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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