Daily Archives: 2021-11-17

2021-11-17: News Headlines

G. Dunkel (2021-11-17). Mali's people mobilize against imperialism. workers.org Although French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that his government is winding down its intervention in Mali, French imperialism is still carrying out an active policy of raids and assassinations. Mali's people are resisting. Africans target imperialist intervention through MINUSMA. The United States is supplying France with intelligence and logistical . . . |

_____ (2021-11-17). B3W Project or a US Attempt to Revive the Cornwall Consensus. journal-neo.org On November 9, Reuters reported that the Office of the US President's National Security Advisor organized in October — early November exploratory trips of expert delegations to several countries in Africa and Latin America. A similar tour to Asia is planned for December. The purpose of these visits was to agree with the leadership of the …

WSWS (2021-11-17). Imperialist powers hold Libya "peace" conference, 10 years after NATO war. wsws.org The same powers professing their commitment to Libyan "self-determination" plunged what was previously among Africa's wealthiest countries into a bloody civil war.

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-17). Tunisia: NATO builds interoperable air force. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Allied Air Command training teams build relations with the Tunisian Armed Forces Allied Air Command deployed two Mobile Training Team to Tunisia in order to grow the armed forces ability and understanding of NATO operations in the key areas of public affairs and airspace management, November 8 to 11. Through the Allied Air Command Military …

_____ (2021-11-16). Ethiopia at a Crossroads: Civil War or Peaceful Settlement? journal-neo.org The government of Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency in the country, as the rebel forces of Tigray threaten to attack the capital, and the war that has been going on for a year is rapidly escalating and brings more and more troubles and misfortunes to Ethiopians. The United States has stated that the danger …

_____ (2021-11-16). US Sends Clear Message To African Nations As It Turns Its Back On Ethiopia. popularresistance.org The corporate media in the United States is waging a misinformation campaign as part of the hybrid warfare being used to try to subjugate Ethiopia. Ajamu Baraka of the Black Alliance for Peace states there "is a coordinated effort to criminalize and delegitimize the Ethiopian state in order to cripple or balkanize it, maybe even to provide the political will for a direct military intervention." For 27 years, the United States-backed Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) ruled Ethiopia until it was overthrown by a popular movement in 2018. Ethiopians then elected their Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, who refuses to…

Staff (2021-11-16). Headlines for November 16, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill; Build Back Better Act Remains Stalled in Senate, Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping Pledge Cooperation in U.S.-China Virtual Summit, Three Killed and Dozens Wounded as Suicide Bombers Strike Ugandan Capital City, Spanish Coast Guard Rescues More Refugees in Waters Near Canary Islands , Polish Border Guards Fire Tear Gas and Water Cannons at Asylum-Seekers , Thai Protesters Call for Reforms to Monarchy After Court Rules Against Activists, U.S. Condemns Russia Over "Dangerous and Irresponsible" Anti-Satellite Missile Test, Biden Proposes Drilling Ban Near Sacred Indig…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-16). Military Situation In Ethiopia On November 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 16, clashes between the TPLF and the federal government forces continued in the Chifra area; | On November 16, clashes between the TPLF and the federal government forces continued in the Kassagita area; | On November 13, a new batch of Amhara Region Special Forces graduated in the town of Humera and joined the federal forces. The federal government has accelerated the strengthening of the frontlines with TPLF; | The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance, Eyob…

Staff (2021-11-16). Activist says he's got '1,000 soldiers locked and loaded' to defend CRT. rt.com An African-American activist defending critical race theory at a Texas school board meeting said he has "thousand soldiers" who are "locked and loaded" on standby, but insists it's a sports term and not a threat. | Video of a meeting of the Fort Worth Independent School District board shows Malikk Austin arguing that he fights for "critical race theory equity" for the sake of his children, and that he's got "over 1,000 soldiers ready to go." | pic.twitter.com/VmqNaQQh10— Carlos Turcios (@Carlos__Turcios) Nove…

WSWS (2021-11-16). African National Congress suffers electoral collapse, as its rotten record is underscored by the death of de Klerk. wsws.org The collapse in popular support for the ANC is only the end product of its failure to advance the social interests of the millions of black workers who looked to it for leadership and an end to the grotesque inequalities that characterized white minority rule under apartheid.

KWORINOCO (2021-11-16). Gaddafi's Son to Run for President of Libya. orinocotribune.com Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's overthrown former leader Muammar Gaddafi, registered himself this week as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections planned for December 24. | The television channel Al Ahrar aired images of Saif in a building belonging to the Higher Election Commission in the southern city of Sabha, where he signed the necessary documents for his inscription. | In an interview with The New York Times published in July, Saif defended his father's legacy, suggested that it was time to return to the past, and hinted at his ambitions of becoming the leader of Libya. | "They raped the c…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-11-16). Sudan: Despite Increasing Repression, Trade Unions and Civil Society Rally Against Military Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Sudanese protesters in Khartoum on November 13. Photo: Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir At least seven people have died so far in Khartoum State alone after protesters were fired upon by the military on Saturday. Protesters have rejected the new sovereignty council that was formed by the coup leader and army chief Abdelfattah al Burhan The…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-16). CODESA criticizes UN for lack of concrete measures to conduct referendum in Western Sahara. peoplesdispatch.org The UNSC recently extended the mandate of the UN mission in Western Sahara for one more year, without taking any concrete measures to force Morocco to conduct a referendum in the territory…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-16). Despite increasing repression, Sudanese trade unions and civil society rally against military coup. peoplesdispatch.org At least seven people have died so far in Khartoum State alone after protesters were fired upon by the military on Saturday. Protesters have rejected the new sovereignty council that was formed by the coup leader and army chief Abdelfattah al Burhan…

teleSUR (2021-11-16). Suicide Bomb Blasts Leave 6 Dead and 33 Injured In Uganda. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, six people including three suicide bombers were killed and 33 others injured in twin bomb blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala. | RELATED: | The suicide bombers detonated themselves at a checkpoint at the Central Police Station and on the parliamentary avenue. The injured were rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital while counter-terrorism response teams managed to pursue a fourth suicide bomb attacker.

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