(2022-05-08). World's largest heavy lift vessel debuts, carries Chinese vaccines to Africa. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pilecki, debuted on Thursday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment from Shanghai to Morocco to assist Africa in battling COVID-19.
(2022-05-08). At least 11 Egyptian soldiers killed in armed attack in Sinai. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — At least 11 members of the Egyptian military, including an officer, have been killed in an armed attack on the Sinai Peninsula, an army spokesman said.
(2022-05-08). Hammadi: Happy to have my name on the volunteer roster. ecns.cn mine Hammadi, from Algeria, greeted his neighbors with his not-so-fluent. "Since becoming a community volunteer, almost every neighbor I meet in the elevator recognizes me. They go,'Oh! You're the foreigner who volunteers.' I am fast becoming a 'celebrity'."
(2022-05-08). Sharif Sheikh Ahmed registered to contest for Somalia Presidency. plusnews.ug 
Former President of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has on Sunday been duly registered to stand for the country's presidency in the forth coming elections. He becomes the first presidential candidate candidate to be registered. The people of Somalia will go to the polls on May 15. Born 25 July 1964, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is served …
(2022-05-08). Beijing to further improve nucleic acid testing. ecns.cn Beijing will improve the layout of nucleic acid testing (NAT) points to meet citizens' demands and promote the normalization of COVID-19 screening, said a local official on Friday.
(2022-05-07). Sanctions will not deter Russia from demilitarizing, denazifying Ukraine, Says Amb. Semivolos. plusnews.ug 
The Ambassador of Russia to Uganda, H.E Vladlen Semivolos says sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S and Western countries will not prevent the former from achieving the objectives of the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine. With the approval of Russia's Parliament, the country's leader, Vladimir Putin on February 24 this year, announced the …
(2022-05-07). West African 'Coup Contagion' Analysis. popularresistance.org The recent increased frequency of coups in West Africa or what some have called 'coup contagion ' are mere symptoms of deeper problems that are rooted in a combination of factors. Together they have dialectically combined to produce a general climate of increased instability, insecurity, violence and suffering of the masses of people just trying to make a living. Several of the coups have been regarded as 'popular' by some because they represent (at least so far) a welcomed change from incompetent corrupt governments. Some populations in Mali and Burkina Faso are desperate for a government and force that can miti…
(2022-05-07). [Correspondence] An urgent plea for surgical care in Lebanon. thelancet.com Economic collapse, civil unrest, and an accelerating brain drain are mounting crises provoked by long-standing corruption in Lebanon. Aggravated by COVID-19 and a devastating port explosion, Lebanon, once one of the prominent health-care hubs in the Middle East and north African region, can hardly remain afloat.1 With worsening shortages of medical supplies, mass physician migration, and absent governmental support, Lebanon's health sector is reaching a new rock bottom each day.
(2022-05-07). Discover the Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Burial Ground Project. indybay.org Our California Gold Rush Era burial grounds for people of African Descent, from both before and after the Civil War, are in a state of disrepair or inaccessibility due to overgrowth of vegetation, crumbling structures, and other racial challenges seeking to erase, distort or forever destroy the salient contributions of our ancestors must be systemically challenged.
(2022-05-07). Egypt Says Eleven Troops Were Killed In Terrorists Attack On Suez Canal Pumping Station. southfront.org 
Egyptian Army soldiers in Sinai peninsula, | On May 7, Egypt announced that eleven service member of its armed forces, including an officer, were killed as a result of a terrorist attack in the western part of the Sinai Peninsula. | In a statement, Col. Gharib Abdel Hafez, a spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces, said that at least five other troops were wounded in the attack, which was one of the deadliest against Egyptian government forces in recent years. | The terrorist attack targeted a water pumping station…
(2022-05-07). Terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso leaves 11 killed, 9 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — News sources reported that eleven people were killed and nine others were wounded during attacks by al-Qaeda and ISIL-linked militants in northern Burkina Faso.
(2022-05-07). Sudan: The Three No's of Popular Resistance. iacenter.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira May 6, 2022 Article published in Avante, weekly newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, May 5. Translation: John Catalinotto Sudanese protest military coup, Khartoum, Oct. 25, 2021. Following the upsurge of violence in the Western Darfur region, where "ethnic conflicts" have been registered, the situation in Sudan is getting worse. The political forces that oppose the military junta in power charge that such confrontations show the "failure" of the coup government to "fulfill its duties toward its citizens." At the same time, moves are underway to "resolve" the Sudanese political cris…