(2021-10-08). Solar Energy on the Frontlines and Old-Fashioned Clotheslines. dissidentvoice.org 
Solar energy comes to Earthlings in many ways. Ancient Persians used passive solar architecture. East Africans about the same time funneled cool ocean wind through tunnels to cool themselves. Now at long last, solar energy is outpacing new fossil fuel and nuclear facilities on price, environmental safety, and speed of installation. One use of solar …
(2021-10-08). UN pushes NATO role in Sahel war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Studying 'Options' to Bolster Africa Anti-Jihadi Force, UN Says NATO is studying options to bolster support for the multinational G5 Sahel Joint Force in the troubled three-borders region of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a surge in jihadis violence has cost thousands of lives, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter seen …
(2021-10-08). Family of Henrietta Lacks Files Lawsuit over Use of Stolen Cells, Lambasts Racist Medical System. democracynow.org 
The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed a lawsuit against biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific for making billions in profit from the "HeLa" cell line. Henrietta Lacks was an African American patient at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Doctors kept her tissue samples without her consent for experimental studies while treating her for cervical cancer in 1951. Benjamin Crump, one of the lawyers for the case, filed 70 years after her death, calls Henrietta Lacks a "cornerstone of modern medicine," as her cells have since played a part in cancer research, the polio vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccines. Ron Lacks,…
(2021-10-08). Article 5: U.S. dispatches warplanes for NATO interoperability drills in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles arrive in Greece for Castle Forge U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrived at Larissa Air Base, Greece, in support of operation Castle Forge, a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multi-national training event. Castle Forge …
(2021-10-08). Turkey Continues To Deploy Syrian Militants In Libya Despite Recent Reports Of Near Pullout. southfront.org 
illustrative image. | Turkey is preparing to deploy around 330 Syrian militants in Libya despite recent reports of a near Turkish withdrawal from the war-torn country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on October 8. | The London-based monitoring group said that the Syrian militants entered Turkey on two batches over the last few days. The militants will be replacing some 420 others who recently returned to Syria after completing their deployment in Libya. | According to the SOHR, which has been monitoring…
(2021-10-07). Nobel de Literatura 2021 para novelista africano Abdulrazak Gurnah. peoplesworld.org 
ESTOCOLMO, Prensa Latina. La Academia Sueca otorgó hoy el Premio Nobel de Literatura 2021 al escritor británico de origen africano, Abdulrazak Gurnah, cuya obra refleja 'el destino de los refugiados en el golfo entre culturas y continente'. El jurado aludió a su trayectoria vital y destacó su creación literaria, que trasciende ' por su penetración …
(2021-10-07). Commodity Markets In Africa To Remain Volatile Amid COVID-19. telesurenglish.net Commodity markets in Africa are expected to remain volatile in the coming months following the persistence of COVID-19 constraints in the supply chain and other global economic pressures, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) warned. | RELATED: | This came during the UNECA's Price Watch session with African finance ministers, Stephen Karingi, Director of Regional Integration and Trade Division at the ECA, told African financ…
(2021-10-07). Barbados Confers 'Order of Freedom' Award To Kenya's President. telesurenglish.net In an official ceremony held in Bridgetown on Wednesday, Barbados' Governor Sandra Mason conferred the "Order of Freedom" award to Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta for promoting global trade and strengthening cooperation between African and Caribbean countries. | RELATED: | "This honor is a great sign of the growing collaboration between Kenya and Barbados," Kenyatta stated, adding that he will continue fighting…
(2021-10-07). Americans are in a mental health crisis — especially African-Americans. Can churches help?>. salon.com Churches' mental health programs represent an underutilized resource for much-needed care in the United States…
(2021-10-07). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Danish nurses continue one-hour pay strikes in defiance of unions and fines; Sunday stoppages continue at ScotRail over overtime rates as rail workers ballot over pay; Iranian sugar plant workers at the Haft Tappeh plant begin indefinite strike over wage arrears and privatisation; South African gold miners threaten pay strike, joining 155,000 striking metalworkers; Nigerian health union sells out resident doctors' strike…
(2021-10-07). As Rich Nations Waste Doses, Most African Countries Miss 10% Vaccination Goal. zcomm.org "We have recently seen a billionaire take a healthcare worker on a journey into space. But back here on planet Earth we have millions of nurses waiting for a vaccine."
(2021-10-07). Massive strike by steelworkers in South Africa. wsws.org More than 150,000 steel and metal workers went on strike Tuesday in South Africa, demanding substantial wage increases from the employers and vowing to stay out until they achieve this goal.
(2021-10-07). South Africa Interested In Expanding Its Military Influence Against Terrorists. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageFight against terrorism in Mozambique is becoming a military race for African states. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Terrorism is still advancing in Africa — and, on the other hand, military projects to defeat it continue to advance. Every day, terrorist militias occupy new spaces, gaining positions in cities and villages where local governments seem to have completely lost control. The situation is particularly serious in northern Mozambique, where terrorists control strategic natural reserves and accumulate re…
(2021-10-07). South Africa: COSATU holds one-day protest strike as steel strike continues. wsws.org COSATU and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa are reacting to the extreme social tensions building up and seeking to head off an anti-capitalist movement in the working class.
(2021-10-07). Morocco's king unveils new government. middleeasteye.net 
Morocco's king unveils new government | The new government will be tasked with implanting king's economic agenda and handling heightened tensions with Algeria | Thu, 10/07/2021 – 21: 19 | King Mohammed VI (above) maintains final say on all major decisions in the country despite a new government being announced (AFP) | Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Thursday named a new government led by Azi…
(2021-10-07). Alex Saab defense team works to win his release. workers.org 
Oct. 3: The legal team for kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab released the following statement Sept. 14. The struggle to prevent the illegal extradition of Saab from the island nation of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) — where he is incarcerated as a result of U.S. pressure — is continuing on . . . |
(2021-10-07). Ethiopia: New Reports Expose Ethnic Cleansing & Illegal Arms Shipments on Commercial Flights. democracynow.org 
Amid the mounting humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian government has been using the commercial airline Ethiopia Airlines to shuttle weapons and military vehicles from neighboring country Eritrea since the beginning of their civil war, according to a new CNN investigation. This comes as the United Nations estimates more than 5 million people in the country's Tigray region are now in need of humanitarian assistance in order to survive, but U.N. officials say Ethiopia's government is blocking the movement of medicine, food and fuel into Tigray. In response, Ethiopian officials expelled seven senior U.N. o…
(2021-10-07). More Than 5 Million People in Ethiopia Are in Need of Humanitarian Assistance. truthout.org 
Amid the mounting humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian government has been using the commercial airline Ethiopia Airlines to shuttle weapons and military vehicles from neighboring country Eritrea since the beginning of their civil war, according to a new CNN investigation. This comes as the United Nations estimates more than 5 million people in the country's Tigray region are now in need of humanitarian assistance in order to survive, but U.N. officials say Ethiopia's government is bl…
(2021-10-07). Shell Shocked in Amhara, Ethiopia: "I Don't Even Want to Hear the Word 'America' " libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Internally displaced persons in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 10/2021. Credit: Jemal Countess A displaced person in Ethiopia's Amhara Region told photographer and human rights investigator Jemal Countess that he didn't want to talk to him because he was American and "didn't even want to hear the word America" because of all the damage America…
(2021-10-07). Guinea-Bissau health workers demand to be valued. peoplesdispatch.org Nurses, doctors, and other health workers at the Simà£o Mendes National Hospital (SMNH) in Bissau walked off their jobs on September 20 this year, protesting unsafe working conditions and neglect by the government. Soon, they were followed by health workers in other regions of Guinea-Bissau. United under the slogan No sinta na casa pa é danu balur! (Let's stay at home to be valued!), the workers have echoed the often-heard call by governments during the pandemic, who asked people to remain at home to minimize the spread of COVID-19. | In this case, health workers in Guinea-Bissau used a similar call to pres…
(2021-10-07). Trial of the November 2015 French terrorist attacks opens in Paris. wsws.org There is an insoluble link between the Bataclan attacks and the French and NATO intervention in Syria and Libya since 2011.
(2021-10-07). Why the World's Eyes Are on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border. counterpunch.org Afghanistan and Tajikistan share a 1,400-kilometer border. Recently, a war of words has erupted between Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and the Taliban government in Kabul. Rahmon censures the Taliban for the destabilization of Central Asia by the export of militant groups, while the Taliban leadership has accused Tajikistan's government of interference. Earlier this summer, Rahmon
(2021-10-07). Fiscalía peruana denuncia a policías por represión en 2020. telesurtv.net Fiscalía formalizó denuncia penal contra 11 oficiales de la Policía por la presunta comisión de los delitos de homicidio agravado y otros.
(2021-10-07). Jihadist Attacks In Mali Becoming The Norm As France Increasingly Abandons It. southfront.org 
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(2021-10-07). Aliyev awards Azerbaijani troops for serving NATO in Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijani peacekeepers serving in Afghanistan awarded —Azerbaijani servicemen acted within the NATO/U.S.-led peacekeeping forces in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and South Sudan from September 1999. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on awarding servicemen of the Defence Ministry on October 6, Azertag has reported. Under the order, the servicemen, who represented Azerbaijan at a high …
(2021-10-07). What is happening with COVID-19 vaccination in Tunisia? peoplesdispatch.org A crisis of political governance has complicated the pandemic response in Tunisia. Health activists are demanding that the country's primary health care network be utilized properly for ensuring greater vaccine coverage…