December 30, 2020
It’s 2020. What Would YOU Do?
The year is drawing to a close, memorable for its unrelenting spotlight on coronavirus. Reflecting on the past 12 months, imagine what you would do if you were in a position of…
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Year: <span>2020</span>
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December 9, 2020
Trump and Somalia
The outgoing president took another deceptive public step on Dec. 2: He ordered the remaining 700 U.S. troops out of Somalia. These troops are part of the U.S. AFRICOM force that promotes…
December 7, 2020
Arts project re-imagines the realities of Riverlea
A photography and theatre project gives residents from the ruptured and under-resourced community an opportunity to articulate the realities of life in the township west of Johannesburg. By: Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi Undated: A Riverlea…
December 7, 2020
Sudan struggles to cope with refugees of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
As many as 43,000 refugees crossed over from Tigray into Sudan during the two-and-a half week-long military conflict between November 4-28. They are mainly in the El Gedaref and Kassala States December…
December 7, 2020
Half a million march in France against police violence, racism By G. Dunkel
In an explosion of anger and political rejection, 200,000 people marched in Paris Nov. 28 while another 300,000 in over 95 cities and towns across France held coordinated protest marches. Demonstrations also…
December 7, 2020
Ethiopia: Civil War and Nation Building in the 21st Century
2 Dec 2020 – In light of the Ethiopian central government’s military clash with regional forces in Tigray province, Ann Garrison speaks with a member of the Oromo people, the largest ethnic group…
December 3, 2020
The Power of the Haitian People WEEK OF SOLIDARITY WITH HAITI December 10 – December 16, 2020
View this email in your browser. The Power of the Haitian People WEEK OF SOLIDARITY WITH HAITI December 10 – December 16, 2020 On December 16th, Haitians will commemorate the 30th anniversary…
November 24, 2020
Africa: Scheme to Stop ‘Conflict Diamond’ Sales Is Not Working – Report
Cape Town — The international scheme to prevent the sale of diamonds from funding violence and war appears to have become “increasingly dysfunctional and has lost credibility,” says Human Rights Watch. In…
November 24, 2020
Cornel West: We Must Fight the Commodification of Everybody and Everything
AN INTERVIEW WITH CORNEL WEST Philosopher and activist Cornel West discusses the presidential election and why a democratic socialist vision is necessary to overcome capitalism and build a better society. INTERVIEW BY…
November 24, 2020
Myanmar: Fair Elections But Challenges Ahead by Rene Wadlow
The 8 November 2020 elections for the two houses of the Myanmar Parliament were carried out with little violence. The National League for Democracy (NLD) headed by Aung San Suu Kyi won…
November 24, 2020
The Silence of the International Community on Western Sahara
Enguiya Mohamed Lahu is President of Nova, a Sahrawi youth-led organization for the promotion of non-violence Women in Smara camp – the largest of the five refugee camps – collect their monthly distribution…
November 24, 2020
Does WFP Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Nov 24 2020 (IPS) – On 10 December, representatives for the World Food Programme (WFP) will in Norway receive the Nobel Peace Prize at the Oslo City Hall. This is taking place while the…
November 24, 2020
Once again, South African domestic workers win in court, expanding domestic workers’ rights everywhere!
Sylvia Mahlangu outside Constitutional Court Great news! Last week, South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled that domestic workers ruled that domestic workers injured on the job in the past can claim damages, under…
November 21, 2020
Is this a vaccine apartheid?
Optimism emerged last week following a vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech companies for Covid-19 fight. However, some governments are scrambling to lay claim to the vaccine doses, which may delay…
November 19, 2020
A Year of Revolt
Last year a wave of militant protests spread across North Africa and West Asia, in a sustained, historic series of popular struggles. Emma Wilde Botta reviews A Region in Revolt: Mapping the Recent…
November 17, 2020
Decolonising Pandemic Politics
If the consequences of the current pandemic are global, discussions about alternatives have not lived up to this reality, failing to learn from the non-Western world and from indigenous and popular struggles…
November 15, 2020
Refugees Welcome: 15 Pieces of Street Art and Graffiti from Europe and beyond Showing Solidarity in the ongoing Refugee Crisis
EU immigration and border politics have been subject to criticism for years¹ – particularly regarding the increasingly militarized securitization of its external frontier. In recent weeks the rapid influx of refugees – mainly from…
November 15, 2020
The enduring legacy of Congolese Franco, 30 years on
Why is a Congolese musician who died three decades ago still one of the best-known entertainers in Africa? Graeme Ewens, author of Congo Colossus, the most definitive book on Franco, revisits the…
November 12, 2020
The World Turned Upside Down: Rodney’s 1972 masterpiece
In 1972 Walter Rodney published his masterpiece How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. Rodney’s book took a similar approach to Eduardo Galeano’s 1971 classic, examining four hundred years of European intervention and occupation in Africa.…
November 12, 2020
What Africa and Europe can learn from the American elections ?
Jude Oboh, a Dutch cityzen from Nigeria living in Atlanta(Georgia) gives us his observations on the 2020-elections and their impact in the world especially in Africa and Europe. Mister Oboh is doctor…
November 10, 2020
CGNK at the Human Rights Council 45th sessions: Truth and progress
Despite a complicated health situation, the Human Rights Council has preserved the core of its work and started to return to a more usual functioning, noticeably with informal dialogues starting anew, a…
October 28, 2020
DÉJÀ VU – In tragic vein: Wole Soyinka on Nigeria’s unrest By Wole Soyinka
To the affected governors all over the nation, there is one immediate step to take: demand the withdrawal of those soldiers. Convoke Town Hall meetings as a matter of urgency. 24-hr Curfews…
October 18, 2020
Text Messages | The words of Che Guevara
His image may be instantly recognisable as the face of revolution but Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara’s words are no less powerful, guided as they are by ‘great feelings of love’. By: Darryl Accone…
September 29, 2020
Prof. Johan Galtung on the Psychology and Theology of Nuclear Weapons: The Human Factor
Johan Galtung, a professor of peace studies, dr hc mult, is founder of TRANSCEND International and rector of TRANSCEND Peace University. He was awarded among others the 1987 Right Livelihood Award, known…
September 15, 2020
“Colonizing the Atmosphere”: How Rich, Western Nations Drive the Climate Crisis
New analysis finds the Global North is responsible for 92% of all excess global carbon dioxide emissions, while the Global South bears the brunt of the devastation.