(2021-06-13). NYT's Africa: A Place of Failure and No Leadership. popularresistance.org "…Living in a postcolonial African education system that still relies heavily on Western literature, one becomes intimately aware of how the world sees Africa. Still, I have always bristled against what is now famously called "the single story," which presents Africa as a one-dimensional scene of tragic suffering and endless despair. Coverage of Covid-19 in Africa, despite the continent's relatively low infection rates, is disproportionately grim and macabre compared to the rest of the world, as two New York Times articles illustrated."
(2021-06-13). US Compels Small African Country To Imprison Venezuelan Diplomat. popularresistance.org Upon landing in Cabo Verde, Saab was forcibly removed from the plane, imprisoned, and held under torturous conditions. A year later, Saab, who is a lawfully appointed diplomatic agent of Venezuela, remains illegally imprisoned and is fighting extradition to the US. | Saab faces US charges with a maximum penalty of 160 years imprisonment. To put Saab's potential sentence into perspective, the reportedly rogue Cabo Verde soldier who murdered eleven in the 2016 Monte Tchota massacre on the Cape Verdean island of Santiago received a 35-year sentence. | Although Saab had not violated any law in Cabo Verde, the US has…
(2021-06-13). Folsom Juneteenth "Remembering the Ancestors" from 1849 Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Our 20th Anniversary, Folsom Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, will be an amazing new opportunity to build stronger bridges utilizing mutually beneficial California – Pan African Trade and Commerce…
(2021-06-13). 600,000 dead in the US from COVID-19: American capitalism "normalizes" mass death. indybay.org As the United States passes the milestone of 600,000 deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling class is abandoning all efforts to contain the disease.
(2021-06-13). Egypt complains to UN of Ethiopia's measures on Nile dam fill. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) —The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Egypt has sent a letter to UN Security Council to reaffirm its "complete rejection" of Ethiopia's unilateral measures on filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
(2021-06-12). Sustainable Peace Must End Israeli Apartheid. Anything Else Is Just a Ceasefire. truthout.org 
After four elections in less than two years, Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year rule comes officially to an end on Sunday. The government to replace him consists of a coalition of eight parties from across Israel's political spectrum and will be led by the ultranationalist Naftali Bennett who will serve for the first two years. | Indeed, indicative of the direction of Israeli politics and society over the course of the last 15 years or so, the end of the corrupt and much-maligned Netanyahu…
(2021-06-12). Egypt to Rebuild Gaza is the Headline but Who will Really Benefit? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Belfast — Jun 10, 2021 | The story 'Egypt planning to retake control of the Gaza strip' has appeared in many of the Zionist Israeli newspapers over the last few days. | This headline has many rejoicing. New homes, infrastructure and shelter for some of the 2 million Gazans living under Israeli occupation and siege. | Remember Israel controls the land border, six of the seven entry points with Gaza, the seas around Gaza and its airspace. Under international obligation it is seen as occupying Gaza. Israel also retains the right to militarily re-enter Gaza at any time. | Israel has occupied Gaza s…
(2021-06-12). Peru Electoral Authorities Extend Deadline For Fujimori Fraud Claims. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Peru's National Elections Court (Jurado Nacional de Elecciones, JNE) has extended the deadline for presenting motions to nullify votes. The move will benefit far-right candidate Keiko Fujimori who is presenting a flurry of spurious claims of she says constitutes 'electoral fraud'. The deadline for presenting complaints was 8pm, Wednesday, June 9th. The new…
(2021-06-12). The African Lion Is Looking For New Predators. popularresistance.org The African Lion, the largest military exercise on the African Continent planned and led by the US Army, has begun. It includes land, air, and naval maneuvers in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, and adjacent seas — from North Africa to West Africa, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. 8,000 soldiers are taking part in it, half of them is American with about 200 tanks, self-propelled guns, planes, and warships. African Lion 21 is expected to cost $ 24 million and has implications that make it particularly important. | This political move was fundamentally decided in Washington: the African exercise is taking pl…
(2021-06-12). US Compels Small African Country to Imprison Venezuelan Diplomat. dissidentvoice.org The Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, imprisoned for trying to buy humanitarian supplies from Iran in legal international trade but in violation of illegal US sanctions, is facing extradition to the US. That is like getting stabbed in the back and then being arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. US extraterritorial judicial overreach On June 12, …
(2021-06-12). Folsom Juneteenth "Remembering the Ancestors" from 1849 Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Our 20th Anniversary, Folsom Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, will be an amazing new opportunity to build stronger bridges utilizing mutually beneficial California – Pan African Trade and Commerce…
(2021-06-12). Turkish presence in Libya occupation: LNA spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Spokesman of the Libyan National Army (LNA) described the Turkish presence in the North-African country as an "occupation."
(2021-06-12). First Person: An on-air antidote to misinformation in the Central African Republic. news.un.org The citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) have endured decades of war and conflict. Merveille Yayoro, a young reporter at Guira-FM, the radio station run by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSCA), says that she wants her work to provide an antidote to hate speech and misinformation, and help bring about a lasting peace.
(2021-06-12). U.S.-led 'African Lion 21' hunts for new prey. workers.org 
Published June 8 in Il Manifesto; translation by John Catalinotto. The African Lion, the largest military exercise on the African Continent planned and led by the U.S. Army, began June 7. The exercise includes land, air and naval maneuvers in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and adjacent seas — from North Africa . . . |
(2021-06-12). AFRICOM Against Every African Anywhere. libya360.wordpress.com TEHRAN (FNA)- Margaret Kimberley, author and peace activist, says AFRICOM provides African local police departments with military equipment, turning black communities into zones of occupation. Speaking in an interview with FNA, Kimberley said, "The presence of AFRICOM turns other nations into puppet states… The targeted country is not only unable to free itself from US…
(2021-06-12). Armed thieves kill 53 villagers in Nigerian state of Zamfara. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Motorcyclist thieves in the latest armed attack to a number of villages in northwestern Nigerian State of 'Zamfara' massacred dozens of farmers and residents of this region.
(2021-06-12). 600,000 dead in the US from COVID-19: American capitalism "normalizes" mass death. indybay.org As the United States passes the milestone of 600,000 deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling class is abandoning all efforts to contain the disease.
(2021-06-12). Leader Of Al-Qaeda In Islamic Maghreb Killed In French Military Operation In Mali. southfront.org 
French soldiers of the 126th Infantry Regiment and Malian soldiers, March 17, 2016. | A senior commander of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) responsible for the abduction and murder of two French journalists in 2013 has been eliminated by French troops during an operation in Mali, Florence Parly, France's Defense Minister, announced on June 11. | In a statement, Parly said that the commander, Baye Ag Bakabo, was killed along with three other terrorists on June 5 when troops from Operat…
(2021-06-12). Algerians To Wait 15 Days for Parliamentary Elections Results. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Algeria's National and Independent Electoral Authority (ANIE) President Mohamed Charfi announce the beginning of the vote-counting process, which could take up to 15 days, due to a large number of candidacies. | RELATED: | Algeria's people had to elect 407 lawmakers, 55 seats less than in the previous election. In this opportunity, about 20.000 candidates, most of whom were independent representatives, presented their candidatures. | On Satur…
(2021-06-12). Algerians To Wait 15 Days for Parliamentary Elections Results. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Algeria's National and Independent Electoral Authority (ANIE) President Mohamed Charfi announce the beginning of the vote-counting process, which could take up to 15 days, due to a large number of candidacies. RELATED:
(2021-06-12). Argentina Sentences to Prison Five Ex-Repressors for Murder. telesurenglish.net San Martin's Federal Oral Court sentenced five ex Armed Forces' intelligence officers to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity committed between 1978-1980 against members of the guerrilla organization "Motoneros." | RELATED: | The defendants were sentenced for murder with malice aforethought, unlawful deprivation of liberty, and aggravated torment of 94 victims in the "Campo de Mayo" military base, where a clande…
(2021-06-12). [Correspondence] ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine: asymptomatic efficacy estimates. thelancet.com Merryn Voysey and colleagues1 provide some of the first evidence of the effectiveness of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against asymptomatic infections. However, readers might be surprised by the non-intuitive results reported in the tables, where vaccine efficacy estimates for asymptomatic infections are close to the null or even negative.
(2021-06-12). [Correspondence] ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine: asymptomatic efficacy estimates — Authors' reply. thelancet.com It is well established that randomised controlled trials are the gold standard for estimating the effect of interventions. In such studies, outcomes in participants randomised to receive the new intervention are compared with those randomised to the control product, to produce unbiased estimates of the effect of the intervention.
(2021-06-12). Turkish military delegation arrived in Tripoli unexpectedly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — A Libyan source said that a high-ranking Turkish delegation of foreign and defense ministers arrived in Libya without informing Libyan officials.
(2021-06-12). 17 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Seventeen al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in an operation in central Somalia.
(2021-06-12). [World Report] Southern Madagascar faces "shocking" lack of food. thelancet.com The worst drought in 30 years has created a nutritional crisis of exceptional gravity according to aid organisations. Munyaradzi Makoni reports.
(2021-06-12). Interview With Sheikh Al-Senussi: Elections In December Last Chance For Peace In Libya. southfront.org
(2021-06-12). Latin America: In a Permanent State of Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Zósimo Camacho In Latin America, coups d'état are always underway. When a government goes beyond being merely procedurally democratic and advances towards social justice, the always latent coup mechanisms are accelerated. The tensions that lead to hard or soft blows revolve around three main factors: mobilized peoples, local violent oligarchies within the country that are…
(2021-06-12). Amid French war, Malian military junta installs new interim government. wsws.org The junta and the interim government aim to suppress mounting opposition among working and toiling people across Mali to the French occupation of their country.