Tripoli govt invites Pentagon to redeploy troops to NATO-ravaged Libya… to 'deter Russia'
rt.com | 2020-02-23
Nine years after the US helped bomb what was once the wealthiest African nation back to the Stone Age, the Tripoli-based government says it would welcome American troops on Libyan soil

'Pakistan should take Kashmir issue to int'l court'
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-23
A former chief justice of Gambia has suggested Pakistan to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the continuing rights violations in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.Retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan, according to a statement issued by the Srinagar-based Legal Forum for Oppressed Voices of Kashmir (FLOVK) on Saturday, said Pakistan being an important party to the long-standing dispute should approach the UN court.Chowhan made the remarks during a three-day moot competition, The Case Pertaining to Kashmir Dispute in Islamabad.FLOVK, which organized the event, is an international legal or…
yenisafak.com/en/news/pakistan-should-take-kashmir-issue-to-intl-court-3512620

At Least 16 Turkish Servicemen Die in Clashes in Libya's Tripoli – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-23
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Sixteen members of the Turkish armed forces and more than 100 Syrian mercenaries have died fighting in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the Sky News Arabia TV channel reported on Sunday, citing sources in the Libyan National Army (LNA).
sputniknews.com/africa/202002231078386645-at-least-16-turkish-servicemen-die-in-clashes-in-libyas-tripoli—reports/

Minnesota progressives say 'Don't vote for Amy Klobuchar'
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-22
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UN chief welcomes South Sudan's Unity government, lauds parties for 'significant achievement'
news.un.org | 2020-02-22
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Saturday the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057941

Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus
news.un.org | 2020-02-21
Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just the last three weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning of a displacement emergency in the wider Sahel region.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057831

Greater Albania Project Is Accelerating as Kosovo's Statehood Is in Question
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-21
Clear indications have been made that there is a project for a Greater Albania and it is progressing ahead, especially as the world's attention is focussed on and distracted by the coronavirus, Libya and Syria's Idlib province. The ultimate goal …
globalresearch.ca/greater-albania-project-accelerating-kosovo-statehood-question/5704243

Situation in central Mali 'deteriorating' as violence, impunity rise, UN rights expert warns
news.un.org | 2020-02-21
The growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one of the aggravating factors, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057911

Coronavirus Tests China, Temps America: Devastating Economic Consequences
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-21
Biology has done what malicious US foreign policy aimed at China has failed to do for years; complicate China's relations along its peripheries (and the rest of the world for that matter), particularly in Southeast Asia. | In Thailand, contrary to …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-tests-china-temps-america-devastating-economic-consequences/5704273

W.E.B. Du Bois exposed capitalist and colonialist roots of white supremacy
Joel Wendland-Liu | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-21
In his extraordinary, if neglected, book The World and Africa, W.E.B. Du Bois details a history of Africa before European exploration, the enslavement of tens of millions, and the imposition of colonialism. In so doing, he assembles a compendium of the continent's contributions to human development, its role in shaping the histories of Europe and Asia, as …
peoplesworld.org/article/w-e-b-du-bois-exposed-capitalist-and-colonialist-roots-of-white-supremacy/

The 2020 Africa Climate Week to Face Paris Agreement Challenges
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-21
People from all over the world are expected to participate in the 2020 Africa Climate Week (ACW), which is to be held in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss ways to implement the Paris Agreement. | RELATED: | 2010-2019: The Decade Confirming Global Climate Change | "We must show the world is capable of working together to tackle our most urgent challenges," the High-Level Champions for Climate Action participant Nigel Topping said. | The ACW seeks that representatives from the public and priv…
telesurenglish.net/news/africa-debates-most-urgent-challenges-to-face-climate-change-20200221-0001.html

The Young Lords: Luchadores Para La Gente
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-21
The Young Lords were a somewhat unique political formation. Their primarily Puerto Rican membership focused their organizing on the neighborhoods they lived in. Despite the Marxist foundations of their political philosophy, they were able to gain popular support for their programs among the traditional Catholic Puerto Rican population. As Johanna Fernandez patiently explains in her…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/21/the-young-lords-luchadores-para-la-gente/

Cameroon: UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence, call for civilian protection
news.un.org | 2020-02-21
Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed against civilians, including women and children, in the south-west and north-west regions of Cameroon.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057881

South Sudan Rivals Agree To Unity Government
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-21
South Sudan's former rebel leader and its president will form a unity government by Saturday's deadline; it was announced on Thursday, quashing fears the deadline would be pushed back again. | RELATED: | Sudan To Hand Ex-President Al-Bashir to ICC over Genocide | South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but plunged into a civil war in 2013 whe…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-Sudan-Rivals-Agree-To-Unity-Government-20200221-0010.html

In Mexico's Cradle of Corn, Climate Change Leaves its Mark
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-21
At least 9,000 years ago, humans began domesticating corn for the first time near Tehuacan, in the central Mexican state of Puebla, laying the foundation for permanent settlements in the Americas. | RELATED: | Locusts Swarm into South Sudan as Plague Spreads in East Africa | But in the past few years, more frequent and more prolonged droughts have forced many farmers in the area to give up corn and other cereals in favor of alternatives requiring less water such as pistachio n…
telesurenglish.net/news/In-Mexicos-Cradle-of-Corn-Climate-Change-Leaves-its-Mark-20200221-0011.html

A Paradoxical Colonel: He Doesn't Know What He is Talking About, Because He Knows What He is Talking About
Stephen Reyna | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-21
'Woke … a political term of African-American origin refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice and racial justice' (Wikipedia 2010). 'Woke' can be about matters other than social justice. This brief essay is a appraisal of David Kilcullen's The Accidental Guerrilla, Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One [TAG].[1]…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/21/a-paradoxical-colonel-he-doesnt-know-what-he-is-talking-about-because-he-knows-what-he-is-talking-about/

Central African Republic: Security Council reflects on peace deal anniversary
news.un.org | 2020-02-20
One year after the signing of a peace deal in the Central African Republic (CAR), State authority is being extended throughout the country, violence against civilians has decreased, and an inclusive Government remains in place, the UN Security Council heard on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057731

Pan African Film & Arts Festival returns to L.A
Ed Rampell | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-20
LOS ANGELES–One of the top ways to celebrate Black History Month–and the moviegoing experience in general–is to attend the Los Angeles-based 28th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival. PAFF focuses on Black-themed films, ranging from studio pictures to indie productions, with works from Hollywood, the USA, Mother Africa, the Caribbean, Melanesia (the Black South …
peoplesworld.org/article/pan-african-film-arts-festival-returns-to-l-a/

'Deliberate starvation' tactics used in South Sudan could be a war crime
news.un.org | 2020-02-20
The people of South Sudan have been "deliberately starved" in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and sexual violence against women and men as a weapon of war is ongoing, UN investigators said on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057751

As Libya talks resume in Geneva, UN negotiator seeks to overcome sticking points
news.un.org | 2020-02-18
Talks to end fighting in Libya have resumed in Geneva, where UN negotiator Ghassan Salamé said that ongoing clashes must end for there to be a chance for progress.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057631

Africa: A year of record climate disasters
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-18
Climate Nnimmo BasseyIssue 1254 Africa Paris agreement Climate DebtFebruary 18, 2020While the world literally burns from climate and political turmoil, it is possible for Africa and other vulnerable regions…
greenleft.org.au/content/africa-year-record-climate-disasters

Detroit Overtaxed Residents by $600M, Causing Foreclosure Crisis. Residents Are Now Fighting Back
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-14
In Detroit, a showdown between progressive lawmakers and the city is taking on racist housing policies that robbed African Americans in Detroit of their homes and widened the racial wealth gap. On Thursday, the Coalition for Property Tax Justice announced a class-action lawsuit against the city of Detroit, Wayne County and the state of Michigan in response to unfair property tax foreclosures. One in four Detroit properties have been subject to property tax foreclosure, a level comparable only to tax foreclosure rates during the Great Depression. According to legal experts, many of the foreclosures were caused by…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/14/detroit_class_action_lawsuit_foreclosures

Weekend Read: 2020: African Americans and the Vote
splcenter.org | 2020-01-29
Historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926 established "Negro History Week" to celebrate the contributions to our nation made by Black people.
splcenter.org/news/2020/02/01/weekend-read-2020-african-americans-and-vote