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Omar al-Bashir is taking his country nowhere

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Dec 3rd 2016 | KHARTOUM | The Economist Sudan, a rump state run by an alleged war criminal DR MUNA ABDU, an ophthalmologist, is worried. “I am afraid of leaving my country for a long time,” she says, her back to the Blue Nile, dark but for the lights of a few riverside restaurants as it flows towards its embrace with the White Nile in Khartoum. But she still plans to move … [Read more...] about Omar al-Bashir is taking his country nowhere

Africa’s agriculture projects are growing inequality, not food

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Brendan Brown and Ian Nuberg |  November 29, 2016 | The Conversation Low yield growth, increasing food insecurity, climate change and massive population growth are the four factors that will determine the shape of Africa over the next century. Even if countries on the continent are successful in negotiating more favourable trade conditions and introduce policy … [Read more...] about Africa’s agriculture projects are growing inequality, not food

To so many Africans, Fidel Castro is a hero. Here’s why

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Sean Jacobs | Wednesday 30 November 2016 | The Guardian ‘A source of inspiration to all freedom-loving peoples’: that’s what Nelson Mandela called the Cuban revolutionary leader. And with good reason If Africa is a country, then Fidel Castro is one of our national heroes. This may come as a surprise to many oblivious of Africa’s postcolonial history and Castro’s role … [Read more...] about To so many Africans, Fidel Castro is a hero. Here’s why

How Did Fidel Castro Hold On to Cuba for So Long?

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Kathy Gilsinan | Nov 26, 2016 | The Atlantic The combination of geography, charisma, and authoritarianism that helped the revolutionary outlast 10 American presidents ReutersFidel Castro’s death came more than a decade after the Cuban revolutionary and authoritarian first handed power to his brother Raul during a severe illness. Castro resigned permanently … [Read more...] about How Did Fidel Castro Hold On to Cuba for So Long?

The Tragic, Forgotten History of Black Military Veterans

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Peter C. Baker | 27 November 2016 | The New Yorker In the week after the election, the Equal Justice Initiative, of Montgomery, Alabama, released a new report—a fifty-three-page addendum to last year’s “Lynching in America,” an unprecedentedly thorough survey of American racial violence and terror between 1877 and 1950. Drawing on small-town newspaper and court … [Read more...] about The Tragic, Forgotten History of Black Military Veterans

The Lessons of Henry Kissinger

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Jeffrey Goldberg | December 2016 Issue | The Atlantic The legendary and controversial statesman criticizes the Obama Doctrine, talks about the main challenges for the next president, and explains how to avoid war with China. Author’s note (November 10, 2016): Over the past several months, I’ve interviewed Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state, numerous times on the … [Read more...] about The Lessons of Henry Kissinger

Cuba’s decisive role in African liberation

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Shannon Ebrahim | 25 November 2016 | The Star It was the “most beautiful cause of mankind” that motivated Castro's intervention, writes Shannon Ebrahim. The myth that Cuba operated in Africa during the Cold War at the behest of the Soviet Union has finally been shattered. The declassification of CIA and US State Department documents and the memoirs of key foreign policy … [Read more...] about Cuba’s decisive role in African liberation

China says to boost military ties with strategic Djibouti

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Ben Blanchard | Thu Nov 24, 2016 | Reuters China will boost military ties with Djibouti, strategically located in the Horn of Africa, state media quoted a senior Chinese army officer as saying during a visit to a country where China is building its first overseas naval base. In February, China began construction in Djibouti of its first overseas military facility, a … [Read more...] about China says to boost military ties with strategic Djibouti