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The Arabs, the US and Trump

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Hassan Nafaa | 26 January, 2017 | Al-Ahram In the Obama era, the Arabs did almost nothing to define and defend together their common interests. This simply must change now, writes Hassan Nafaa Here is the 44th president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, getting ready to pack and leave the White House, making room for Donald Trump, a newcomer chosen by the American … [Read more...] about The Arabs, the US and Trump

Swiss arrest ex-Gambian minister in crimes against humanity probe

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SATURDAY JANUARY 28 2017 | DAILY NATION GENEVA Switzerland on Thursday detained former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko, who is under investigation for crimes against humanity during the regime of ex-president Yahya Jammeh. The arrest and probe come as The Gambia Monday welcomed their new president Adama Barrow, who had fled to Senegal after winning a landmark … [Read more...] about Swiss arrest ex-Gambian minister in crimes against humanity probe

German Foreign Min cites torture, executions in Libyan migrant camps: report

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Sat Jan 28, 2017 | REUTERS Migrants face executions, torture and other systematic rights abuses in camps in Libya, according to a report prepared for the German government by the German embassy in Niger, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday. "Authentic cellphone photos and videos substantiate concentration-camp-like conditions in so-called private prisons" … [Read more...] about German Foreign Min cites torture, executions in Libyan migrant camps: report

John Edgar Wideman Against the World

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THOMAS CHATTERTON WILLIAMS | JAN. 26, 2017 | The New York Times Late in a career marked by both triumph and tragedy, the fiercely independent author has written a new book exploring the unsettling case of Emmett Till’s father — and the isolation of black men in America. John Edgar Wideman likes to be in places where people don’t know who he is or what he does for a living. … [Read more...] about John Edgar Wideman Against the World

What Did Cedric Robinson Mean by Racial Capitalism?

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ROBIN D. G. KELLEY | January 12, 2017 | BOSTON REVIEW This essay is the introduction to Boston Review's new print issue, Forum I, titled Race Capitalism Justice. Inspired by Cedric Robinson's work on racial capitalism, this themed issue is a critical handbook for racial justice in the age of Trump. Order your copy today. Cedric J. Robinson’s passing this summer at the … [Read more...] about What Did Cedric Robinson Mean by Racial Capitalism?

The Art Of Protesting: How To Organize A Protest That Brings Results

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Deevra Norling | 01/27/2017 | The Huffington Post As America ushered the controversial Donald Trump into the White House, Americans and the rest of the world reacted sharply. Never before in U.S. politics has there been such a fierce backlash to the inauguration of a president with protests, both peaceful and violent, erupting across the globe. From as far back as … [Read more...] about The Art Of Protesting: How To Organize A Protest That Brings Results

Corruption Threatens to Tear Apart S. Africa’s Ruling Party

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Michael Cohen and Sam Mkokeli | 27 january 2017 | Bloomberg The pursuit of money among some members of South Africa’s African National Congress is becoming so intense that senior officials say it’s threatening to split the ruling party and damage its ability to govern. In power since Nelson Mandela led the ANC to power 23 years ago in the nation’s first multiracial … [Read more...] about Corruption Threatens to Tear Apart S. Africa’s Ruling Party

Europe’s crackdown on African immigration is hitting vulnerable refugees

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Martin Plaut | Thursday 26 January 2017  | The Guardian The EU is involved in secret talks with Sudan and Eritrea to prevent an exodus to southern Europe, leaving thousands at the mercy of repressive regimes Documents cited in the Guardian on Monday showing that the UK government downplayed the risk of human rights abuses in Eritrea in an attempt to reduce … [Read more...] about Europe’s crackdown on African immigration is hitting vulnerable refugees

EU looks to camps in Africa to cut immigration

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Gabriela Baczynska | VALLETTA | Thu Jan 26, 2017 | REUTERS EU interior ministers on Thursday pushed ahead with plans to finance camps in Africa, where the U.N. refugee agency and aid groups would process migrants to prevent them from trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The sea crossing from Libya to Italy, operated by people smugglers, is now the … [Read more...] about EU looks to camps in Africa to cut immigration