Last month, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari wrote an op-ed in the Financial Times. It might as well have been written by the Pentagon. Buhari promoted … The US is turning oil-rich Nigeria into a proxy for its Africa warsRead more
Africa
Posted inUncategorized
Africa’s Twin Pandemics of Coronavirus & Hunger
Some 265 million people are expected to face acute hunger as the coronavirus crisis could trigger a second pandemic of hunger. The crisis is projected … Africa’s Twin Pandemics of Coronavirus & HungerRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with Africa
The Food and Drug Administration has fully authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. residents aged 16 and over, making it the first COVID vaccine … Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with AfricaRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers
Rivers in some African countries are turning the colour of ink, and fast fashion is behind it. Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, … Fast fashion is now poisoning African riversRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Go to their doorstep with your problem
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J29qHOMm8k&rel=0&feature=relmfu] The Ants and the Grasshopper
Posted inUncategorized
Sub-Saharan Africa Loses $100B A Year
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jYmEzq3hLc&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Patrick Bond
Posted inUncategorized
US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants in Child Slavery Case
Human rights advocates Thursday denounced a Supreme Court decision in favor of the U.S. corporate giants Nestlé USA and Cargill, which were sued more than … US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants in Child Slavery CaseRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Germany’s Apology for Its 1904-1908 Genocide in Namibia
Germany, which recently apologized for its role in the first genocide of the 20th century, which took place in its former colony known as German … Germany’s Apology for Its 1904-1908 Genocide in NamibiaRead more
Posted inUncategorized
A History of the CIA in Congo
The Belgian colonizers transformed Congo into a slave-state for rubber and ivory. The so-called Congo Free State (État indépendant du Congo) existed as a private … A History of the CIA in CongoRead more
Posted inUncategorized
How Mandela & ANC Shifted Economic Views
The mood in South Africa has turned solemn after Tuesday’s memorial for the late president and anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela. Mandela will lie in state … How Mandela & ANC Shifted Economic ViewsRead more