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Panicked Zimbabwe caught with pants down as fear tactics fail to deter resistance

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Eros Noira | 08 Jul 2016 | MAIL & GUARDIAN The government appears to be in a state of panic as unrest spreads across the beleaguered country. The government appears to be in a state of panic as unrest spreads across the beleaguered country. Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF this week officially dismissed violent protests as failed attempts by opposition parties … [Read more...] about Panicked Zimbabwe caught with pants down as fear tactics fail to deter resistance

Zim youth warn of more protests

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Christopher Mahove | Africa / 07 Jul '16 | THE INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY Harare - Normalcy returned to Zimbabwe Thursday after violent protests saw citizens clash with anti-riot police in several areas around the country Wednesday, but a group calling itself #Tajamuka has warned of more protests in the near future. Addressing a press conference in Harare Thursday, … [Read more...] about Zim youth warn of more protests

Fighting Erupts In South Sudan On Fifth Anniversary Of Independence

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Denis Dumo | 07/08/2016| THE HUFFINGTON POST Gunfire rang out around the capital of the world’s newest nation. JUBA (Reuters) - Gunfire rang out in South Sudan’s capital on Friday hours after five soldiers died in clashes between rival factions, raising fears for a fragile peace process in the world’s newest nation. President Salva Kiir and former rebel … [Read more...] about Fighting Erupts In South Sudan On Fifth Anniversary Of Independence

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says pay delay is no reason for strike

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BINDURA, Zimbabwe | MacDonald Dzirutwe | Fri Jul 8, 2016 | REUTERS Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Friday a delay in paying wages to public workers was "a temporary problem" that did not justify their strike this week, and warned of a plot to overthrow his ruling ZANU-PF party. Strike organizers have said they plan to continue the action until Mugabe, in … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says pay delay is no reason for strike

ሓደጋታት ናይ ብዘይ ልዕልና ሕጊ ዝውሰኑ ሉዓላዊ ጉዳያት ኤርትራ

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Erimedrek | July 7, 2016 ኣብዚ ሳልስቲ እዚ ወደብ ዓሰብ ብ500 ሚልዮን ዶላር ንሕቡራት ኢማራት ዓረብ ከምእተኻረየ ብዝተፈላለዩ ምንጭታት ወግዓውነቱ ብዘረጋግጽ መንገዲ ክግለጽ ቀንዩ ኣሎ። ኣብዛ ዝሓለፈ ዓመተ 2015 ኣብ ኤርትራ ብደረጃ ዘቤትን ዞባን ኣብ ቁጠባዊ ፖለቲካዊ ማሕበራዊን መዳያት ዝተፈላለዩ ምዕባለታት እኳ እንተተራእዩ፥እቲ ዝዓበየ ግን ኣብ ጸጥታውን ወተሃደራውን መዳይ ዝተኸስተ ምዕባለታት እዩ ክበሃል ይከኣል። እዚ ክስተትዚ ምስ ጽምዶ ናይ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ኣብ ወተሃደራዊን ጸጥታውን ኩነታት የመን ብፍላይ ኣብ ዞባ ወሽመጥ ዓረብን ማእከላይ ምብራቕን ድማ ብሰፊሑ፥ … [Read more...] about ሓደጋታት ናይ ብዘይ ልዕልና ሕጊ ዝውሰኑ ሉዓላዊ ጉዳያት ኤርትራ

WHO ARE ALL THESE TRUMP SUPPORTERS?

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George Saunders | JULY 11 & 18, 2016 ISSUE | THE NEW YORKER At the candidate’s rallies, a new understanding of America emerges. HE APPEARS Trump is wearing the red baseball cap, or not. From this distance, he is strangely handsome, well proportioned, puts you in mind of a sea captain: Alan Hale from “Gilligan’s Island,” say, had Hale been slimmer, richer, more … [Read more...] about WHO ARE ALL THESE TRUMP SUPPORTERS?

What White America Fails to See

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Michael Eric Dyson | JULY 7, 2016 | THE NEW YORK TIMES IT is clear that you, white America, will never understand us. We are a nation of nearly 40 million black souls inside a nation of more than 320 million people. We don’t all think the same, feel the same, love, learn, live or even die the same. But there’s one thing most of us agree on: We don’t want the cops to kill us … [Read more...] about What White America Fails to See