Monthly Archives: May 2022

2022-05-11: News Headlines

_____ (2022-05-11). Paris Gets Kicked Out of French Africa. journal-neo.org Mali's government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye MaàØga, who was the country's prime minister in 2017, announced in a televised address that the African country was tearing up defense agreements with France. Although Paris has called the decision "unjustified", France is nevertheless continuing to withdraw its military from Mali, following the Malian government's earlier call for Paris to …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-05-10). Iran exports to African countries grew by 120% last year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — Head of Iranian Foreign Ministry for Western and Central African Affairs said that Iran's export of products to the African continent last year in 1400 (from March 21, 2021 to March 20, 2022) registered a 120% growth.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-05-10). 2022 World Trade Month – Expanding California African Global Trade. indybay.org Since 1938, the United States has recognized May as World Trade Month and used it as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy. 2022 Africa Unity Week is helping organize and promote The World Conference of Mayors and Black Towns and Historic Settlements Alliance in California as we build global unity. Together, we must build greater awareness and highlight the role of international business and trade in our communities.

Staff (2022-05-10). Iran condemns terrorist attack on Egyptian army in Sinai. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has condemned the recent terrorist attack that killed at least 10 Egyptian soldiers and one officer in the North African country's Sinai Peninsula.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-10). Rights groups urge Egyptian government to form inclusive plan for prisoners' release. peoplesdispatch.org The rights groups also condemned the authorities for continuing the persecution and arrests of human rights defenders, political activists, and others, noting that the number of arrests exceeds the number of releases…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-05-10). Tanzania President Suluhu Hassan arrives in Uganda for two-day state visit. plusnews.ug Tanzania's President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has arrived in Uganda on the invitation of President Yoweri Museveni to undertake a two-day State visit to Uganda. At the Entebbe International Airport, President Suluhu was received by a team of senior government officials led by third Deputy Prime Minister, Rukia Nakadama and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-05-10). Army apologies to police over soldier who roughed up traffic officer. plusnews.ug Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has extended their apologies to the Uganda Police Force over a scuffle between a soldier and a traffic police officer. In a video clip making rounds on social media, an armed soldier is filmed dragging a traffic officer by his collar. Media reports said the incident occurred near Mukwano mall …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-05-10). URA records increase in revenue collections but falls short of target by Shs 1b. plusnews.ug Tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), collected shs 15,466.68 billion in the first nine months of financial year 2021/2, according to the body's performance report released on Tuesday. In the same period, URA expected to collect UGX 16,532.43 billion, representing 73.93% of the annual target of UGX 22,363.51 billion, short of the target by 1,065.75 …

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2022-05-10: News Headlines

Staff (2022-05-10). Iran condemns terrorist attack on Egyptian army in Sinai. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has condemned the recent terrorist attack that killed at least 10 Egyptian soldiers and one officer in the North African country's Sinai Peninsula.

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-05-09). Another leader of South Africa's shack dwellers movement murdered in Durban. peoplesdispatch.org Nokuthula Mabaso — a 40 year old mother of four leading AbM's eKhenana commune — was gunned down the evening before she was supposed to appear in court to oppose the bail of the local ANC chief's son, who is accused of murdering another eKhenana leader in March…

Staff (2022-05-09). Cape Verde: Ulisses Correia Admits Kidnapping of Alex Saab was an Exchange for Cooperative Security. orinocotribune.com The Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia, admitted that the kidnapping and delivery of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was the product of a compromise between the African nation and the United States government. | Correia's response, after the Cape Verdean government's authorization to arbitrarily transfer Alex Saab to Miami, was due to the international commitments that are convenient for the small island nation, as indicated in a press release. | "We are a country with international commitments (sic)… We have to give something in return for our participation in cooperative security," the prime minister…

JANET (2022-05-09). DESPITE REPEATED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH BINDING DECISIONS OF THE ECOWAS COURT OF JUSTICE, CAPE VERDE HAS BEEN DEEMED FIT TO HOST THE COURT'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE. iacenter.org By a human rights lawyer, Dan Kovalik, in regards to the forthcoming ECOWAS Conference being held in Cape Verde 9-12 May The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) can best be described as "a West African version of the EU. "Unlike the European Union, however, the level of integration remains limited, mired in regional and bilateral disagreements, but progress is being made. ECOWAS is headquartered in the Nigerian capital of Abuja and Nigeria is by far the largest financial contributor to grouping. One notable, perhaps even surprising, area in which there has been significant progress towards integrat…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-05-09). The Sun Never Sets: Why Is AFRICOM Expanding in Zambia? covertactionmagazine.com Because of Zambia's Copper and to Thwart the Chinese On April 25, the U.S. government announced that U.S. African Command …

____ (2022-05-09). Why Nonalignment Is an Urgent Imperative for the Global South. transcend.org 2 May 2022 – South Africa and other countries that have abstained from voting against Russia at the UNGA face intense international criticism. There is seldom any acknowledgment that nonalignment, in this case refusing to be aligned with the United States and its allies or with Russia, can be a principled position, as well as an astute tactical engagement with geopolitical realities.

____ (2022-05-09). Equipment for vaccine production plant heads for Morocco. ecns.cn The world's largest multipurpose heavy lift vessel, the Pileck, departed Shanghai on Sunday, transporting Chinese vaccine production equipment to Morocco to enable the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-05-09). 2022 World Trade Month – Expanding California African Global Trade. indybay.org Since 1938, the United States has recognized May as World Trade Month and used it as an opportunity to celebrate the importance of international trade to the U.S. economy. 2022 Africa Unity Week is helping organize and promote The World Conference of Mayors and Black Towns and Historic Settlements Alliance in California as we build global unity. Together, we must build greater awareness and highlight the role of international business and trade in our communities.

Staff (2022-05-09). ISIL claims responsibility for attack on Egyptian troops. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) — ISIL terrorist group on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing at least 11 soldiers.

_____ (2022-05-09). High-Deductible Health Plans Make Income Inequality Worse. popularresistance.org Anyone holding a high-deductible health plan understands the dynamic: When it costs more for people to access health care, they're going to think twice before using it. It's a system designed to hold down costs by discouraging service. | But there's something even more insidious about such plans. For lower income California families already living paycheck to paycheck, a single medical need can sink them deeper into financial peril. This type of health care keeps poor people poor. | That is precisely what worries Malissa Sanchez, whose employer in Los Angeles essentially forced a high deductible health plan (HDHP…

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