(2021-11-09). Tunisia police fire tear gas at protesters demanding closure of rubbish dump. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia police fire tear gas at protesters demanding closure of rubbish dump | Interior ministry denies report that a young protester was killed during protests in the southern town of Agareb | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 08: 01 | The closing of the controlled landfill in Agareb earlier this year caused thousands of tonnes of household waste to accumulate for about a month in the streets of Sfax (AF…
(2021-11-09). Solidarity shown to Sudanese people resisting the coup. greenleft.org.au The United Sudanese Youth of Western Australia and supporters protested against the military coup that toppled Sudan's transitional government. Alex Salmon reports.
(2021-11-09). Sudan coup: Internet 'must be restored' says court as blackout enters 16th day. middleeasteye.net 
Sudan coup: Internet 'must be restored' says court as blackout enters 16th day | Judge orders Zain, MTN, and local provider Sudani to restore internet services as blackout continues | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 14: 34 | Youths sit on a street barricade built by anti-coup protesters in Khartoum on 7 November 2021 (AFP) | A Sudanese court ruled on Tuesday that internet services that had been cut duri…
(2021-11-09). Disastrous –°limate –°onsequences for Africa and the Glasgow Conference. journal-neo.org 
Recently, various media reports on the manifestation of climate change in the world have become more and more like battlefield reports. These changes are affecting rich countries as well as poorer ones. Climate change in Africa is a growing threat to Africans as Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. According …
(2021-11-09). The Cult of the Toothpick King: Central Africa Revisited. dissidentvoice.org 
Review of British journalist Michela Wrong's remarkable new book Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad replete with a survey of some of the more notable reviews and the notorious1 reviewers who reviewed it. Do Not Disturb is a book out some six months now that has catapulted …
(2021-11-09). Syria can re-enter Arab League if certain steps are met, says Egypt's foreign minister. middleeasteye.net 
Syria can re-enter Arab League if certain steps are met, says Egypt's foreign minister | Sameh Shoukry said Syria must 'play its traditional role in support of Arab national security' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 19: 32 | Egyptian Foreign Minister visited Washington this week for the Egypt Strategic Dialogue with the Biden administration (AFP) |
(2021-11-09). NATO trains Azerbaijani navy to meet NATO standards in Turkish exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com This is an ongoing exercise that includes military observers from Azerbaijan's and Turkey's Three Brothers military axis ally Pakistan as well as Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Nigeria, Oman and Ukraine. Azerbaijani naval sailors took part in NATO assessment exercises As part of the NATO Operational Capabilities Concept at the Eastern Mediterranean-2021 multinational naval exercise in …
(2021-11-09). Massacres And Lethal Incidents Leave Scores Dead In Niger. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The population of Niger is suffering from increasingly violent terrorist attacks in recent months. | On November 2nd, Islamic extremists have killed 69 people in the latest attack in the volatile border region near Mali. This happened when terrorists ambushed a self-defense brigade in western Niger. | The violence took place earlier this week near Banibangou, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) north of the capital, Niamey. | The town's mayor w…
(2021-11-09). The Astroworld festival disaster and the normalization of death. wsws.org The disaster is the latest in a series of "mass casualty events" in the United States, including the greatest of them all, the COVID-19 pandemic, that have become shockingly normalized.
(2021-11-08). Sudan: Hemeti emerges from the shadows to support Burhan's coup. middleeasteye.net 
Sudan: Hemeti emerges from the shadows to support Burhan's coup | While they may not get along with each other personally, Hemeti and Burhan are – for now – locked in a marriage of convenience | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 12: 30 | General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, during a speech posted to his social media pages (Screenshot/Facebook) | The commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Gener…
(2021-11-08). Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report. middleeasteye.net 
Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report | Secret operation faces backlash as dozens of Ethiopians are accused of misrepresenting ancestry to enter Israel | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 12: 45 | A member of the Ethiopian Jewish community awaits during the daily food distribution at the building the community in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 27 October, 2020 (AFP) | Dozens of Ethiopians…
(2021-11-08). Yemen: Houthis sentence model Entisar al-Hammadi to five years in prison. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen: Houthis sentence model Entisar al-Hammadi to five years in prison | Yemeni-Ethiopian model denies accusations of 'drug abuse' and 'prostitution' following February arrest | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 11: 40 | Entisar al-Hammadi, a Yemeni model and actress, has been given a five-year sentence by a Houthi court for 'drug abuse' and 'prostitution' (Screengrab/YouTube) | A high-profile Yemeni mo…
(2021-11-08). D-Day Is Nearing For Ethiopia's Central Government In Addis Ababa. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2021. democracynow.org 100,000+ People Take to Streets to Call Out Climate Inaction, COP26 Greenwashing, House Passes Bipartisan $1.2 Infrastructure Bill Without Vote on $1.75T Build Back Better Package, Court Blocks Company Vaccine Mandate; U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions; Pfizer Seeks OK for COVID Pill, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Survives Assassination Attempt, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager During West Bank Protest, Ortega Set to Retain Nicaraguan Presidency in Elections Marred by Crackdown on Opposition, U.S. Advises Citizens to Leave Ethiopia as Specter of All-Out War Increases, Sudanese Soldiers Arrest Score…
(2021-11-08). COP26 to address Loss and Damage as frontline communities excluded and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the latest on the UN COP26 climate conference amid mass protests for climate justice; the preliminary results of Nicaragua's general elections; continuing anti-coup protests in Sudan as people demand complete civilian rule; and the statements issued by Israel in rejection of the opening of a U.S. consulate in Occupied East Jerusalem.
(2021-11-08). Western Media Demonization of Africa. dissidentvoice.org 
It is important that progressive people of all colors and cultures, including people of European ancestry, learn about the violent, pernicious history of European colonization of Africa and its peoples. Milton Allimadi's recently-published book, Manufacturing Hate: How Africa Was Demonized in Western Media, is an excellent, well-written, concise and accessible source to learn about some …
(2021-11-08). 'Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist'. mronline.org 
Documentary about the impact of the McCarthy era on African Americans in the film industry.
(2021-11-08). US must push Egypt for 'meaningful improvements' on human rights, experts say. middleeasteye.net 
US must push Egypt for 'meaningful improvements' on human rights, experts say | In a letter sent to the Biden administration, foreign policy experts say Egypt's failure to address human rights concerns should have 'negative consequences' | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 16: 24 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry will be spending the next two days discussing a number of issues (…
(2021-11-08). 'We're Fighting For System Change'. popularresistance.org World leaders are meeting in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, but the minimal promises made at these gatherings are not kept and are not enough. Communities in the Global South are demanding real and meaningful change — an entire system change away from profit-driven, rather than people-driven, governments. Mozambique-based activist Dipti Bhatnagar discusses the conditions that the Global South is grappling with (from the climate change that the West is largely responsible for), and the dire necessity for real change. Bhatnagar is climate justice & energy coordinator with Friends of the Earth Inter…
(2021-11-08). Frontline Climate Activists Vanessa Nakate and Kathy JetnÃÑil-Kijiner Urge Global Action in Glasgow. democracynow.org 
Saturday's massive climate rally outside of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow was led by Indigenous frontline activists. We hear from Kathy JetnÃÑil-Kijiner, a poet and climate change activist from the Marshall Islands, and Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate. "We did nothing to contribute to this crisis, and we should not have to pay the consequences," said JetnÃÑil-Kijiner. "We will survive climate change. We refuse to leave. We refuse to go anywhere. And our sovereignty is not up for debate."