(2021-04-08). Plight of Imprisoned African-Americans Worsens in the U.S. Historical Perspective. globalresearch.ca Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerald was a member of the Black Panther Party …
(2021-04-08). Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood's former acting leader sentenced to life in prison. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood's former acting leader sentenced to life in prison | Mahmoud Ezzat, 76, was arrested during a raid on a Cairo apartment last August | Thu, 04/08/2021 – 14: 07 | Former acting leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Ezzat has been sentenced to life in prison (AFP) | An Egyptian court sentenced Mahmoud Ezzat, the former acting leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, to l…
(2021-04-08). UAE states backing for new Libyan unity government. middleeasteye.net 
UAE states backing for new Libyan unity government | Gulf state appears to reverse position after previously backing Khalifa Haftar, as Abdul Hamid Dbeibah meets Mohammed bin Zayed | Thu, 04/08/2021 – 12: 00 | Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah meets with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Mohammed bin Zayed (AFP) | The United Arab Emirates has pledged support for the new unity gove…
(2021-04-08). China urges Nigerian police to help free kidnapped Chinese hostages. ecns.cn China urged the Nigerian police to help free two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped in southwestern Nigeria on Monday.
(2021-04-07). Mozambique's Insurgency And India's Interest — Analysis. eurasiareview.com 
By Abhishek Mishra | The Mozambique Channel, a waterway between Madagascar and East Africa and a key global shipping route that carries What began as a local re…
(2021-04-07). Jordan Is Where Domestic And Regional Fissures Collide — Analysis. eurasiareview.com 
Former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has papered over a rare public dispute in the ruling Jordanian family in a move that is unlikely to resolve long-standing fissures in society and among the country's elite and that echo multiple Middle Eastern fault lines. | Differences over socio-economic policies, governance, and last year's normalization of relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and three other Arab states as well as leadership of the Muslim world were laid glaringly bare by a security crackdown that targeted not only Prince Hamzah, a popular, modest, and pious 41-year-old half-brother of K…
(2021-04-07). Speedbumps Protect One Of Africa's Rarest Primates. eurasiareview.com 
A new study revealed that a drastic reduction of deaths of one of Africa's rarest primates, the Zanzibar red colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii), followed the installation of four speedbumps along a stretch of road where the species frequently crossed. | Zanzibar red colobus are found only in the Zanzibar archipelago and classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List. Reliant on Unguja Island's forests for their survival, around half of the species population is found in Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park. | In the study, published in Oryx – The International Journal of Conservation, primatologists from Bangor Universit…
(2021-04-07). South Africa: Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Made an Order of Court. globalresearch.ca Tuesday (April 6) saw the Pretoria High Court hand down the …
(2021-04-07). Hotel Rwanda' Hero Kidnapped: Another Victim of Rwanda's Grinding Machine. globalresearch.ca It is the 6th of April again and the western establishment's …
(2021-04-07). France to Declassify Documents on the Rwandan Genocide. telesurenglish.net The French government announced that the National Archives will allow public access to telegrams, confidential notes, and other documents related to the Rwandan genocide, a tragic event in which 800,000 people were killed between April 7 and July 15, 1994. | RELATED: | The documents also include the papers of then-President Francois Mitterrand and his Prime Minister Edouard Balladur. This decision coincides with the publicat…
(2021-04-07). Workers of South African Airways' subsidiaries await months of wages. peoplesdispatch.org While the employees of Airchefs have not received their salaries since October, those working with SAA Technical have received only part of their salaries for nearly a year and none for March. NUMSA has taken up their case with the authorities…
(2021-04-07). The campaign over racism at General Motors and the class character of identity politics. wsws.org A campaign by African American media millionaires over charges of racism at General Motors concluded last week with an agreement from giant to quadruple its advertising spending with black-owned media over the next four years.
(2021-04-07). Kenya Lashes Out at UK Over 'Discriminatory' Travel Ban and 'Vaccine Apartheid'. commondreams.org "This vaccine apartheid, coupled with the reckless calls for vaccine passports while not making the vaccines available to all nations, widens existing inequalities and makes it near impossible for the world to win the war against the pandemic," the ministry said. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/kenya-uk-covid-travel-ban.jpg …
(2021-04-07). 'We Must Do More': Hundreds of Advocacy Groups Urge Biden, G20, and IMF to Increase Pandemic Aid. commondreams.org "Unless we take immediate action to solidify more aid and relief, we face lost decades of development and millions more will suffer." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/south_sudan_vaccine_0.jpg …
(2021-04-07). Video: Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Has Been Plagued by ISIS for Years. globalresearch.ca In recent months, and ramping up in recent weeks especially, attacks …
(2021-04-07). Conflicts Compounded By COVID-19 Devastating Socio-Economic Development In Sub-Saharan Africa. eurasiareview.com 
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination, and oppression across Sub-Saharan Africa, Amnesty International said in its annual report published early April 2021. | Across the Sub-Saharan region, the devastating impact of armed conflict in countries such as Ethiopia, Mozambique, Cameroon, and Nigeria, was compounded by the pandemic as a number of states weaponized it to crack down on human rights. The crackdowns included killings of civilians and arrests of opposition politicians and supporters and huma…
(2021-04-07). More Than 1,800 Inmates Break Out Of Prison After Militant Attack In Nigeria. southfront.org 
On April 5th, upwards of 1,800 inmates were broken out of prison in southeast Nigeria. | This happened when heavily armed gunmen attacked their prison using explosives and rocket-propelled grenades, the authorities said. | Nigerian police said it believed a banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was behind the attack in the city of Owerri, but a spokesman for the group denied involvement. | An IPOB spokesman told Reuters the group did not carry out the prison raid."IPOB and ESN were not involved in the attack in Owerri, Imo state. It is not our mandate to attack security personnel or pri…
(2021-04-07). Iranian IRGC Cargo Ship Attacked In Red Sea: Report. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A cargo ship belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) was attacked in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea, this was reported by Al Arabiya TV, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency identified the ship as the Saviz."The vessel Iran Saviz has been stationed in the Red Sea for the past few years to support Iranian com…
(2021-04-07). Military Situation In Yemen On April 7, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 147 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On April 6, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Zaher area | On April 6, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 12 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On April 6, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Hazm area | On April 6, Ansar Allah attacked Malik Khalid Airbase in Khamis Musha…
(2021-04-07). Cameroon Medical Association Urges Gov't COVID-19 Vaccination. telesurenglish.net "We need the government to protect the population. To protect this population, we need vaccines. Vaccination has side effects like all medicines, but we know that with vaccination against COVID-19, we will contain the disease in our country. We need to join all the countries in the world to vaccinate our people," Nana told reporters after the meeting in the capital, Yaounde.
(2021-04-07). Death toll rises following violent clashes in West Darfur and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we take a look at the recent reports of violence in the West Darfur state of Sudan, an uprising against inhumane conditions by people incarcerated in a prison facility in the United States, the ongoing violent crackdown on social activists and former FARC combatants in Colombia, and this year's World Health Day campaign and the demand for vaccine access for all…
(2021-04-07). Iranian Ship Linked To IRGC Attacked In Red Sea. eurasiareview.com 
An Iranian ship linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been attacked in the Red Sea. | The Saviz was hit by limpet mines, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. | The attack took place off the coast of Eritrea and led to several injuries, according to Al Arabiya TV. | A US official told Reuters that the United States did not carry out the attack. | The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Israel has targeted at least 12 Iranian ships heading for Syria since late 2019. | The vessels have mostly been carrying oil in breach of US sanctions. However, the report said cargo and mi…
(2021-04-07). Britain's Role in Rwanda's 1994 Genocide. globalresearch.ca First published in January 2017 | An edited extract from