(2022-10-21). Sisters of Alaa Abd El-Fattah Stage Sit-In in U.K. Demanding His Release from Egypt Prison Before COP27. democracynow.org 
The family of imprisoned Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been staging a sit-in outside the British foreign office to demand the government help release him. El-Fattah, who was recently granted British citizenship, has been on hunger strike for over 200 days to protest being held in harsh conditions during his seemingly endless jail sentence in Egypt. "We're not sure how much time is left. We're not sure how much his body can take," says his sister, Sanaa Seif.
(2022-10-21). Egypt's Carceral Climate Summit: Naomi Klein on the Crisis of COP27 Being Held in a Police State. democracynow.org 
Egypt is preparing to host world leaders next month at the U.N.'s annual climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, a move that prominent environmentalist and author Naomi Klein calls "greenwashing." While the government embraces superficial causes to mitigate climate change such as recycling or panels, "what is not welcome would be pointing out this enormous lucrative network of deals that the military itself is engaged in that are linked to fossil fuels, that are linked to destroying remaining green space in cities like Cairo," says Klein. She adds that the international community sh…
(2022-10-21). Sunday 10/23: Kickoff for World Dashiki Week 2022. indybay.org The African Outlet | 4942 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94124…
(2022-10-21). Cuba ratifica voluntad de profundizar relaciones de cooperación con la Unión Económica Euroasiática. cubadebate.cu Resultan alentadores los intercambios sistemáticos entre nuestra Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel y la Comisión Económica Euroasiática, con vistas a establecer un parque industrial de la Unión en dicha zona. Aun así, existe un amplio potencial a lo largo de nuestro país, especialmente en la propia ZED Mariel, que puede ser aprovechado por los países de la Unión para el desarrollo de proyectos con inversión extranjera en diferentes sectores.
(2022-10-21). Dos atentados de Al Shabaab dejan al menos 21 muertos en Somalia. telesurtv.net Los recientes atentados del grupo terroristas en las ciudades de Jalalaqsi y Bulobarde dejaron varios heridos entre civiles y militares.
(2022-10-21). Gobierno de Etiopía se suma a diálogos de paz sobre el Tigray. telesurtv.net El asesor de Seguridad Nacional del premier etíope señaló que "hemos reconfirmado nuestro compromiso de participar".
(2022-10-20). It's Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott. aclu.org From the Boston Tea Party to the Montgomery bus boycott to the boycott of apartheid South Africa, politically motivated consumer boycotts have long been part and parcel of American politics. But are they protected by the First Amendment? For 40 years, the answer has been an unequivocal "yes." But in a recent case from Arkansas, a federal court of appeals ruled otherwise. If the right to boycott is to be preserved, the Supreme Court must step in. | In NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., the Supreme Court in 1982 unanimously upheld the First Amendment right of Black Mississippians to boycott local busin…
(2022-10-20). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers across Europe continue widespread strikes over funding, pay and conditions, joined by mass walkouts by French high school students; Greek healthcare workers on 24-hour national strike over funding and staff shortages fear collapse of healthcare system under impact of winter flu and COVID; rail strikes over pay, pensions and job losses continue in the UK, with further strikes planned by postal and telecom workers; Iranian Haft Tappeh sugar factory workers join protests entering fifth week over death of Mahsa Amini; South Africa's Transnet workers' unions agree below-inflation deal to end two-week strike a…
(2022-10-20). New US strategy in Africa: serious program or another bluff? journal-neo.org 
On October 12, just a couple of months before the loudly announced US-Africa summit, the White House released a rather lengthy document, "The US Strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa". It defines Washington's main objectives on the African continent, and details the goals it intends to pursue and the mechanisms of cooperation. The novelty of this …
(2022-10-20). Germany is forced to give up its ambitions in Africa. journal-neo.org 
The US and the former European metropolises France, Britain and Germany have made desperate efforts in recent years to maintain their neo-colonial positions on the African continent. After all, the Western bloc views Africa primarily from a military-geopolitical and resource-based perspective, with projected prospects for global development. These aspects are viewed through the …
(2022-10-20). 19 killed, injured in Somali suicide blasts. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) — Media reported on Wednesday night that 12 people were killed and 7 were injured after two suicide bombings occurred in central Somalia.
(2022-10-20). EU Deliberately Causes Needless Suffering for Refugees in the Mediterranean. commondreams.org The consequences of these policies are particularly deadly along the Central Mediterranean Route, which runs primarily from Libya to Italy and has been called the world's most dangerous migration route.
(2022-10-20). Alertan sobre miles de damnificados por inundaciones en Chad. telesurtv.net En la capital barrios quedaron completamente sumergidos, lo que obligó a la gente a huir de sus hogares.
(2022-10-19). Ethiopia Exposes Western Hypocrisy Over Ukraine. thealtworld.com Ethiopia is a touchstone for exposing American and European crocodile tears and duplicity over their machination in Ukraine against Russia. | The two-year war in Ethiopia has flared up again in its besieged northern Tigray region where millions of people have been displaced and are suffering from famine. The United States, the European Union, and other Western governments are doing nothing to avert the war in the Horn of Africa. | The scale of suffering and violations in Ethiopia totally overshadows what is happening in Ukraine where the U.S. and its NATO partners are showering billions of dollars in financial ai…
(2022-10-19). Leaders hail China-Uganda relations in past 60 years. ecns.cn Xi made the remark as he exchanged congratulatory messages with Museveni on Tuesday on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
(2022-10-19). Unicef alerta desnutrición aguda severa infantil en Somalia. telesurtv.net Unicef ha atendido a unos 300.000 niños somalíes por desnutrición aguda severa.
(2022-10-19). The Heat: Fighting Climate Change. america.cgtn.com 
The world conference on climate change, COP27 set to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in less than month. What are the main topics expected to be and what has been achieved following last year's COP in Glasgow? It started in 1995, in Berlin. The …