Mexican Police Rescue 21 Men Forced into Labor on Rural Farm
teleSUR- ms-EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
Twenty-one men have been rescued in northern Mexico where they were enslaved and forced to work on a farm, cultivating cannabis and poppy against their will, Chihuahua Public Prosecutor's Office said. | RELATED: | African, Caribbean Migrants Protest Against Bribe Requests by Mexican Border Officials | Police say the men were promised employment with a daily pay of 350 pesos (US$18) at the farm in the Tarahumara mountain range. The majority of the victims…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexican-Police-Rescue-21-Men-Forced-into-Labor-on-Rural-Farm-20190713-0012.html
Sudanese Protesters Mark 40 Days Since Military Crackdown
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
Tens of thousands demonstrated in cities across Sudan Saturday, witnesses said, to mark 40 days since security forces killed dozens when they stormed a protest camp in the capital Khartoum. | RELATED: | New Coup Attempt in Sudan Fails | The demonstrations were the first since the ruling military council and civilian opposition agreed in principle to a power-sharing arrangement ahead of e…
telesurenglish.net/news/sudan-protest-40-days-of-military-crackdown-20190714-0005.html
United Nations Calls for Mozambique Disaster Aid as Country Wrestles with Illegal Debt
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
Washington, DC – On Thursday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for more relief aid to be sent to disaster-recovering Mozambique. The country is reeling from two devastating cyclones and wrestling with debts that Mozambique's high court calls illegal.
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Briton reported dead after Somalia attack
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-13
A Briton is reported to be among those killed in an all-night siege on a hotel in Somalia.At least four al-Shabab assailants attacked the Asasey Hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo leaving more than 25 people dead, including one Briton, according to the Associated Press.The news agency reported that Ahmed Madobe, president of Jubbaland regional state, said those killed also include three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and one Canadian.A view of Asasey Hotel after the attack in Kismayo, Somalia (AP)The attack began with a suicide car bomb at the entrance gate and was followed by an assault by gunm…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/07/13/briton-reported-dead-after-somalia-attack/
UN chief condemns terror attack in Kismayo, Somalia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-13
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the terrorist attack that took place on July 12 in southern Somalia.
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With half of Somaliland children not in school, UNICEF and partners launch education access programme
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-13
Access to education in Somaliland is extremely limited, with more than 50 per cent of children in Somaliland out of school. In an effort to address the problem, the UN children's fund, UNICEF, has partnered with the government, and the global fund Education Cannot Wait, to launch a programme designed to help children affected by ongoing crises in the country.
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Somalia and Canada Mourn Journalist Killed in Attack on Somali Hotel Friday
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
"Hodan Nalayeh came here… to change the narrative on Somalia—the violence, the war." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/hodan_nalayeh.jpg …
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Amazon call center worker in Rabat, Morocco speaks out against company harassment
wsws.org | 2019-07-13
Ismaila N'Diaye, a 32-year-old former Amazon customer service employee in Rabat, said the life of his family has been torn apart by the company.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/13/amaz-j13.html
Friday's Daily Brief: UN chief meets cyclone survivors in Mozambique, Human Rights Council investigates Philippines state violence, UN weather agency tracks Arctic fires
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-12
In today's Daily Brief: UN chief António Guterres condemns airstrikes on Syrian hospitals and meets survivors of Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique; the UN Human Rights Council votes to investigate the "war on drugs" in the Philippines; and UN weather agency tracks fires…in the Arctic.
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Pledging ongoing UN support during visit to cyclone-hit areas, Guterres praises resilience of Mozambicans
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-12
Determined children learning in classes without roofs, resilient women farming without tools or much land, and grateful people who survived a cyclone that destroyed their livelihoods; on his final day in Mozambique, UN chief António Guterres witnessed first-hand the inner strength and resilience of the storm-ravaged country's people.
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Amazon forces Shakopee, Minn., warehouse workers to walk out again
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-12
SHAKOPEE, Minn.–Amazon is forcing its workers at its monster warehouse in Shakopee, Minn., to walk out again. The 1,500 workers, one-third of them migrants and refugees from Somalia and other nations of East Africa, plan to peacefully walk off the job for six hours on July 15. That's the first of the monster distributor and …
peoplesworld.org/article/amazon-forces-shakopee-minn-warehouse-workers-to-walk-out-again/
SPLC: Holiday recognizing early Ku Klux Klan leader an insult to Tennessee residents
SHREKKKLITR | splcenter.org | 2019-07-12
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his state, honoring a Confederate general who became the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization that targets African Americans.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/12/splc-holiday-recognizing-early-ku-klux-klan-leader-insult-tennessee-residents
How Evangelical Christians Risk Setting the Middle East on Fire
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-12
The recent arrival of Africa's most popular televangelist preacher, TB Joshua, to address thousands of foreign pilgrims in Nazareth produced a mix of consternation and anger in the city of Jesus's childhood. There was widespread opposition from Nazareth's political movements, as well as from community groups and church leaders, who called for a boycott of …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/how-evangelical-christians-risk-setting-the-middle-east-on-fire/
In aftermath of Libya airstrike deaths, UN officials call for refugees and migrants to be freed from detention
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-12
"As a priority, we ask that 5,600 refugees and migrants currently held in centres across Libya be freed in an orderly manner and their protection guaranteed" the UN refugee and migrants chiefs said in a joint statement, released on Friday.
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UN Human Rights Council stands firm on LGBTI violence, Syria detainees and Philippines 'war on drugs'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-12
The 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council ended on Friday with measures taken to address worrying developments in Eritrea, Syria and the Philippines, along with other issues of global concern, such as violence and discrimination against the LGBTI community.
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Mass measles vaccination campaign begins in Ebola-hit DR Congo province
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-11
Health workers have started a massive measles vaccination campaign in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region that's in the grip of the second deadliest Ebola virus outbreak on record.
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Thursday's Daily Brief: Poverty report reveals 'vast inequalities', measles compounds DRC Ebola woes, Guterres visits Mozambique, Bangladesh update, freedom of expression online
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-11
This Thursday, we cover: New poverty report cites 'vast inequalities'; measles campaign in Ebola-hit DR Congo; World Population Day; UN chief visits cyclone-ravaged Mozambique; monsoon rains cause 'misery' for refugees; and why the internet's 'essential' for free expression.
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In Mozambique, it's 'a matter of the heart' says Guterres, lauding the cyclone-struck nation's 'undeniable moral authority'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-11
Arriving in Mozambique to express solidarity and see for himself the damage wrought by two back-to-back cyclones earlier this year, UN chief António Guterres on Thursday said "undeniable moral authority" lay with its people, who had borne the brunt of a disaster linked inexorably to climate change, and a warming world.
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Frantz Fanon against Facebook: how to decolonize your digital-mind
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-11
From the Algeria to algorithms, Lizzie O'Shea argues that Frantz Fanon's ideas have much to offer us as we seek to understand, and resist, some of the most profound challenges of living in the digital age. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/11/frantz-fanon-against-facebook-how-to-decolonize-your-digital-mind/
Snow queen and Bremen hopes
Victor Grossman | mronline.org | 2019-07-11
In late June, some 5000 protestors camped out, as part of the "Stop Air Base Ramstein Campaign," drawing attention to Germany's increasing militarization via NATO. They demanded the U.S. Army base at Ramstein–where the top generals direct troop movements in Africa and the Near East, and deploy drones to murder anyone the Pentagon decides is […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/10/snow-queen-and-bremen-hopes/
Battle for Libya: Major Players and Changing Coalitions
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-11
Relations between Libya, under the control of Khalifa Haftar (Tobruk's government), and Turkey are at a critical point in the aftermath of an airstrike Haftar`s forces carried out against a refugee camp in Tripoli. Haftar has refused responsibility, calling the incident a false-flag conducted by his rival al-Sarraj. Harsh statements from both sides quickly followed, …
uwidata.com/4179-battle-for-libya-major-players-and-changing-coalitions/
'Nothing left to go back for': UN News hears extraordinary stories of loss, and survival as Mozambique rebuilds from deadly cyclones
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-10
As UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in the southern African nation of Mozambique on Thursday for a two-day visit, he will be surveying the damage wrought by the deadly back-to-back cyclones earlier this year. UN News reports from the ground, on some of the extraordinary stories of loss, courage, survival and recovery, that have defined the months since then.
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Wednesday's Daily Brief: Guterres in Kenya, Prisoners sick in Iran, #GlobalGoals, Myanmar, Ukraine updates, and new space partnership
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-10
This Wednesday's UN top stories are: latest global terror warnings; political prisoners denied health access in Iran; high-level discussions on Sustainable Development Goals; continued abuse of Rohingya in Myanmar; Odessa killings in Ukraine; and partnering with NASA.
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Pentagon Document Shows U.S. Knew of "Credible" Reports of Civilian Casualties After Its Attacks in Somalia
Nick Turse | theintercept.com | 2019-07-10
U.S. Africa Command claimed no civilians were hurt in its attacks in Somalia — but its own internal assessment shows this isn't true.
theintercept.com/2019/07/10/pentagon-airstrikes-civilian-casualties-somalia/
Terrorism 'spreading and destabilizing' entire regions, Guterres warns States, at key Kenya conference
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-10
"Trauma from terrorism" hurts families, communities and destabilizes entire regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, as he expressed solidarity with victims of extremist attacks in Africa.
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Tuesday's Daily Brief: #GlobalGoals progress, essential meds, updates from Cox's Bazar, Sudan and DR Congo
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-09
This Tuesday's UN top stories are: high-level discussions on the progress made towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals; falling behind on universal education dream; the UN list of essential medicines updated; life-threatening floods in Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; and human rights in Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Georgian protests, military parade, Libya and Turkey
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-08
Georgian protests New protests took place this week in Georgia. On July 4, the Georgian Interior Ministry announced the detention of four people accused of assaulting police officers during rallies in central Tbilisi on June 20-21. On Thursday, the Prosecutor General's Office announced that it was investigating a meeting about organizing mass riots and an …
uwidata.com/4172-georgian-protests-military-parade-libya-and-turkey/
Charges Dropped Against Pregnant Shooting Victim Amid Outcry over the Criminalization of Pregnancy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-08
Following immense public pressure, prosecutors in Alabama have dropped manslaughter changers against Marshae Jones, a 28-year-old African-American woman whose pregnancy ended after she was shot in the stomach by a coworker. Local police accused Jones of starting the fight that led to the shooting in the parking lot of a Dollar General store outside of Birmingham. A grand jury then indicted Jones on manslaughter but dismissed any charges against the shooter. The case drew national outcry from women's rights advocates concerned about the criminalization of pregnant women and the legal implications of so-called feta…
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Danny Glover & Ta-Nehisi Coates Make the Case for Reparations at Historic Congressional Hearing
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-04
On June 19, a subcommittee of the House Judiciary held a historic hearing on reparations for slavery–the first of its kind in over a decade. The hearing coincided with Juneteenth, a day that commemorates June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that the Emancipation Proclamation had abolished slavery. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the transatlantic slave trade. Lawmakers are considering a bill titled the "Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act." It was introduced by Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, after former Congressm…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/4/ta_nehisi_coates_danny_glover_make
Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-03
Netanyahu's diplomatic conquests in Africa have been celebrated by Israeli media as "historic", while the Palestinian leadership remains oblivious to the rapidly changing political landscape.
mintpressnews.com/africa-palestine-solidarity-legacy-betrayed/260187/
I Spent 16 Months in Solitary Confinement and Now I'm Fighting to End It
aclu.org | 2019-07-03
A new report proves that the degrading conditions in solitary confinement continue to harm people and communities. | I was just 17 years old when I was sent to solitary confinement in "Camp J," one of the most severe lockdown units at one of America's most brutal prisons, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. I languished in solitary for 16 months. | Back then I didn't know that Louisiana was the solitary confinement capital of the world. All I knew was that I'd been convicted of a crime I didn't commit, and I had to maintain my humanity in one of the most dehumanizing places on earth. | It's called "23 and…
aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/solitary-confinement/i-spent-16-months-solitary-confinement-and-now-im
Waiting to Be An American
Kiki Monifa | progressive.org | 2019-07-03
In terms of how I feel, as a lesbian of African descent, I am not an American, not completely.
progressive.org/op-eds/waiting-to-be-american-monifa-190703/
Florida Man Arrested for Racist Threats Once Attacked an African American Police Officer
Rachel Janik | splcenter.org | 2019-06-28
A long string of felony charges and a tip-off from the Department of Homeland Security led to the arrest of a Florida man for racist and antisemitic threats posted to Gab and Bitchute.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/06/28/florida-man-arrested-racist-threats-once-attacked-african-american-police-officer
Egypt's Morsi Dies During Trial
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-17
(MEE) — Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Morsi has died following a session in court, a state-run television station and newspaper reported on Monday. Morsi, 67, fell into a coma after attending a session in his trial over charges of espionage, according to al-Ahram newspaper. In the session he was granted permission to address the judge, al-Ahram said. …
Ousted President Morsi Dies in Court During Trial
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-17
CAIRO — Egypt's former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, collapsed in court during a trial and died Monday, state TV and his family said. | The 67-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass cage he is kept in during sessions and warning that he had "many secrets" he could reveal, a judicial official said. A few minutes afterward, he collapsed in the cage, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to th…
truthdig.com/articles/egypt-tv-says-ousted-president-morsi-dies-in-court/
Boeing executives 'very sorry' for deadly air crashes which killed 346 people
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-17
Boeing executives have apologised to the families of those who died in two 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.Kevin McAllister, the CEO of Boeing's commercial aircraft, told reporters at the Paris Air Show that the firm was "very sorry for the loss of lives" in the Lion Air crash last October and the Ethiopian Airlines disaster in March, both involving Boeing's 737 Max aircraft.A total of 346 people were killed.Investigations into the malfunctions are underway.Boeing planes on display at a previous Paris Air Show (AP)McAllister also said he was sorry for the disruption to airlines from the subsequent groun…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/06/17/boeing-executives-very-sorry-for-deadly-air-crashes-which-killed-346-people/
UGANDA: LoP DECRIES LOW AGRICULTURAL SECTOR GUDGET AS UNIVERSITY WANTS SECTOR ATTRACTIVE
John Muto-Ono p'Lajur | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-17
Mr. Robert Kabushenga (in sun glasses) with Betty Aol Ocan inspecting stalls. | "My position as Leader of Opposition is to tell government where they are not doing well. Agriculture is one of the sectors that should be prioritized but unfortunately this is not so. We should be allocating 10% of our national budget to agriculture but unfortunately we have never gone beyond 2%. We don't prioritize our budget. Uganda is still poor and we must cut down on extravagance" | "We have 'fertility' to maximum but the challenge is; how do we transform this land into the food basket of East Africa? What is the future of food…
www.blackstarnews.com/global-politics/global-politics/uganda-lop-decries-low-agricultural-sector-gudget-as
Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-17
The documentary 16 Shots examines the 2014 murder of African-American teenager Laquan McDonald in Chicago and the attempt by the city's police department to cover up the events. McDonald, who was 17, was shot 16 times by former police officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was found guilty in 2018 of second-degree murder and sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for McDonald's murder. He was also found guilty on 16 counts of aggravated battery — one count for each of the 16 bullets he fired at McDonald. The film is screening on Showtime. We speak with Rick Rowley, director of 16 Shots. | TRANSCR…
truthout.org/video/chicago-police-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald-exposed-a-system-built-on-lies/
2016 Olympic silver medalist Eunice Kirwa banned for doping
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics — Athletics — Women's Marathon — Sambodromo — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 14/08/2016. Bahrain's Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa celebrates after finishing second at the Women's Marathon during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jonannes Eisele/Pool | The Athletics Integrity Unit on Monday announced that Kenyan-born Bahraini runner Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa had been banned for four years after she tested positive for the prohibited substance Erythropoietin (EPO). | The AIU says Kirwa, a silver medalist…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/2016-olympic-silver-medalist-eunice-kirwa-banned-for-doping/
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi dead aged 67
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has died in a courtroom aged 67. | Morsi served as the fifth president of Egypt from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013, when he was deposed following mass protests and a military coup. | He reportedly collapsed after a court session on Monday, where he was facing espionage charges and subsequently died. | "He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died", AFP quotes a source from the court session. | Morsi has been in prison since he was removed from office, and an organization tha…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/former-egyptian-president-mohamed-morsi-dead-aged-67/
Boeing admits mistake in handling 737-Max warning system malfunction
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Boeing made mistakes in its handling of a warning system in the 737 Max Airplanes, the company's CEO Dennis Muilenburg admitted at the world's biggest air show in Paris on Sunday. | Muilenburg referred to a cockpit warning light designed to alert pilots whenever two sensors on the plane's wings differed on the aircraft's angle of attack. | When the airplane manufacturer delivered the 737 Max to airlines in 2017, it believed the light was operational on all jets. After they began flying that year, engineers at the company learned that the warning light would only work if a carrier purchased a separate cockpit i…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/boeing-admits-mistake-in-handling-737-max-warning-system-malfunction/
Arsenal appoints Freddie Ljungberg as assistant first-team coach
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Freddie Ljungberg [Image Courtesy: Arsenal.Com]Former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has been appointed as assistant coach by Arsenal, replacing Steve Bould. | Ljungberg will deputize Unai Emery in Arsenal's technical bench, a step up from his role as head coach of the club's under-23s side. | "Freddie Ljungberg, who currently leads our under-23s, will become assistant first-team coach. We are delighted with the impact Freddie has made in helping to develop our young players into the first team and he fully deserves this promotion. Alongside his new coaching responsibilities, Freddie will have a strong focu…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/arsenal-appoints-freddie-ljungberg-as-assistant-first-team-coach/
eSwatini bans live pigs imports from countries hit by African swine fever
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen on a farm. REUTERS/Ryan Woo/File Photo | The Kingdom of eSwatini on Monday banned imports of live pigs from countries that test positive for African swine fever (ASF). | The move comes in the wake of a report of an outbreak of the disease in neighbouring South Africa nearly two months ago. | The country's director of veterinary and livestock services Xolani Dlamini told a local daily (Swazi Observer) that the movement of pigs between farms will be strictly controlled and a system put in place to track and identify the animals. | "Importations are only from slaughterhouses and establishme…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/eswatini-bans-live-pigs-imports-from-countries-hit-by-african-swine-fever/
Monday's News Brief: World population, Desertification Day, ocean protection, Nigeria, Yemen and Gaza
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-17
To start this week, we cover: food aid diversions in Yemen; 9.7 billion of people on earth by 2050; Law of the Sea Convention; World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought; triple suicide bombing in Nigeria; and a solar power plant for health care in Gaza.
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Egyptian Newspaper Praises Cuba's Stance against US Blockade
plenglish.com | 2019-06-17
Por Nicholas Valdes | Cairo, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram (The Pyramids), which has the largest circulation in the country, on Monday praised Cuba"s stance against the economic and financial imposed by the United States on the Caribbean island.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43336&SEO=egyptian-newspaper-praises-cubas-stance-against-us-blockade
Death toll from Tripoli conflict nears 700: WHO
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
A man walks as he checks his destroyed house after an airstrike launched by Khalifa Haftar forces in the Tajoura area, east of Tripoli, Libya June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed | The death toll from the armed conflict in the Libyan capital Tripoli has risen to 691, according to the World Health Organisation. | The WHO says 41 civilians are among those killed in the conflict between forces of the United Nations-backed government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and those of Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army. | The WHO says a further 4,012 people have been injured, 135 of whom are civilians. | On Saturday…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/death-toll-from-tripoli-conflict-nears-700-who/
At least 161 people killed in DR Congo over past week
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
At least 161 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province over the past week, local officials said on Monday. | The killings are reported to have been ethnically targeted in an apparent resurgence of clashes between farming and herding communities. | Although identities of the attackers has not been confirmed, fingers point to violence between Hema herders and Lendu farmers, who have been embroiled in bitter conflicts for years over grazing rights and political representation. | Open conflict between the two sides from 1999-2007 resulted in the deaths of around 50,000 people in one o…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/at-least-161-people-killed-in-dr-congo-over-past-week/
What's Trending: Black News Weekly
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-17
The New York Times: This Empty Lot Is Worth Millions. It's Also an African-American Burial Ground. The owner of a plot of land in Queens wants to sell it or develop it. Others want to memorialize one of the city's first communities for former and freed slaves. Blackpress USA: Rep. Waters Works …
naacp.org/latest/whats-trending-black-news-weekly/
Senegal, Egypt, Algeria secure friendly wins ahead of AFCON 2019
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Head coach Aliou Cisse of Senegal gives instructions to his players during a past friendly match. (Photo by Xaume Olleros/Getty Images) | Three of the teams regarded among the pre-tournament favourites for the upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations secured wins on Sunday in their respective friendlies just five days to the start of the continental showpiece. | Senegal edged fellow African giants Nigeria 1-0, Egypt beat Guinea 3-1 while Algeria overcame Mali 3-2. | At the IsmaàØlia Stadium in IsmaàØlia, Egypt, Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye netted the only goal of the game after 18 minutes for Senega…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/senegal-egypt-algeria-secure-friendly-wins-ahead-of-afcon-2019/
Prince Harry urges international community to help Angola clear landmines
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has urged world governments to clear Angola of landmines, amplifying his late mother's appeal. | Princess Diana made landmine removal a focus of her humanitarian work, and drew the world's attention to the Angolan situation after visiting Cuando Cubango province in January 1997. | In a speech on Monday, Prince Harry reiterated the call to clear the southern African country of landmines, noting that the explosives do not only affect human lives, but also wildlife. | "I was told just the other day of the positive transformation in Huambo since my mother walked that minefield all…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/prince-harry-urges-international-community-to-help-angola-clear-landmines/