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Defining Refugees in the Era of Climate Displacement
27 Jul 2021 – July 28th marks the 70th anniversary of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. This historic document, signed by 149 nation-states, defines refugees […]
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African Union
Food Insecurity and the Prospects for Emerging Players
With the inauguration of Joe Biden, and the coming post-Covid era being bound to create uncertain new realities, people are taking the time to […]
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Prime Minister’s Constitutional Coup: Nepal Heading to People’s Movement III
Abstract 21 Feb 2021 – In the recent context of Nepal where Prime Minister K P Oli has dissolved the Parliament over a dispute within […]
African Union
New Start for Stability in Libya
The 74 members of the Libya Political Dialogue Forum meeting in Geneva, Switzerland with the mediation of the United Nations, on 5 February 2021, […]
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Rusesabagina’s Show Trial and Shooting Deaths of a Rwandan Dissident and an Italian Ambassador
Paul Rusesabagina under arrest after his rendition to Rwanda. Is there any limit to how far the West will go to cover for Rwandan […]
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A Non-racial Society (a Society without Racism) Must Necessarily Be an Unbounded Society
The South African historian Crain Soudien recently observed: “The dominant narrative of contemporary South Africa, almost a quarter of a century after the end […]
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From Ethiopia’s Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine
Originally published by BBC News on February 7, 2021. Every day, more and more reports of starvation trickle out of the Tigray region of […]
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Enough ‘Blah Blah Blah’ From Global Elites, Greta Thunberg Declares at Digital Davos
In yet another fiery speech to attendees of an elite annual summit, climate activist Greta Thunberg made clear on Monday that young people aren’t backing down […]
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480,000 killed by extreme weather this century – Analysis
Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to a new […]
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A letter to Ange Kagame from Carine Kanimba
By, Carine I. Kanimba Dear Ange, I hope that this letter finds you well. My name is Carine Kanimba, I am the daughter of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“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.
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8 June: International Day of the Oceans
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service World Citizens Call for Renewed Efforts to Resolve Asian Maritime Delimitations Dispute 8 June has been designated by […]
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Deception? Deception?
In Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie”, a stunned Amanda Wingfield enters the second scene repeating an enigmatic question: “Deception? Deception?” Amanda revels in the […]
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Indigenous women in Kenya rebuild resilience amidst an eco-cultural crisis
In the face of growing climate change, indigenous women in Kenya are remembering and reinstating their native agricultural practices, to build resilience and reclaim […]
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25 African Women Writers You Should Read
Source: aaibc.com Authors are listed, alphabetically, by first name. Also check out a beautiful collage of all 25 African Women’s photos, a list of all of […]
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African leaders reject Trump's Mideast peace plan
By AFP Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, addressing the 33rd Ordinary session of the assembly of the African heads of […]
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Anniversary Dialogues: The Biggest Global Conversation On The World’s Future Starts Now
January 1, 2020 saw the launch of the UN75 initiative – the largest, most inclusive conversation on the role of global cooperation in building […]
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Let’s Talk about Sex
If you’re looking for a treatise on the joys of love-making between consenting, autonomous adults, read no further. In fact, what follows quite the […]
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THE YOUNG HANDS THAT FEED US
Apperead on 19 JUL 2019 An estimated 524,000 children work unimaginably long hours in America’s grueling agricultural fields, and it’s all perfectly legal. It […]
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Aime Cesaire: (1913 – 2008) A Black Orpheus by Rene Wadlow
My negritude is not a stone, nor deafness flung out against the clamour of the day my negritude is not a white speck of […]
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'Year of return': Hundreds of African-Americans resettle in Ghana
Ghana was one of the main West African departure points for the transatlantic slave trade. The government has launched a campaign to reach out […]
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South Africa still waiting on post-apartheid promises
The election 25 years ago of South Africa’s first black president, the late Nelson Mandela, who inspired the struggle against apartheid, was a time […]
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Belgium to apologise for kidnapping of children from Congo
What the Belgian Congo was like Mixed-race children born in 1940s and 50s were forcibly taken from Congolese mothers Belgium’s prime minister, Charles Michel, […]