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Colombia, From the Guerrilla to the Ballot Box
A conversation with Pastor Alape, former guerrilla mayoral candidate for the Comunes Party. By Taroa Zúñiga…
Another War Breaks Out in Northern Ethiopia, as the Threat of Disintegration Looms
“The worst-case scenario is unfolding in Ethiopia,” Gabriel Bizuneh tells me, as he organizes in the…
Analysis: What May Have Led to the Recent Massacre of Congolese Civilians in Goma by the Special Presidential Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 30 August 2023?
On the night of August 30th, 2023, the Special Presidential Force conducted military operations against…
Private Military Companies Continue To Expand in Africa By John P. Ruehl
In the wake of the July 26 coup in Niger, the world’s spotlight has once again…
Africa’s Continental Dilemma—Geopolitics at a Time of Upheaval By Otobong Inieke
Aside from the relatively positive developments in terms of economic cooperation through China-Africa relations, much of…
Social Activists Demand Real Equality for Chilean Women
Women social activists recognize that gender equality is gaining ground in Chile, but maintain that there…
Moving From Trauma to Healing: Practicing Self-Care in Refugee Camps
A Rohingya woman tells a forum of peer counselors the story of her divorce. A…
Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions?
Source: Globetrotter On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint…
What is Happening in Kenya?
By Mordecai Ogada It has been an interesting few weeks in Kenya; the recent weekly anti-government protests…
Remembering Cabral
In the final essay to mark the fiftieth anniversary of national revolutionary leader AmílcarCabral’s murder in…
Sudan’s Unfinished Democracy By Magdi el Gizouli
The last ten days of Ramadan, Islam’s fasting month, are supposed to be a period of…
Will the Circle be Unbroken? Reviving the Spirit of Bandung and Panchsheel
“I hate the US empire, and I love the US republic.” — Johan Galtung Circles evoke…
Glaring Western Hypocrisy on Human Rights in Africa: Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
The US and EU are complicit in the continued Rwandan and Ugandan incursions into the Democratic…
Call for Peace: More than two dozens local civil society orgs call for cessation of hostilities, deescalate conflicts and war propaganda in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, September 10/2021 – A collective of 24 local civil society organizations have called for peace in Ethiopia in connection with the Ethiopian New…
Ethiopia govt says accepts AU invite to peace talks By AFP
Ethiopia’s government said Wednesday it has accepted an African Union invitation to hold peace talks with…
Survivors Uncensored: Voices from Rwanda and the Rwandan Diaspora
Most reporting on the Rwandan 1994 atrocities was false and driven by the Clinton administration’s need…
UN International Day of Peace –> 21 September
2022 Theme: End Racism–Build Peace Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the…
As Europe eyes Africa’s gas reserves, environmentalists sound the alarm by Ashoka Mukpo
In the wake of an energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European countries are…
Remembering Marikana
South Africa needs to build a society that’s decent and doesn’t humiliate people. By Dion Forster…
Leif Eiriksson Peace Award 2022 to Johan Galtung
From the Peace 2000 Institute an d Mirpuri Foundation The award was presented on 8 July…
Paris Lost Direction or What’s going on in Mali?
Franco-Mali relations have been feverish for the past two years, following the August (2020) coup…
NO to Mandates! YES to Wise Power!
Featuring Diane Perlman and Marilyn Langlois 27 Apr 2022 – Transcend Method and Wise Power Special…
US Threatens Ethiopia and Eritrea with Illegal “Legal Designation of Genocide”
25 May 2022 – The US is falsely accusing Ethiopia and Eritrea of hindering food aid and…