“From the beginning of our century until now, Haiti and its inhabitants under one aspect or…
Category: Peace & Security
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…
Heed the Voices For Peace Amid the Tragedy of Iraq By Amy Goodman
It didn’t take long this week for the architects of the disastrous U.S. invasion and occupation…
Dieudonné through the prism of the white Left, or conceptualizing a domestic internationalism by Houria Bouteldja
A group rarely vows eternal loyalty to political organizations that do not serve that group’s…
Iraq: What does one do with the broken pieces?
Rene Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens There is the legendary sign in shops selling china…
Nigeria doesn’t need more oil wells
Nnimmo Bassey discusses the continuing protests by the Niger Delta people against oil pollution and makes…
Good, Innovative Governance – What Is That? EDITORIAL by Johan Galtung
Pretoria, South Africa, Keynote Governance is politics, power–political-economic-military-cultural; decisions-carrots-sticks-ideas. Politics is about problems of realizing…
Peace Movements’ Common Vision: The Abolition of Militarism by Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate
Dear friends, We are all aware that this is the 100th anniversary of the assassination…
After Israel, African kids start afresh in Uganda By RODNEY MUHUMUZA
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Speak no Hebrew. That’s what Ugandan teachers repeatedly tell the South Sudanese…
The film Zulu, 50 years on: classic or racist? By Kimon de Greef
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the film “Zulu”. While some consider it a classic,…
Connecting the dot: Congo and World War II; one of the other forgotten commemorations By Raïs Neza Boneza
The first victory on Nazism and Fascism were won on African soil. Congolese troops marched to…
Edward Snowden: A Healing Voice By Jacques Depelchin
Like many people, I was surprised to hear of Edward Snowden’s decision to leave his job…
Boko Haram affair: President Kagame fires at West-African leaders
"When I watch TV and I see that our leaders, who should have been working together…
Concern over camp-closure threat in North Kivu
KINSHASA, 28 May 2014 (IRIN) – A warning by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Africa will rewrite its own history of glory and dignity exactly in the next 50 years By Antoine Roger Lokongo
It is a privilege for me to be invited by Pambazuka News to gaze into my…