relying solely on our intellect, acquired knowledge, reason and intelligence; human potential encompasses much more. I…
READ MORE →By: Comrade Nassoro Kitunda nassorokitunda@gmail.com There is a dialogue among political parties and citizens in South Africa on the issue of a need to change the state’s economic system. The ruling party(ANC) has been…
READ MORE →Marilyn Langlois – TRANSCEND Media Service Human beings are social creatures whose survival depends on cooperation and mutual support. Only in an atmosphere of perceived scarcity, threats and unresolved conflicts do people divide and demonize…
READ MORE →NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 2017 (IPS) – Poverty is a blight, and one that disproportionately affects sub-Saharan Africa. It is a vast and complex issue whose tentacles reach into many areas, including climate change, sustainable…
READ MORE →The training of the army and other security forces on child protection issues, and the creation of standard operating procedures on age verification have all helped eliminate the recruitment of children by the armed forces;…
READ MORE →Jan Egeland; Secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council In the coming weeks South Sudan’s leadership, the opposition, and a cadre of armed groups are expected to come together to reignite peace talks. For…
READ MORE →For example, the creation of the United Republic in 1964 was the outcome of a bloody revolutionin Zanzibar. And the forced resettlement of the rural population in the 1970s was often brutal. The supposedly backward…
READ MORE →In 2005, Yoweri Museveni persuaded Parliament to amend Uganda’s constitution to eliminate presidential term limits, so that he could remain in power. Now, at age 73, after ruling for 31 years, he is once again…
READ MORE →The New York Times, Aug. 20, 2017 http://tinyurl.com/ycxqmoxr [Lansana Gberie is the author of “A Dirty War in West Africa: the RUF and the Destruction of Sierra Leone.”] The calamity that struck Sierra Leone on…
READ MORE →Africa has been one of the integrally important regions regarding the successful implementation of China’s ambitious One Belt One Road (OBOR) project. Just as in Eurasia, China is planning to cover this continent with a…
READ MORE →By Deborah S. Rogers On April 27, 2017, a hapless cow wandered off-course during a seasonal cattle drive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and ended up over the campfire of some Indigenous hunters.…
READ MORE →It is Saturday the 8th of September in 1906, and hundreds of people are standing around a monkey house in the New York Zoological Gardens. It is Saturday the 8th of September in 1906, and…
READ MORE →“China is there not to fight Africa’s battles, but its own.” Germany holds this year’s presidency of the G20.[1] On 12-13 June, 2017, the German government organized a high-level conference in the historic city of…
READ MORE →The deliberate destruction of Libya was a war crime by all standards of international law. That country was just one victim of the American plan to eliminate secular governments in the Middle East. Under the…
READ MORE →( PG – 13, 1h 33mins, 17 Feb 2017(USA), Directed by Raoul Peck) The nominee for the best documentary feature at the 89th academy awards, I Am Not Your Negro is already considered…
READ MORE →By Justin Elliott and Laura Sullivan on June 16, 2017 Photo: Marie Arago for ProPublica The neighborhood of Campeche sprawls up a steep hillside in Haiti’s capital city, Port-au-Prince. Goats rustle in trash that goes…
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