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Chinese medicine fuelling rise in donkey slaughter for global skin trade
Katherine Purvis | Sunday 29 January 2017 | The Guardian Demand for hide, used to make traditional ejiao, has raised the price and rate of slaughter of donkeys, endangering the livelihoods of those who rely on them. This trade is threatening livelihoods and communities – we need to act now Thousands of donkeys in developing countries are being killed and their skins sold … [Read more...] about Chinese medicine fuelling rise in donkey slaughter for global skin trade
ANC’s pro-poor rhetoric has not translated into economic policy
THABANG MOTSOHI | 28 JANUARY 2017 | BUSINESS DAY The government’s promises of ‘a better life for all’ have not come close to addressing the challenges of the political economy, writes Thabang Motsohi I recently raised a serious concern about whether the ANC government has paid the required attention and effort to address the structural manifestations of the apartheid … [Read more...] about ANC’s pro-poor rhetoric has not translated into economic policy
EFF continues its assault on Robert Mugabe, who ‘can no longer hold a pen’
STAFF WRITER | 25 JANUARY 2017 | Business Day "What is revolutionary about being led by a person in old age?" That’s the question Zimbabwean ruling Zanu (PF) and its youth wing must ask itself‚ the EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said on Tuesday. They must also ask themselves "what is revolutionary" and being led by a leader "who sleeps all the time in meetings‚ can no longer … [Read more...] about EFF continues its assault on Robert Mugabe, who ‘can no longer hold a pen’
Sisi to meet with Ethiopian PM in Addis Ababa
Sun, 29/01/2017 | Egypt Independent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Monday during the African Summit, held at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Abu Bakr Hanafy, Egyptian ambassador to Ethiopia, said both Egypt and Ethiopia were able to surpass the tensions in their bilateral … [Read more...] about Sisi to meet with Ethiopian PM in Addis Ababa
The Arabs, the US and Trump
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
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
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
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?
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
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