The Economic Freedom Fighters’ CIC Julius Malema embarked on an anti-xenophobic violence campaign in Alexandra township.…
Category: Peace & Security
The Looting Machine by Tom Burgis – reviewed by Desné Masie
Tom Burgis’ The Looting Machine is a rollercoaster read. Filled with vignettes on spooks, smugglers and…
Juba: South Sudanese in crossfire of Political Ideologies By Ater Garang Ariath
A relief art-work showcasing different traditional dances of South Sudan by David Morbe. © The Niles |…
Civilization Clashes Occident-Orient? By Johan Galtung
Kuala Lumpur: IAIS-International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, IIUM-International Islamic University of Malaysia Yes, Islam and…
The Betrayal Of Haiti By Latin America And The Caribbean
AFRICANGLOBE – For the 10th year since the forcible removal of elected Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide…
Virunga – Main Trailer – Netflix [HD]
From the forested depths of the African Congo, among the last of the mountain gorillas comes…
Lessons From the Bamemba Tribe
I’ve been intrigued by this tribe ever since I heard about them while listening to…
War, Circus and Injustice Down Under By John Pilger
There are times when farce and living caricature almost consume the cynicism and mendacity in the…
USA/UK Committed Genocide against Iraq People
By Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service USA/UK committed genocide against…
Africa's female fighters: They bled and died on the battlefields of freedom – and were forgotten after victory By Marthe Van Der WOLF
One of the boys: Congolese soldiers attend a decoration ceremony for 89 new lieutenants, including nine…
US militarizes response to Ebola crisis while Cuba pledges medical aid By Abayomi Azikiwe
A team of eight experts and journalists visiting the southern region of the West African state…
Libya, the ‘failed state’, needs to look back
In March 2011, at the time the so-called leaders of the free world were foaming at…
The US and global wars: Empire or vampire? By James Petras
To the growing army of critics of US military intervention, who also reject the mendacious claims…
High time to build a movement of solidarity to end UN occupation of Haiti By Ajamu Nangwaya
“From the beginning of our century until now, Haiti and its inhabitants under one aspect or…
Imagine all the people, living life in peace: Stop the killing, end the siege of Gaza By Marilyn Langlois
Imagine: A group of kids in Richmond playing outside. Maybe a pick-up soccer Children in Gaza…
Live from Bangui: Why Inclusive Dialogue Matters in CAR
Last June, when I first arrived in the Central African Republic (CAR), one of the resident…
Letter from Gaza by Norwegian doctor, Mads Gilbert on 20 July 2014
Dr Mads Frederick Gilbert (centre) at Al-Shifa hospital on July 17th, treating a wounded Palestinian child,…
War-Such an unnecessary evil By Tumusiime K. Deo
In many countries, the proportion of the total national budget spent on the military, is…
We Come as Friends 2014: interview with Hubert Sauper By Eric Hynes
Hubert Sauper is a very charming man. His methods of engagement—eye contact, attentiveness, enthusiasm, easy…
Sudan: is the National Dialogue really dead? (And did it ever really exist anyway?) – By James Copnall
‘The National Dialogue is dead’. The verdict comes from Ghazi Salaheddin Atabani, one of the longest-serving…
The road to peace in Mali: political roadblocks and other obstacles
Civil society organisations are doing good work in Mali. But their job is being made more…
Desolation and despair in Libya: the murder of Salwa Bugaighis By LINDSEY HILSUM
Looking back, it feels as if Salwa Bugaighis embodied not the hopes and aspirations of the…
The Civil Rights Act – 50 Years Later
0 President Johnson and Dr. King Many died. Millions suffered. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon…
The Chibok girls: Nigeria’s side of the story By Olusegun Akinsanya
Why has it been so difficult for the Nigerian government to fight the scourge of Boko…
From guns and knives to friendship
Photo: http://bit.ly/1m3q4Gr by Rosa Lia: The Palestine-Israel Journal One conversation in a coffee shop in…