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Archives for January 2016
Recruiting Mercenaries for Middle East Fuels Rancor in Colombia
Matthew Bristow, Nafeesa Syeed | 31 December 2015 | Bloomberg Colombia’s government is frustrated at having its top soldiers lured to the Middle East as mercenaries for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates when they are still needed to fight insurgents and drug traffickers, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said. A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has … [Read more...] about Recruiting Mercenaries for Middle East Fuels Rancor in Colombia
Zimbabwean pastor released after Mugabe protest
Peta Thornycroft, Johannesburg | 01 Jan 2016 | The Telegraph "I have no regrets and I will protest again," says Patrick Mugadza, arrested for staging a one-man protest against Robert Mugabe A pastor in Zimbabwe has been released from prison after being arrested in December for staging a one-man demonstration against President Robert Mugabe's ruling … [Read more...] about Zimbabwean pastor released after Mugabe protest
Thousands gather for burial of Algerian rebel Hocine Aït Ahmed
Friday 1 January 2016 | Agence France-Presse Key figure in Algeria’s struggle for independence is laid to rest in village that bears his name Tens of thousands of people have gathered in an Algerian village for the burial of Hocine Aït Ahmed, a key figure in the country’s struggle for independence and later in the political opposition. Aït Ahmed died last … [Read more...] about Thousands gather for burial of Algerian rebel Hocine Aït Ahmed
China controls dissidents abroad through relatives back home
MONTREAL/MUNICH | By Paul Mooney and David Lague | Wed 30 Dec 2015 | REUTERS Erkin Kurban, an ethnic Uighur from China’s frontier region of Xinjiang, left his homeland for Canada back in 1999. When he returned to Xinjiang for a visit in April 2013, he had not seen his family for more than 13 years. Kurban was especially excited about seeing his 85-year-old … [Read more...] about China controls dissidents abroad through relatives back home
Hand grenade attack kills two at Ethiopian university: police
ADDIS ABABA | Aaron Maasho |Fri 1 Jan 2016 | REUTERS A hand grenade attack killed two students and injured six in a university in southern Ethiopia, police said, the second such attack in the country in three weeks. An attacker or attackers hurled the grenade at students on the campus at Dilla University in the diverse Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples … [Read more...] about Hand grenade attack kills two at Ethiopian university: police
Don’t Panic — End Poverty
Hans Rosling asks: Has the UN gone mad? The United Nations just announced their boldest goal ever: To eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, already by 2030. Looking at the realities of extremely poor people the goal seems impossible. The rains didn’t fall in Malawi this year. The poor farmers Dunstar & Jenet, gather a tiny maize harvest in a small pile on … [Read more...] about Don’t Panic — End Poverty
Authoritarianism in Eritrea and the Migrant Crisis
Zachary Laub |11 November 2015 | Council on Foreign Affairs Tens of thousands of Eritreans have arrived at Europe's shores in recent years seeking asylum. They make up a significant share of the unprecedented stream of migrants and refugees making their way to the European Union, undertaking dangerous journeys while challenging the bloc to find a collective response … [Read more...] about Authoritarianism in Eritrea and the Migrant Crisis
How to Let Go
Kalim Rajab | 31 Dec 2015 | Daily Maverick Just over a decade ago, I was responsible for raising money for the refurbishment of the Rhodes statue in Oxford. The idea may seem appalling now, but we were filled with a different kind of magnanimity then, and Mandela’s thinking. I wish the South African organisers of the current Oxford campaign well; I also hate our past. But I … [Read more...] about How to Let Go
Africa’s Boom Is Over
Rick Rowden | 31 December 2015 | Foreign Policy Africa was never going to get far without manufacturing — and it can’t do so under today’s trade and investment treaties. In recent years, economists and popular publications alike have argued that Africa was on the threshold of an economic boom. Pointing to a decade of high growth and increased foreign investment, … [Read more...] about Africa’s Boom Is Over
Sweden has done so much for refugees. Now it’s turned its back on them
Griff Witte, Anthony Faiola | 1 January 2016 | The Independent Sweden has taken in more asylum seekers per capita than any other nation in Europe When the small, crumpled body of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on the Aegean coast on 2 September, Europe’s humanitarian superpower sprang into action. Sweden’s prime minister headlined gala fundraisers, Swedish … [Read more...] about Sweden has done so much for refugees. Now it’s turned its back on them