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The Global South is coming, with or–hopefully without–a vengeance. Look at the basic facts in the power distribution. The abrahamic Occident expanded three times: islam 622-1492 from Iberia to the Philippines; christianity from 1492 on all…
Read articleForests are essential for life on Earth. Because they produce oxygen and help regulate the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere, forests are known as the “lungs of the Earth.” For millions of…
Read articleThe actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and the intertwined environmental crises—is…
Read articleAuthor: RUYANGE Jean-Fraterne is a passionate journalist, writer, and web activist using storytelling to advocate for social justice and equal rights. Co-founder @pashayouthhub | Founder @StreamingAsylum. Kimpa Vita Press East-Africa correspondent
Read articleBEIJING — September 02, 2024 8:59 AM China rolled out the red carpet on Monday for leaders from across Africa, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for…
Read articleTags: Atomic Weapons, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, NATO, Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Weapons, Peace Research, Peace Studies, Pentagon, USA, WWII From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Western and Alternative Globalization Abstract 30 Aug 2024 – This paper, written by coauthors from the Gandhian Global Harmony Association (GGHA), commemorates the 79th…
Read articleTags: Africa, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, NATO, Niger, Predatory Capitalism, Resources, Sahel, Savage Capitalism, Violent conflict The Sahel, this vast arid region stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, a region that has long been a battleground for various forces, shows no signs of abating.…
Read articleRwanda’s Economic Miracle Is a Lie 10 Jul 2024 – On July 15, Rwandan President Paul Kagame will be “re-elected” in a process the world knows to be a sham. The president is well-known for ruling…
Read articleRwanda has said it is not required to refund the UK after a multi-million pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped. New UK Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer announced at…
Read articleThe president’s decision comes after weeks of protests forced him to abandon proposed tax hikes. Kenyan President William Ruto has announced the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a “broad-based government”…
Read articleAccording to the 2021 Global Climate Risk Index, Malawi is among the five nations worldwide most affected by extreme weather events. The country experiences distinct wet and dry seasons, so climate phenomena like El Niño can…
Read articleOn July 6 and 7, the leaders of the three main countries in Africa’s Sahel region—just south of the Sahara Desert—met in Niamey, Niger, to deepen their Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This was the first…
Read articleA still from the short film ‘Sorry Cinema’ by Ahmed Hassouna, part of a film project produced by Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi. (Courtesy of Rashid Masharawi) Shunned by the Cannes Festival, Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi organized…
Read articleThe current humanitarian crisis caused by M23 could have been prevented if the United Nations had acted in 2019 when we first raised the alarm. We learned from Radio France International (RFI) on Monday, July 8,…
Read articleThe story should not be real. It was the morning of January 29, 2004. The Israeli military had already bombed substantial parts of the affluent Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, including—in October 2023—the totality of…
Read articleBetween June 6 and 9, residents of the European Union (EU) went to the polls to elect a new European Parliament. There were fears in advance of a breakthrough by the far right, which was not…
Read articleShortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War and the beginning of the widescale destruction of Gaza in October 2023, McDonald’s executives in Chicago found themselves inadvertently entangled in the conflict. Local owners of McDonald’s restaurants…
Read articleIn April 2024, extreme heat hit South and Southeast Asia, affecting nations like India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. These heat waves severely impacted some of the world’s most densely populated regions, taking a…
Read articleLife under occupation is a constant struggle. This is continually expressed at the international media conference in a refugee camp in Western Sahara. The conference takes place from May 1–5 and is organized by the Sahrawi…
Read articleOn Monday, June 10, Leonard Peltier, the longest-held political prisoner in the United States, just got his first parole hearing in over 15 years. Peltier has been in prison for 47 years. In 1975, Peltier was…
Read articleKey Global South countries attending the Ukraine “peace” conference in Switzerland in June 2024 refused to sign the joint communique issued at the end of the two-day summit. Many of them underlined the need for Russian…
Read articleWhen social pain is an escape valve to feel pleasure, we are in the presence of a broken society. Politically administered with a language of hate and pointing blames, social pain is a weapon in the…
Read articleThe first part of this presentation dealt with how the endless war in eastern Congo came about, who its main masterminds are and what interests they are pursuing.1 In eastern Congo, as well as elsewhere, the…
Read article22 Apr 2024 – The health of the planet and the health of the people are One, maintained through the cycle of food, the cycle of life, the cycle of regeneration. We are part of nature…
Read articlePeaceful protest, violent response – that says it all. Human politics – from global to local – remain mixed with hatred, dominance and . . . well, dehumanization. We’ve organized ourselves across the planet around one…
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