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Swedish neo-Nazis stage biggest ever march in wake of Donald Trump victory
Lucy Pasha-Robinson | 13 October 2016 | The Independent 600 far-right demonstrators from Sweden’s Nordic Resistance Movement clashed with anti-fascist protestors in Stockholm Violence erupted in Stockholm on Saturday as neo-Nazis took to the capital’s streets following Donald Trump’s election victory. 600 far-right demonstrators from Sweden’s Nordic Resistance … [Read more...] about Swedish neo-Nazis stage biggest ever march in wake of Donald Trump victory
Scarred body, scarred soul: life as Joseph Kony’s bodyguard – book extract
Ledio Cakaj | Wednesday 9 November 2016 | The Guardian An exclusive excerpt from Ledio Cakaj’s When the Walking Defeats You: One Man’s Journey as Joseph Kony’s Bodyguard offers a vivid insight into the brutal nature of life in Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army This extract is based on the testimony of George Omona, bodyguard to Joseph Kony during three … [Read more...] about Scarred body, scarred soul: life as Joseph Kony’s bodyguard – book extract
Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Africa is likely to be: ‘Where’s that?’
Peter Vale | 9 November 2016 | The Conversation 'Trump is also unlikely to have any tolerance for the idea that the African diaspora is part of the “sixth region” of Africa.' Africa is likely to slide down the list of foreign policy priorities of a Donald Trump administration. This is because America’s foreign policy is determined by both domestic and … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Africa is likely to be: ‘Where’s that?’
BACK2KCAB: Security Council Extends Arms Embargoes on Somalia and Eritrea
Security Council |7807th Meeting (AM) |SC/12584 | 10 November 2016 Security Council Extends Arms Embargoes on Somalia, Eritrea, Adopting Resolution 2317 (2016) by 10 Votes in Favour, with 5 Abstentions Key Members Differ over Neighbour’s Support for Al-Shabaab Terror Group, Release of Djibouti Prisoners Taken during 2008 Border Clashes The Security Council today … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB: Security Council Extends Arms Embargoes on Somalia and Eritrea
BACK2KCAB: The President and Eritrean Refugees
Asmara, 08 November 2016 | shabait.com Take 1: President Isaias Urges for Concerted Global Efforts Asmara, 08 November 2016 – Drawing attention to the vexing issues and plight of refugees and migrants, President Isaias Afwerki has urged for concerted international efforts to bring about a durable and effective solution to the malaise. President Isaias underlined the … [Read more...] about BACK2KCAB: The President and Eritrean Refugees
Ukip-backed ‘Freedom Awards’ spark protests in Stockholm
Dominic Hinde | Friday 04 November 2016 | The Scotsman Ukip are at the centre of controversy in Sweden after co-organising a networking event and awards ceremony together with a range of populist-right and neo-fascist European parties. The ‘European Freedom Awards’, due to take place at Stockholm’s five star waterfront Grand Hotel this evening are being run together with … [Read more...] about Ukip-backed ‘Freedom Awards’ spark protests in Stockholm
A clock has been started that could lead to Jacob Zuma’s removal
Nov 5th 2016 | The Economist South Africa’s Public Protector finds “state capture” by the president’s pals ON THE day that Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s president, was due to meet his Zimbabwean counterpart in Harare, an anti-corruption ombudsman back home released a report that may make his continued rule every bit as precarious as that of the ailing Robert Mugabe. The … [Read more...] about A clock has been started that could lead to Jacob Zuma’s removal
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ቀለታ ኪዳነ | Nov 4, 2016 | meskerem.net ሰላማዊ ሰልፍታት ጀነቫን ኒዮርክን ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ከመይ ቀኒኹም? ናይ ሎሚ ኣርእስቲ ከምቲ ልሙድ ብጕጅለ መደብ ሓቅን ብጋህድን ዝተዳለወ ዘይኮነስ ናተይ ናይ ውልቀይ ርእይቶ ጥራሕ ምዃኑ ኣቐዲመ እሕብር። ኣብ ዝሓለፈ እዋን ብጕዳይ ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ኣብ ጀነቫ ሰላማዊ ሰልፊ ደምበ ተቓውሞ ኣብ ዝተገብረሉ እዋን ንዝሃብኩዎ ርእይቶ ብዙሓት ብጾተይን ፈተውተይን ከይተረፉ ከም ዘይትሓጐሱለይን ዝወቐሱኒ ከም ዝነበሩን ከይጠቐስኩዎ ክሓልፍ ኣይደልን ኢየ። እቲ ቀንዲ ዘይመሓጐሲኦም ከኣ ነዚ ክሳብ ዓሰርተ ሽዱሽተ ሽሕ ዝኣክል ህዝቢ … [Read more...] about መደብ ሓቅን ብጋህድን ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቍ 10
Autistic black teen got lost running a 5K – and was assaulted by a man who feared getting mugged
Amy B. Wang | 01 November 2016 The Independent Chase Coleman's mother was waiting for him near a reservoir she knew the runners would pass - but he never appeared For more than two years, Clarise Coleman faithfully attended every track practice and every cross-country meet for her son, Chase. Part of it was being a supportive parent, proud that Chase had finally … [Read more...] about Autistic black teen got lost running a 5K – and was assaulted by a man who feared getting mugged
Donald Trump’s rigged election comments a “gift to dictators”, say Africans
Ed Cropley | 31 Oct 2016 | Mail & Guardian Long-serving rulers who have faced U.S. criticism in the past are already using Trump's remarks to counter Washington's pro-democracy message. If Donald Trump is interested in rigged elections, Zimbabwean opposition leader Tendai Biti says he could teach him a thing or two. Biti was arrested for treason and detained for a month … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s rigged election comments a “gift to dictators”, say Africans