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To so many Africans, Fidel Castro is a hero. Here’s why
Sean Jacobs | Wednesday 30 November 2016 | The Guardian ‘A source of inspiration to all freedom-loving peoples’: that’s what Nelson Mandela called the Cuban revolutionary leader. And with good reason If Africa is a country, then Fidel Castro is one of our national heroes. This may come as a surprise to many oblivious of Africa’s postcolonial history and Castro’s role … [Read more...] about To so many Africans, Fidel Castro is a hero. Here’s why
How Did Fidel Castro Hold On to Cuba for So Long?
Kathy Gilsinan | Nov 26, 2016 | The Atlantic The combination of geography, charisma, and authoritarianism that helped the revolutionary outlast 10 American presidents ReutersFidel Castro’s death came more than a decade after the Cuban revolutionary and authoritarian first handed power to his brother Raul during a severe illness. Castro resigned permanently … [Read more...] about How Did Fidel Castro Hold On to Cuba for So Long?
Cuba’s decisive role in African liberation
Shannon Ebrahim | 25 November 2016 | The Star It was the “most beautiful cause of mankind” that motivated Castro's intervention, writes Shannon Ebrahim. The myth that Cuba operated in Africa during the Cold War at the behest of the Soviet Union has finally been shattered. The declassification of CIA and US State Department documents and the memoirs of key foreign policy … [Read more...] about Cuba’s decisive role in African liberation
China says to boost military ties with strategic Djibouti
Ben Blanchard | Thu Nov 24, 2016 | Reuters China will boost military ties with Djibouti, strategically located in the Horn of Africa, state media quoted a senior Chinese army officer as saying during a visit to a country where China is building its first overseas naval base. In February, China began construction in Djibouti of its first overseas military facility, a … [Read more...] about China says to boost military ties with strategic Djibouti
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90
Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta | HAVANA | Sat Nov 26, 2016 | Reuters Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday, his younger brother announced to the nation. He was 90. A towering figure of the second half of the 20th … [Read more...] about Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90
Ethiopian women face new threat of human trafficking as economic gains slow to trickle down
Tom Gardner |Wed Nov 23, 2016 | Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women in Ethiopia live under constant fear of violence, illness, hunger and poverty but they are now also facing a new threat - human trafficking, according to veteran women's rights campaigner Bogaletch Gebre. Although a state-led industrial drive has transformed Ethiopia into one of … [Read more...] about Ethiopian women face new threat of human trafficking as economic gains slow to trickle down
‘They got the wrong man,’ says people-smuggling suspect
Lorenzo Tondo and Patrick Kingsley | Tuesday 22 November 2016 | The Guardian Exclusive: Private post from account of ‘Medhanie Yehdego’ adds to doubts over case against Eritrean in custody in Sicily A man believed to be one of the world’s most wanted people smugglers, whom British police claimed to have helped to arrest and extradite to Italy, seems to … [Read more...] about ‘They got the wrong man,’ says people-smuggling suspect
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
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