(2023-01-14). Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. orinocotribune.com By John Perry Jan 10, 2023 | A review of the report Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy, edited by Sara Flounders for the Sanctions Kill campaign and Sanctions imposed without United Nations endorsement are illegal. That is why they could be legally imposed on South Africa by a resolution of the UN General Assembly in 1962, but are unlawful when imposed by one government, often with selected allies, against any other country, for whatever reason. Known correctly as…
(2023-01-14). Press Conference: Defend the African Community's Right to Economic Self-Determination. indybay.org What: Press Conference: Defend the African Community's Right to Economic Self-Determination, and Human and Civil Rights on this MLK Day! | When: Friday, January 13th, 2023 at 10am | Where: Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles, 3742 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610 | Who: African People's Education & Defense Fund and Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles | Black Star Industries and Uhuru Foods and Pies…
(2023-01-13). Some Africans Can't Get Asylum in Israel Because Persecution Is Normal There. mintpressnews.com 
While the numbers of Israeli atrocities and crimes are far too many to count, from time to time we come across something that stands out. This time it is the decision of Israel's outgoing Minister of Interior to deny asylum to a woman facing female genital mutilation.
(2023-01-13). 2023 presidential election: Turkey's fate in the hands of its citizens. journal-neo.org 
Turkey, by virtue of its objective geographical position, occupies an important position in the Middle East, has a key influence on regional developments, remains relevant on NATO's southern flank and controls strategic communications at the junction of three continents (Asia, Europe and Africa). Consequently, many processes in the international system depend on Turkey's political choices …
(2023-01-13). Pelé meant the world to us Africans. workers.org 
By Tafi Mhaka The following article first appeared on aljazeera.com on Dec. 31, 2022. The death of football legend Pelé has saddened millions of football [soccer] fans. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the Brazilian star has touched hearts and captivated minds across the world. In Africa, he has been celebrated, . . . |
(2023-01-13). 24 People Face Trial for Giving Life-Saving Assistance to Migrants in Europe. truthout.org Twenty-four volunteer rescue workers connected to the group Emergency Response Centre International face trial for human smuggling in Greece for giving life-saving assistance to thousands of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, fleeing violence, poverty and persecution. A European Parliament report described the trial as Europe's "largest case of criminalization of… |
(2023-01-13). 10 Most Famous Black Americans Who Were Born In North Carolina. moguldom.com North Carolina is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous state in the U.S. Located in the country's Southern region, its current population is 67.58 percent white and 21.35 percent Black or African American citizens, according to the World Population Review. One North Carolina city, Fayetteville, has the highest percentage of Black-owned businesses in the U.S., …
(2023-01-13). "America made me a Black man" therealnews.com Boyah J. Farah fled the war in Somalia arriving in the United States as a refugee with his mother and siblings when he was fifteen. His romantic dreams of America quickly ran into the dark undercurrents of American racism. Living in a housing project in Bedford, Massachusetts he was forced to discover the curse of being Black in America, the daily humiliations and small, but insidious ways he was made to constantly feel an outsider by whites. He watched as other Somali families succumbed to the poison of American racism, writing that although they had survived the war in Africa, American broke them and carr…
(2023-01-13). Opinion: Donald Trump And Jair Bolsonaro Are 2-of-a-Kind — The Racist Kind. moguldom.com Donald Trump's presidency was marked by racism, from calling Haiti and countries in Africa shitholes to telling "The Squad" to go back to where they came from. Jair Bolsonaro's presidency was marked by denying the existence of racism in Brazil and failing to adequately protect Brazil's rich Black and African history. Trump and Bolsonaro are …
(2023-01-13). Germany, France demand NATO nations' former African colonies join anti-Russian front. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Every nation on and off the coast of the African continent has been a possession of a NATO member state except for Liberia officially. RR Deutsche WelleJanuary 13, 2023 German, French ministers want African solidarity with EuropeThe top envoys said they wanted African countries to be part of a more unified front against Russia …
(2023-01-13). The Crisis of Missing Migrants: Tens of Thousands of People Have Disappeared on Their Way to Europe. democracynow.org 
Twenty-four volunteer rescue workers connected to the group Emergency Response Centre International face trial for human smuggling in Greece for giving life-saving assistance to thousands of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, fleeing violence, poverty and persecution. A European Parliament report described the trial as Europe's "largest case of criminalization of solidarity." We're joined by New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo. Their latest piece, "The Crisis of Missing Migrants," covers the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean and the tens of thousa…
(2023-01-13). Egyptian Security Forces Are Chasing ISIS Cells Outside Sinai — Report. southfront.org 
(2023-01-13). Chance The Rapper And Vic Mensa Launched The Black Star Line Festival in Ghana: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com 
Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa started their New Year by hosting the inaugural Black Star Line Festival in Accra, Ghana. Attendees are still boasting about how dope the multi-day cultural experience was. Here are seven things to know about the Black Star Line Festival. 1. Chance and Mensa created the festival to promote unity among the …
(2023-01-13). By the Numbers: The De-dollarization of Global Trade. libya360.wordpress.com F.M. Shakil Data suggests that US dollar reserves in central banks are dwindling, as is the influence of the US on the world economy. This presents a unique opportunity for regional currencies and alternative payment systems to enter the vacuum. The imposition of US trade restrictions and sanctions against a number of nations, including Russia, Iran,…
(2023-01-13). How the Crisis This War is Causing Will End with Most Americans Supporting Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea From the Facebook page of Russell Bentley, the Texan who joined to help the Donbass liberation fighters In his article for International Socialist Review about the American Civil War, Donny Schraffenberger observes how the crisis the country underwent largely brought about a shift in consciousness among the white proletariat: The vast majority of poor whites weren't abolitionists….
(2023-01-13). How Ukraine Suffered a Humiliating Defeat in Soledar. libya360.wordpress.com Vladislav Ugolny Fighters from the Wagner Group have completely surrounded the Donbass town of Soledar and are now clearing the extensive tunnel network in the town's salt mines, the head of private military company, Evgeny Prigozhin, claimed. The news came after weeks of intense battles in an area which sources from both sides, but especially those…
(2023-01-13). Peru: Changing the Rules of the Game. libya360.wordpress.com Iroel Sánchez "America for the Americans", is the phrase Pedro Castillo delivered to close his speech at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in April 2022, which he attended without his traditional rural schoolteacher's hat. In the midst of the schism caused by the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the United…
(2023-01-13). 'We Need a Constituent Process in Peru': An Interview with Héctor Béjar. libya360.wordpress.com Lautaro Rivara and Héctor Béjar Presidential hopeful for Peru Libre, Pedro Castillo, had a bumpy ride on a mare while going to his polling station in Cajamarca. With more than 60 years of leading experience in Peruvian politics, Héctor Béjar breaks down in this exclusive interview the context and motives of the coup, and presents…
(2023-01-13). Germany in talks with Iraq over possible gas imports. tribune.com.pk 
Germany is in talks with Iraq over the possibility of importing natural gas from the oil-rich country, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, as Berlin scrambles to diversify its energy sources to replace a drop in Russian fossil fuel shipments. | "We also talked about possible gas deliveries to Germany and agreed to stay in close contact," Scholz told journalists in a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Berlin. | Scholz did not give further details on the volumes of gas Germany hopes to import from Iraq. | Baghdad has offered opportunities to German companies to invest i…