Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled until Arab Spring, dead at 91
rt.com | 2020-02-25
Egypt's former leader, Hosni Mubarak, has died aged 91, according to media reports citing his family. The controversial president ruled Egypt for three decades before being jailed on corruption charges. | Mubarak died several weeks after undergoing surgery, Egyptian media reported. A family member told AFP that the former ruler died at Cairo's Galaa military hospital. | In a statement, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hailed Mubarak as a "military leader and war hero" and offered his condolences to his family. Mubarak will receive a military funeral, but the time of his burial is still not clear, accord…
rt.com/news/481634-hosni-mubarak-egypt-dead-91/

Israel-Gaza ceasefire takes hold after 2 days of fighting
rt.com | 2020-02-25
A ceasefire took hold on the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday after two days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, Reuters reported. The frontier fell quiet early on Tuesday, after a Palestinian official said Israel and Islamic Jihad had reached a "reciprocal and simultaneous ceasefire" mediated by Egypt and the UN. | Islamic Jihad had fired 80 rockets towards Israeli communities along the Gaza border since Sunday, according to an Israeli military spokeswoman. Israel reportedly attacked sites in Gaza and Syria that killed three members of the militant group. | No casualties were repo…
rt.com/newsline/481609-israel-gaza-ceasefire-egypt/

A Green New Deal for South African workers?
Carilee Osborne | zcomm.org | 2020-02-25
"Both environmental and economic denialism are dangerous and should not be entertained. We think we can and must tackle climate change and unemployment simultaneously. All it requires is creativity, political will, planning and resources."
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-green-new-deal-for-south-african-workers/

How Medical Negligence at the US Border Killed an Immigrant Father
Joe Penney | thenation.com | 2020-02-25
Nebane Abienwi fled a civil conflict in Cameroon. Once in the US, it was shoddy medical care that killed him.
thenation.com/article/world/ice-death-negligence/

The "spectre of communism" haunts the world: 172 years of the Communist Manifesto
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-02-25
Tens of thousands of people in Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America publicly read the Communist Manifesto to commemorate the 172nd year since its first publication in 1848. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/25/the-spectre-of-communism-haunts-the-world-172-years-of-the-communist-manifesto/

Trudeau Enables Corporate Canada to Exploit Ethiopia's Minerals
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-25
The Federal government wants Canadian corporations to profit from Ethiopia's minerals. During his recent trip to the Horn of Africa country Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced negotiations on a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA). As I detailed in this article, bilateral investment treaties with African countries are overwhelmingly designed to solidify the position of Canadian mining interests. Alongside the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/trudeau-enables-corporate-canada-to-exploit-ethiopias-minerals/

Recall Campaign Uses Darkened Photo of Councilmember Glover in Facebook Ad
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2020-02-25
The group Santa Cruz United is running a Facebook ad that features a visibly darkened photo of Santa Cruz City Councilmember Drew Glover, who is African American. The photo has been converted to gray-scale and covered in text containing allegations of misconduct. The ad was placed to promote the recall of Councilmember Glover, as well as Councilmember Chris Krohn, who is not featured in the photo. The imagery preys on human perception through what has been termed by researchers as the "Bad is Black" effect. In 2016, Professor Adam Alter of New York University and three colleagues found the darker the appearance o…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/24/18831010.php

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Dies at 91
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-25
Hosni Mubarak served as Egyptian president between 1981 and 2011, but resigned as a result of the Arab Spring protests that erupted in the country in 2011. Since his ousting the country has faced several years of economic and political instability.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002251078400142-former-egyptian-president-hosni-mubarak-dies-at-91/

Libyan gov't has right to defend itself: Al-Sarraj
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-25
Head of Libya's internationally recognized government, Fayez al-Sarraj, said the presence of Turkish forces in the country comes within the legitimate right of self-defense against aggression of East Libya-based forces. | "The current situation in Libya and the resistance against the aggression on the capital [Tripoli] and cities in western Libya is the framework that we work on it with Turkey," al-Sarraj told Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of the 43rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. | "This is a legitimate right for the GNA [Government of National Accord] and a duty towards our people…
yenisafak.com/en/world/libyan-govt-has-right-to-defend-itself-al-sarraj-3512760

Saudi Authorities to Arrest Woman Rapper Over Mecca Music Video
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-24
A black Saudi woman rapper is facing prosecution in Saudi Arabia because she posted a video of herself singing about being from the city of Mecca, home to the holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba. | RELATED: | Bangladesh Seeks Return From Saudi Arabia of Sexually Abused Worker | In her song, "Girl of Mecca," Ayasel Slay, who is of Eritrean origin, praises women from Mecca. The artist sings proudly about how a woman from that city exceeds all other Saudi women in beauty and str…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Authorities-to-Arrest-Woman-Rapper-Over-Mecca-Music-Video-20200224-0019.html

African Military Rulers: Musician Fela Kuti and Ghana's Colonel Acheampong
Adeyinka Makinde | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-24
A lot of people think that Thomas Sankara was the only African military ruler who was liked and respected by Fela Anikulapo Kuti. | This is not true. | For sure, Sankara was the only military ruler with whom he had a …
globalresearch.ca/fela-acheampong/5704500

Geneva: Brazil Faces Accusations of Human Rights Violations
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-24
Brazil's government will face accusations of human rights violations at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. The South American country's government is under scrutiny for its violations of Indigenous rights and environmental protection. | RELATED: | Brazilian Landless Rural Workers Mov.: Our Hope Is on Lula | According to Jamil Chade, columnist of the Universo Online portal, "it is particularly preoccupancy against the significant increase of the Amazonia burnings, after…
telesurenglish.net/news/–geneva-brazils–will-face-accusations–of-human-rights-violations-20200224-0005.html

African Youth Optimistic About Future on the Continent: Survey
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-24
Young people across Africa are overwhelmingly optimistic about their future and believe the continent is heading for success thanks to new technologies and entrepreneurship, according to the African Youth Survey 2020 released Thursday. | RELATED: | The 2020 Africa Climate Week to Face Paris Agreement Challenges | The survey, conducted by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, said that "a rising Afro-Optimism amon…
telesurenglish.net/news/African-Youth-Optimistic-About-Future-on-the-Continent-Survey-20200224-0027.html

UN deputy chief see first-hand toll of climate change on Zimbabwe's natural habitat
news.un.org | 2020-02-23
Alongside the human population, Africa's animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed saw first-hand on Sunday in Zimbabwe.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057951

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

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

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

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

'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

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