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Archives for March 2017

The legislation of imperial arrogance

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Boubacar Boris Diop | 28 February 2017 | New African African countries leaving the ICC expose the Court’s true colours. The man stares intensely into the camera, an unflinching gaze conveying toughness and resolve. Yet somehow he also looks meek, tame almost, like a cowering wild beast. Although the picture was taken somewhere in the forest, one senses that he still cares … [Read more...] about The legislation of imperial arrogance

Fictions of fascism: what twentieth century dystopia can (and can’t) teach us about Trump

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John Gray | 5 March 2017 | The New Statesman Dystopian novels of the 1930s and 1940s feel topical once again – but how much do they tell us about Trump and today’s populist upheavals? A 20th-century novelist pictured a Nazi diplomat ruminating over the grand objectives of the regime he served: “Don’t you realise that what we are doing is a real revolution and … [Read more...] about Fictions of fascism: what twentieth century dystopia can (and can’t) teach us about Trump

JP Morgan’s love affair with Eritrea

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Staff reporter | 23 Aug 2016 | Mining Journal JP Morgan Chase has emerged with 9.12% of Eritrea-focused Danakali whose flagship operation is the Colluli potash project, a 50-50 joint venture with the Eritrean National Mining Company. JP Morgan is no stranger to Eritrea and already has an interest in Canada’s Nevsun Resources which operates Bisha, one of the few … [Read more...] about JP Morgan’s love affair with Eritrea

Sub-Saharan Africa not winning friends in the medical device market

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Michelle Gumede | 06 March 2017 | Business Day BMI gives the region the lowest average country risk score due to systemic economic and political risks, pressurised aid flows and corruption Sub-Saharan Africa ranks the least attractive region to commercialise medical devices because of the region’s poor operational environment and barriers to access healthcare, … [Read more...] about Sub-Saharan Africa not winning friends in the medical device market

Libya falls back into civil war as rival sides fight to control oil terminals

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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor | Tuesday 7 March 2017 | The Guardian Conflict sparked by Benghazi Defence Brigade’s capture from Libyan National Army of terminals at Sidra and Ras Lanuf Ambassadors to Libya from the UK, America and France have made an appeal for calm as Libya falls back into a bloody civil war with rival sides battling for control of … [Read more...] about Libya falls back into civil war as rival sides fight to control oil terminals

Trade on the Streets, and Off the Books, Keeps Zimbabwe Afloat

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NORIMITSU ONISHI and JEFFREY MOYO | MARCH 4, 2017 | NEW YORK TIMES HARARE, Zimbabwe — Dusk falls and thousands of vendors fan out across central Harare. Through the night, they hawk their wares — vegetables, clothes, kitchen utensils, cellphones — from carts, wheelbarrows or even the pavement, transforming the city’s staid business district into a giant, … [Read more...] about Trade on the Streets, and Off the Books, Keeps Zimbabwe Afloat

WikiLeaks Publishes Massive Archive of CIA Hacking Tools

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Elias Groll | March 7, 2017  Foreign Policy   Julian Assange is back, this time purportedly exposing some of Langley’s most sensitive secrets. WikiLeaks released a huge trove on Tuesday of hacking tools allegedly developed and used by the CIA, a release that — if authentic — would constitute one of the most significant breaches of classified information in … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks Publishes Massive Archive of CIA Hacking Tools

How an ancient Egyptian god spurred the rise of Trump

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Adrià Salvador Palau & Jon Roozenbeek | March 7, 2017 | The Conversation Donald Trump’s presidency is well underway, but many observers are still trying to understand how he won the office in the first place. Plenty of explanations are circulating, from Hillary Clinton’s weaknesses as a candidate to pervasive sexism and class disenfranchisement in the Rust Belt. … [Read more...] about How an ancient Egyptian god spurred the rise of Trump