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2020-02-02: News Headlines

RT (2020-02-02). France to send 600 more troops to Africa's Sahel as frustration on the ground grows & allies cut back participation. rt.com Paris will deploy an additional 600 soldiers to fight jihadists in Africa while also facing challenges in getting allies on board with its combat mission in the Sahel region. | With these additional troops, the number of French soldiers stationed in the region south of the Sahara Desert will increase to 5,100 by the end of February, Defense Minister Florence Parly said in a statement on Sunday. The move is set to strengthen the forces involved in the Paris-led Operation Barkhane, targeted against diverse jihadist groups, like the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS), which is linked to Islamic State (…

RT (2020-02-02). Gunmen blow up gas pipeline between Egypt & Israel — reports. rt.com Armed insurgents have blown up a gas pipeline in the northern Sinai connecting Egypt and Israel, according to media reports. | Al-Jazeera Arabic reported the apparent sabotage attack on Sunday evening, citing local sources. Follow-up reports suggested that the pipeline remained "functional." | The attack took place in the Bir al-Abd region of the Sinai area, where gas pipelines have been frequent targets before. In 2011, the Egypt-Israel pipeline was blown up on three separate occasions. | Egypt began supplying gas to Israel and Jordan in 2008, but the agreement was met with widespread public opposition, due t…

Priority Africa Network (2020-02-02). International Women's Day 2020: Women of the African Diaspora. indybay.org The Washington Inn Hotel, 495 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607…

San Jose & Evergreen Community Colleges (2020-02-02). Ancestral Festival: Africa and the Diaspora (San Jose City College). indybay.org San Jose City College: 2100 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128…

Max Elbaum (2020-02-02). Senate Conducts Another U.S. Trial Where Racism Decides the Outcome. zcomm.org It's no accident that on the same day the Senate voted not to hear any witnesses in its sham impeachment trial the Trump administration announced it was adding six countries, including Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, to its restrictive travel ban…

American Planning Association NorCal (2020-02-02). APA Celebrates Black History Month at MOAD (San Francisco). indybay.org Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105…

The Canary (2020-02-02). Descendants of extinct tortoise species found in Galapagos. thecanary.co Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, including that of the famed Lonesome George. | The Galapagos National Park and Galapagos Conservancy said that a young female has a direct line of descent from the Chelonoidis abingdonii species of Pinta Island. | The last of those tortoises was Lonesome George, who died in June 2012 and was believed to be more than 100 years old. | Another 11 males and 18 females were from the Chelonoidis niger line of Floreana Island. | The 45-member expedition was wor…

James Lamont (2020-02-02). Generals, Princes, and Black Snakes. dissidentvoice.org Damn The Man, Damn The Empire (January 16th) In 2012 Barack Obama was reelected following the disastrous US-led war on Libya that he began without approval from Congress, and two years after the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, without trial, inside a sovereign nation. In 2011 Obama also came out with this progressive chestnut: "Unlike …

sputniknews (2020-02-02). France Will Send 600 Additional Troops to Africa's Sahel – Defence Ministry. sputniknews.com Paris is engaged in Operation Barkhane, fighting terrorists in the Sahara and the Sahel region, bordering the desert. According to the French Defence Ministry, approximately 4,500 troops are participating in the op, as the country is collaborating with Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad, also known as G5 Sahel.

yenisafak (2020-02-02). French defense ministry to send 600 more troops to Africa's Sahel. yenisafak.com France will deploy 600 more soldiers in the fight against Islamists militants in Africa's Sahel, south of the Sahara, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Sunday.The reinforcements would mostly be sent to the area between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Parly said in a statement. Another part would join the G5 Sahel forces.France has about 4,500 troops already operating in the region.

yenisafak (2020-02-02). Eight soldiers killed in al-Shabaab attack in Somalia. yenisafak.com Hassan Ibrahim, a military official in the region, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that the main attack took place at AMISOM and SNA base in the vicinity of Qalimow in the region."The terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked our base in Qalimow on Sunday morning. Eight soldiers were killed, more than 13 others wounded but we have killed more than 10 al-Shabaab militants," Ibrahim said.The group also attacked several other observation points with mortar shells, he said, adding that they did not know how many people were killed or wounded.Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for th…

yenisafak (2020-02-02). Tanzania church stampede kills 20 after worshippers race to be 'blessed'. yenisafak.com At least 20 people died in a stampede as scores of worshippers who gathered at a religious festival in Tanzania's northern Kilimanjaro region crushed each other as they engage in a frenzied jostling to be anointed with "blessed" oil by a self-proclaimed prophet around midnight.Thousands of people gathered in an overnight religious festival organized by a Pentecostal church in Moshi town nestled on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The worshippers, including women and children who were jostling to step on blessed oil crushed each other, officials said Sunday.Among those who died, 16 are women, one man and three chi…

The Canary (2020-02-01). Mahmoud Abbas says he will 'never accept' Trump's divisive plans for Palestine. thecanary.co Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US in a speech at an Arab League meeting in Egypt's capital which denounced the US plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Donald Trump's plan would grant the Palestinians limited self-rule in parts of the occupied West Bank, while allowing Israel to annex all its illegal settlements there and keep nearly all of east Jerusalem.The summit of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo was requested by the Palestinians, who responded angrily to the US proposal.Abbas said he told Israel and the US that "there will be no rel…

teleSUR (2020-02-01). Egypt Detains Doctor, Parents as Girl Dies From Genital Cutting. telesurenglish.net Egypt has detained a retired doctor after the death of a 12-year-old girl on whom he performed female genital mutilation (FGM) sparked anger among women's rights activists. | RELATED: | ' The victim's parents and aunt took her to a private clinic where she underwent the illegal procedure, also known as female circumcision, the public prosecutor's office said in a statement. | "After she left, she suffered comp…

teleSUR (2020-02-01). Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US. telesurenglish.net At the end of an emergency meeting held in Cairo (Egypt) on Saturday, RELATED: | "The Arab League…

The Canary (2020-01-31). Climate activists from Africa speak out about the marginalisation of African voices. thecanary.co Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations have made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to suffer the most from climate breakdown despite contributing to it the least.The Fridays For Future movement and activist Greta Thunberg held a news conference with the activists in Sweden to spotlight the marginalisation of African voices."African activists are doing so much": Nakate — along with Makenna Muigai of Kenya, Ayakha Melithafa of South Africa, and climate scientist Ndoni Mcunu of South Africa — pointed out the challe…

Vijay Prashad (2020-01-31). The war in Libya will never end. mronline.org General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya's capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it is within striking distance of Libya's third-largest city, Misrata. |

IMEMC & Agencies (2020-01-31). Adalah: Trump Plan Normalizes Israel's Apartheid Regime in West Bank. imemc.org Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.

teleSUR (2020-01-31). African Unity Leaders To Attempt Reconciliation in Libya. telesurenglish.net African Heads of State gathered agreed to convene a conference on Libya with the parties in conflict, delegations from neighboring countries and the United Nations, an African Unity (AU) source reported Friday. | RELATED: | The consensus, which included tribal leaders, women's and youth organizations, and other political and social actors as guests, was adopted in Brazzaville by host Congolese President Dennis Sassou Nguesso and his counterparts Omar Guelleh…

Fight Back (2020-01-31). Minnesotans tell Klobuchar to drop White House run. Reports say she sent innocent Black teen to prison for life. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – "A young African American man by the name of Myon Burrell has spent more than half of his life incarcerated in Minnesota prisons under the leadership of Amy Klobuchar. She was the Hennepin County Attorney and she played a role in Myon Burrell being prosecuted for a crime that he did not commit," said Nekima Levy Pounds of Racial Justice Network, as she opened a press conference on January 29. "We want to lift up family of Tyesha Edwards, who was the victim in this case, an 11-year-old innocent child who was shot and killed. The incident that happened to Tyesha is extremely devastating. It sent s…

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (2020-01-31). Endless War Is a Disastrous (but Profitable) Enterprise. globalresearch.ca "The collapse of the Libyan state has had region-wide repercussions, with flows of people and weapons destabilizing other countries throughout North Africa." This statement came from the Soufan Group's recent Intelbrief, entitled "Fighting Over Access to Libya's Energy Supplies" (24 …

news.un (2020-01-31). Security Council renews Central African Republic arms embargo. news.un.org The UN Security Council on Friday renewed the arms embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR) and extended the mandate of the expert panel assisting its sanctions committee for the country.

J.B. Gerald (2020-01-31). To Keep the Rohingya Alive. dissidentvoice.org The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish. — Article 1. The Genocide Convention On November 11, 2019 The Gambia filed at the International Court of Justice an Application of proceedings against Myanmar, …

Staff (2020-01-31). White House Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries that officials said did not meet security standards, as part of an election-year push to further restrict immigration. | Officials said immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania will

RT (2020-01-31). Trump to expand travel ban, targeting immigrants from 6 more countries. rt.com US President Donald Trump will issue an updated version of his controversial travel ban, acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf said Friday. The existing ban will remain in place, having been okayed by the Supreme Court in 2018. | Speaking to reporters by phone, Wolf said that the updated ban will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Non-immigrant visas from these countries will not be affected. | 'Diversity Visas' — handed out by lottery to boost immigration from countries with low rates of immigration to the US — for nationals of Sudan and Tanzania wil…

news.un (2020-01-31). How mobile money is rebuilding lives in Sudan. news.un.org When Mohammed Ahmed left Sudan in search of better life, he couldn't have imagined that he would find financial security back home. But, some four years later, he now runs a thriving business, thanks to an innovative scheme involving the UN migration agency (IOM), based on the use of mobile money.

news.un (2020-01-30). Find unity 'to halt Libya's senseless unraveling', UN envoy urges Security Council. news.un.org The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his "deep anger and disappointment" over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the German capital of Berlin earlier this month, that set out measures to de-escalate fighting and put the divided country back on a path towards peace.

news.un (2020-01-30). Coding in Namibia: UN supports young women's computing career dreams. news.un.org Six young women from Namibia are on the path to a career in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), with the support of the UN office in the country.

Barry Wilner (2020-01-30). The Rooney Rule isn't working; diversity in coach/executive hirings must improve. peoplesworld.org MIAMI (AP) — Stopping short of saying the Rooney Rule is not working, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell noted Wednesday the league needs change to its minority hiring policy. Though the league requires teams to interview minority candidates, only two African-Americans have been hired for 19 open head coaching spots over the past three years. The …

Staff (2020-01-30). "Coded Bias": New Film Looks at Fight Against Racial Bias in Facial Recognition & AI Technology. democracynow.org A new documentary looks at the dangers of artificial intelligence and its increasing omnipresence in daily life, as new research shows that it often reflects racist biases. Earlier this month, Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the latest major city to ban facial recognition technology, joining a growing number of cities, including San Francisco, to ban the artificial intelligence, citing flawed technology and racial and gender bias. A recent study also found that facial recognition identified African-American and Asian faces incorrectly 10 to 100 times more than white faces. The film "Coded Bias" begins with Joy B…

Fred_F (2020-01-30). Sports rorts just tip of normalised corruption iceberg. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2020-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2020. democracynow.org McConnell Tries to Secure Votes to Block Impeachment Witnesses, "Our Rights Are Not for Sale": Palestinians Reject Trump's Middle East Plan, Trump Praises Pompeo for Shouting and Cursing at NPR Reporter, WaPo Reinstates Reporter Suspended for Tweeting About Kobe Rape Case, Death Toll from Coronavirus Virus Hits 132, with 6,000 Infected, Over 100,000 Syrian Civilians Flee Regime Offensive in Idlib, Floods Kill 30, Displace 16,000 in Madagascar, Mississippi to Shut Down Unit of Parchman Prison After Deaths of 9 Prisoners, Maryland Cop Charged with Murder for Killing Handcuffed Man in Police Car…

splcenter (2020-01-29). Weekend Read: 2020: African Americans and the Vote. splcenter.org Historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926 established "Negro History Week" to celebrate the contributions to our nation made by Black people.

Staff (2020-01-28). Headlines for January 28, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Lawyers Says He Did No Wrong as Calls Mount for Bolton and Other Witnesses to Testify | , Trump to Unveil Middle East "Peace Plan" as Netanyahu Indicted over Corruption, SCOTUS Allows Trump's "Public Charge" Rule Targeting Low-Income Immigrants to Take Effect, State Dept. Bars NPR Reporter from Upcoming Pompeo Trip, Washington Post Suspends Reporter for Tweet About Kobe Bryant Rape Allegation, Mixed Accounts After U.S. Military Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Torrential Rains and Landslides Kill At Least 46 People in Brazil, Nigerian Journalist Maxwell Nashan Killed, 2nd Accuser Testifies in Weinstein Trial a…

news.un (2020-01-28). West Darfur tensions could see 30,000 flee across Sudanese border to Chad: UN refugee agency. news.un.org The number of people fleeing to Chad to escape ongoing tensions in Sudan's West Darfur state, could reach 30,000 in the coming weeks, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.

Staff (2020-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2020. democracynow.org Impeachment Trial Resumes as Leaked Bolton Manuscript Bolsters Democrats' Case, Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World, Pentagon: 34 U.S. Troops Have Brain Injuries After Iranian Attack on Iraqi Airbase, Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Continue as 100,000s March Against U.S. Military Presence, Turkey Earthquake Kills 38; At Least 1,600 Hospitalized, Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Slams Racist Media After Being Cropped from Photo with White Activists, Trump Attends Anti-Abortion "March for Life" as Admin Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights, High-Ranking Pharma Exec…

2020-02-02: Social Media Postees

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France to send 600 more troops to Africa's Sahel as frustration on the ground grows & allies cut back participation
rt.com | 2020-02-02
Paris will deploy an additional 600 soldiers to fight jihadists in Africa while also facing challenges in getting allies on board with its combat mission in the Sahel region. | With these additional troops, the number of French soldiers stationed in the region south of the Sahara Desert will increase to 5,100 by the end of February, Defense Minister Florence Parly said in a statement on Sunday. The move is set to strengthen the forces involved in the Paris-led Operation Barkhane, targeted against diverse jihadist groups, like the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS), which is linked to Islamic State (…
rt.com/news/479902-france-troops-africa-sahel-mali/

Ancestral Festival: Africa and the Diaspora (San Jose City College)
San Jose & Evergreen Community Colleges | indybay.org | 2020-02-02
San Jose City College: 2100 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830250.php

APA Celebrates Black History Month at MOAD (San Francisco)
American Planning Association NorCal | indybay.org | 2020-02-02
Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830255.php

International Women's Day 2020: Women of the African Diaspora
Priority Africa Network | indybay.org | 2020-02-02
The Washington Inn Hotel, 495 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830246.php

Senate Conducts Another U.S. Trial Where Racism Decides the Outcome
Max Elbaum | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
It's no accident that on the same day the Senate voted not to hear any witnesses in its sham impeachment trial the Trump administration announced it was adding six countries, including Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, to its restrictive travel ban…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/senate-conducts-another-u-s-trial-where-racism-decides-the-outcome/

Descendants of extinct tortoise species found in Galapagos
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-02
Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, including that of the famed Lonesome George. | The Galapagos National Park and Galapagos Conservancy said that a young female has a direct line of descent from the Chelonoidis abingdonii species of Pinta Island. | The last of those tortoises was Lonesome George, who died in June 2012 and was believed to be more than 100 years old. | Another 11 males and 18 females were from the Chelonoidis niger line of Floreana Island. | The 45-member expedition was wor…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/02/descendants-of-extinct-tortoise-species-found-in-galapagos/

Generals, Princes, and Black Snakes
James Lamont | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-02
Damn The Man, Damn The Empire (January 16th) In 2012 Barack Obama was reelected following the disastrous US-led war on Libya that he began without approval from Congress, and two years after the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, without trial, inside a sovereign nation. In 2011 Obama also came out with this progressive chestnut: "Unlike …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/generals-princes-and-black-snakes/

France Will Send 600 Additional Troops to Africa's Sahel – Defence Ministry
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-02
Paris is engaged in Operation Barkhane, fighting terrorists in the Sahara and the Sahel region, bordering the desert. According to the French Defence Ministry, approximately 4,500 troops are participating in the op, as the country is collaborating with Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad, also known as G5 Sahel.
sputniknews.com/africa/202002021078204562-france-will-send-600-additional-troops-to-africas-sahel—defence-ministry/

French defense ministry to send 600 more troops to Africa's Sahel
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-02
France will deploy 600 more soldiers in the fight against Islamists militants in Africa's Sahel, south of the Sahara, French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Sunday.The reinforcements would mostly be sent to the area between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Parly said in a statement. Another part would join the G5 Sahel forces.France has about 4,500 troops already operating in the region.
yenisafak.com/en/news/french-defense-ministry-to-send-600-more-troops-to-africas-sahel-3511048

Eight soldiers killed in al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-02
Hassan Ibrahim, a military official in the region, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that the main attack took place at AMISOM and SNA base in the vicinity of Qalimow in the region."The terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked our base in Qalimow on Sunday morning. Eight soldiers were killed, more than 13 others wounded but we have killed more than 10 al-Shabaab militants," Ibrahim said.The group also attacked several other observation points with mortar shells, he said, adding that they did not know how many people were killed or wounded.Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for th…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eight-soldiers-killed-in-al-shabaab-attack-in-somalia-3511053

Tanzania church stampede kills 20 after worshippers race to be 'blessed'
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-02
At least 20 people died in a stampede as scores of worshippers who gathered at a religious festival in Tanzania's northern Kilimanjaro region crushed each other as they engage in a frenzied jostling to be anointed with "blessed" oil by a self-proclaimed prophet around midnight.Thousands of people gathered in an overnight religious festival organized by a Pentecostal church in Moshi town nestled on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The worshippers, including women and children who were jostling to step on blessed oil crushed each other, officials said Sunday.Among those who died, 16 are women, one man and three chi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/tanzania-church-stampede-kills-20-after-worshippers-race-to-be-blessed-3511050

Egypt Detains Doctor, Parents as Girl Dies From Genital Cutting
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
Egypt has detained a retired doctor after the death of a 12-year-old girl on whom he performed female genital mutilation (FGM) sparked anger among women's rights activists. | RELATED: | ' The World Don't Give a Shit' About FGM, Survivor Says | The victim's parents and aunt took her to a private clinic where she underwent the illegal procedure, also known as female circumcision, the public prosecutor's office said in a statement. | "After she left, she suffered comp…
telesurenglish.net/news/Egypt-Detains-Doctor-Parents-as-Girl-Dies-From-Genital-Cutting-20200131-0014.html

Mahmoud Abbas says he will 'never accept' Trump's divisive plans for Palestine
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-01
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to cut security ties with both Israel and the US in a speech at an Arab League meeting in Egypt's capital which denounced the US plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Donald Trump's plan would grant the Palestinians limited self-rule in parts of the occupied West Bank, while allowing Israel to annex all its illegal settlements there and keep nearly all of east Jerusalem.The summit of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo was requested by the Palestinians, who responded angrily to the US proposal.Abbas said he told Israel and the US that "there will be no rel…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/02/01/mahmoud-abbas-says-he-will-never-accept-trumps-divisive-plans-for-palestine/

Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-01
At the end of an emergency meeting held in Cairo (Egypt) on Saturday, the Arab League passed a resolution that rejects the so-called "Agreement of the Century" on the grounds that it does not consider the aspirations of the Palestinian people and international law. | RELATED: | President Abbas: 'I Won't Go Down in History Selling Jerusalem' | "The Arab League…
telesurenglish.net/news/Arab-League-Rejects-Trumps-Deal-Palestine-Breaks-Ties-With-US-20200201-0005.html

White House Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-31
WASHINGTON

The war in Libya will never end
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya's capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it is within striking distance of Libya's third-largest city, Misrata. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/the-war-in-libya-will-never-end/

Trump to expand travel ban, targeting immigrants from 6 more countries
rt.com | 2020-01-31
US President Donald Trump will issue an updated version of his controversial travel ban, acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf said Friday. The existing ban will remain in place, having been okayed by the Supreme Court in 2018. | Speaking to reporters by phone, Wolf said that the updated ban will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Non-immigrant visas from these countries will not be affected. | 'Diversity Visas'

The War in Libya Will Never End
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya's capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it is within striking distance of Libya's third-largest city, Misrata. Both Tripoli and Misrata are in the hands of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is backed by the United…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/the-war-in-libya-will-never-end/

The war in Libya will never end
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya's capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it is within striking distance of Libya's third-largest city, Misrata. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/the-war-in-libya-will-never-end/

"Balfouristans" for Bibi: "Apartheid" Isn't an Insult, It's a Blueprint
Richard Eskow | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
The image on the left is from a map Donald Trump tweeted out with the label, "Vision For Peace: Conceptual Map/The Future of Palestine." The one on the right shows the "Bantustans" created by apartheid-era South Africa in 1970, a move designed to pen the country's black citizens into impoverished "homelands." Any questions? These maps…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/balfouristans-for-bibi-apartheid-isnt-an-insult-its-a-blueprint/

Adalah: Trump Plan Normalizes Israel's Apartheid Regime in West Bank
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2020-01-31
Adalah: Plan is no more than joint U.S.
imemc.org/article/adalah-trump-plan-normalizes-israels-apartheid-regime-in-west-bank/

African Unity Leaders To Attempt Reconciliation in Libya
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-31
African Heads of State gathered agreed to convene a conference on Libya with the parties in conflict, delegations from neighboring countries and the United Nations, an African Unity (AU) source reported Friday. | RELATED: | The Situation in Libya Worsens, UN Warns | The consensus, which included tribal leaders, women's and youth organizations, and other political and social actors as guests, was adopted in Brazzaville by host Congolese President Dennis Sassou Nguesso and his counterparts Omar Guelleh…
telesurenglish.net/news/african-unity-leaders-to-attempt-conciliation-in-libya-20200131-0008.html

Climate activists from Africa speak out about the marginalisation of African voices
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations have made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to suffer the most from climate breakdown despite contributing to it the least.The Fridays For Future movement and activist Greta Thunberg held a news conference with the activists in Sweden to spotlight the marginalisation of African voices."African activists are doing so much": Nakate

Security Council renews Central African Republic arms embargo
news.un.org | 2020-01-31
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed the arms embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR) and extended the mandate of the expert panel assisting its sanctions committee for the country.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1056472

Minnesotans tell Klobuchar to drop White House run. Reports say she sent innocent Black teen to prison for life
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-31
Minneapolis, MN – "A young African American man by the name of Myon Burrell has spent more than half of his life incarcerated in Minnesota prisons under the leadership of Amy Klobuchar. She was the Hennepin County Attorney and she played a role in Myon Burrell being prosecuted for a crime that he did not commit," said Nekima Levy Pounds of Racial Justice Network, as she opened a press conference on January 29. "We want to lift up family of Tyesha Edwards, who was the victim in this case, an 11-year-old innocent child who was shot and killed. The incident that happened to Tyesha is extremely devastating. It sent s…
fightbacknews.org/2020/1/30/minnesotans-tell-klobuchar-drop-white-house-run-reports-say-she-sent-innocent-black-teen-p

Endless War Is a Disastrous (but Profitable) Enterprise
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
"The collapse of the Libyan state has had region-wide repercussions, with flows of people and weapons destabilizing other countries throughout North Africa." This statement came from the Soufan Group's recent Intelbrief, entitled "Fighting Over Access to Libya's Energy Supplies" (24 …
globalresearch.ca/endless-war-disastrous-profitable-enterprise/5702386

To Keep the Rohingya Alive
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-31
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

How mobile money is rebuilding lives in Sudan
news.un.org | 2020-01-31
When Mohammed Ahmed left Sudan in search of better life, he couldn't have imagined that he would find financial security back home. But, some four years later, he now runs a thriving business, thanks to an innovative scheme involving the UN migration agency (IOM), based on the use of mobile money.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1056302

The Rooney Rule isn't working; diversity in coach/executive hirings must improve
Barry Wilner | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-30
MIAMI (AP)

Find unity 'to halt Libya's senseless unraveling', UN envoy urges Security Council
news.un.org | 2020-01-30
The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his "deep anger and disappointment" over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the German capital of Berlin earlier this month, that set out measures to de-escalate fighting and put the divided country back on a path towards peace.
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Coding in Namibia: UN supports young women's computing career dreams
news.un.org | 2020-01-30
Six young women from Namibia are on the path to a career in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), with the support of the UN office in the country.
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"Coded Bias": New Film Looks at Fight Against Racial Bias in Facial Recognition & AI Technology
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-30
A new documentary looks at the dangers of artificial intelligence and its increasing omnipresence in daily life, as new research shows that it often reflects racist biases. Earlier this month, Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the latest major city to ban facial recognition technology, joining a growing number of cities, including San Francisco, to ban the artificial intelligence, citing flawed technology and racial and gender bias. A recent study also found that facial recognition identified African-American and Asian faces incorrectly 10 to 100 times more than white faces. The film "Coded Bias" begins with Joy B…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/30/coded_bias_shalini_kantayya_joy_buolamwini

Sports rorts just tip of normalised corruption iceberg
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-30
corruption Jim McIlroyIssue 1251 Australia sportsgate scandalJanuary 30, 2020The sports rorts scandal engulfing National Party deputy leader Bridget McKenzie has shone a light on the deeply corrupt nature of the federal Coalition government. While McKenzie may end up…
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Headlines for January 29, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-29
McConnell Tries to Secure Votes to Block Impeachment Witnesses, "Our Rights Are Not for Sale": Palestinians Reject Trump's Middle East Plan, Trump Praises Pompeo for Shouting and Cursing at NPR Reporter, WaPo Reinstates Reporter Suspended for Tweeting About Kobe Rape Case, Death Toll from Coronavirus Virus Hits 132, with 6,000 Infected, Over 100,000 Syrian Civilians Flee Regime Offensive in Idlib, Floods Kill 30, Displace 16,000 in Madagascar, Mississippi to Shut Down Unit of Parchman Prison After Deaths of 9 Prisoners, Maryland Cop Charged with Murder for Killing Handcuffed Man in Police Car…
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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.
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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

Headlines for January 28, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-28
Trump Lawyers Says He Did No Wrong as Calls Mount for Bolton and Other Witnesses to Testify | , Trump to Unveil Middle East "Peace Plan" as Netanyahu Indicted over Corruption, SCOTUS Allows Trump's "Public Charge" Rule Targeting Low-Income Immigrants to Take Effect, State Dept. Bars NPR Reporter from Upcoming Pompeo Trip, Washington Post Suspends Reporter for Tweet About Kobe Bryant Rape Allegation, Mixed Accounts After U.S. Military Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Torrential Rains and Landslides Kill At Least 46 People in Brazil, Nigerian Journalist Maxwell Nashan Killed, 2nd Accuser Testifies in Weinstein Trial a…
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West Darfur tensions could see 30,000 flee across Sudanese border to Chad: UN refugee agency
news.un.org | 2020-01-28
The number of people fleeing to Chad to escape ongoing tensions in Sudan's West Darfur state, could reach 30,000 in the coming weeks, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
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Headlines for January 27, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Impeachment Trial Resumes as Leaked Bolton Manuscript Bolsters Democrats' Case, Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World, Pentagon: 34 U.S. Troops Have Brain Injuries After Iranian Attack on Iraqi Airbase, Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Continue as 100,000s March Against U.S. Military Presence, Turkey Earthquake Kills 38; At Least 1,600 Hospitalized, Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Slams Racist Media After Being Cropped from Photo with White Activists, Trump Attends Anti-Abortion "March for Life" as Admin Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights, High-Ranking Pharma Exec…
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