(2023-01-28). The Paris policy is becoming increasingly unpopular in Africa. journal-neo.org 
Following Britain's exit from the European Union, France appeared to have certain opportunities to strengthen its position on the international stage, such as shifting the balance of power in Europe and bolstering Paris's position in the Franco-German tandem. First, while Germany remained the EU's economic leader, the Fifth Republic had more options in the political …
(2023-01-28). South Africa Power Outages, The ANC & Capitalism With Weizemann Hamilton. indybay.org The power outages in South Africa threaten the lives, jobs and future of South Africa. Weizmann Hamilton was one of the founders of the ANC and is now a leader of the Marxist Workers Party talks about the causes of this energy crisis, the role of the ANC, Imperialism and capitalism. T…
(2023-01-28). [Perspectives] Lynette Denny: women's cancer researcher with global impact. thelancet.com As a young child in apartheid era South Africa, Lynette Denny saw police regularly raid the quarters of her family's domestic staff to find Black people who did not have the documents they were legally required to carry to prove their identity and employment. It left Denny with "a permanent feeling of fear, anxiety, and rage at what people could and did do to others", she recalls. Witnessing the injustice, however, was seminal in defining her path. "Because I was on the White privilege side, I think my whole life I've wanted to undo that, so I stayed in public service, I have worked almost exclusively with Black…
(2023-01-28). The class issues in the police killing of Tyre Nichols. wsws.org While there are racists and fascists in police departments around the world, video capturing the brutal beating of the former Fed Ex worker at the hands and feet of five African-American cops confirms the class character of police violence.
(2023-01-28). Xi congratulates Bob Dadae on re-election as governor-general of Papua New Guinea. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday congratulated Bob Dadae on his re-election as governor-general of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
(2023-01-28). Aumentan a 16 los fallecidos tras paso de ciclón por Madagascar. telesurtv.net Las víctimas fueron reportadas en las regiones de Analanjirofo, Atsimo, Atsinanana, Betsiboka, Sava, Sofia y Vatovavy. Se reportan además 19 desaparecidos.
(2023-01-28). [World Report] New legislation to overhaul mental health care in Nigeria. thelancet.com A new mental health law is hoped to transform care for patients in Nigeria. Paul Adepoju reports from Ibadan, Nigeria.
(2023-01-27). Africa Objects To US Chairing UN Climate Fund, Citing Unpaid $2 Billion. popularresistance.org Developed countries nominated the US Treasury's Victoria Gunderson to jointly lead the UN flagship climate fund's deliberations in 2023. These appointments are typically approved without discussion. | On behalf of African board members, Kenyan environment official Pacifica Ogola raised an official objection. The US has contributed just $1 billion to the fund in its 12-year history, compared to $9bn from EU countries and $3bn from Japan. A further $2bn pledged under former president Barack Obama was never delivered. His successors Donald Trump and Joe Biden have not paid in a cent. | Ogola stressed, in a letter da…
(2023-01-27). BRICS Mulling Alternative to Dollar-dominated Payment System: South Africa. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). BRICS at the G20 and the Centrality of the United Nations Development Agenda. infobrics.org BRICS has an important role in the G20, precisely guided by its own resolutions on the pursuit of development, to drive the agenda and keep pushing until it is done, writes Mikatekiso Kubayi, Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with UNISA (South Africa)…
(2023-01-27). Remembering Cheikh Anta Diop Who Corrected The Historical Record Of Africa And Ancient Egypt. moguldom.com Cheikh Anta Diop was one of the most iconic historians, scholars and political leaders of the 20th Century. Many credit him with laying the foundation for Afrocentricism through his extensive work around human origins, language and ancient African culture and civilizations. Diop argued that "Ancient Egypt was Negro-African" partly because of the close links between …
(2023-01-27). Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange! indybay.org On Pacifica: Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange!
(2023-01-27). Israel's Racism Exposed in Ongoing Imprisonment of Ethiopian-Born Soldier Avera Mengistu. mintpressnews.com 
Israel's discriminatory behavior towards black people, including the lack of concern for captured Ethiopian-Israeli soldier Avera Mengistu, is rooted in the country's institutionalized racism towards African asylum seekers and Ethiopian Jews,…
(2023-01-27). ITALIA-ALGERIA: Il Ponte Minato. globalresearch.ca Tra Italia e Algeria — ha dichiarato la Presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni — è stato costruito "uno straordinario ponte che potrà essere utile all'Europa intera soprattutto in tema di approvvigionamento energetico". C'è perà≤ un fatto che il Governo italiano …
(2023-01-27). A State for Some of Its Citizens. dissidentvoice.org 
"For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?" These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of a person believed to be Avera Mengistu, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was captured and held in Gaza in 2014. Footage of Mengistu, looking …
(2023-01-27). Black soldier's saga highlights racism in Israel. peoplesworld.org 
"For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?" These were the words, uttered in Hebrew, of a person believed to be Avera Mengistu, an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian origin who was captured by Hamas and held in Gaza in 2014. Footage of …
(2023-01-27). FIFA sanciona a cuatro futbolistas uruguayos por indisciplinas en el Mundial de Catar. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Disciplinaria de la FIFA impuso sanciones a los futbolistas uruguayos José María Giménez, Fernando Muslera, Diego Godín y Edinson Cavani por las indisciplinas cometidas contra el árbritro en el partido ante Ghana, el último de la selección celeste en la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de Catar.
(2023-01-27). US Says ISIS Leader Killed in Somalia Raid. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said that US forces conducted a raid in northern Somalia that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS leader, Bilal al-Sudani, in a rare US operation in the country that didn't target al-Shabaab. A Biden administration official quoted by The New York Times said the raid also …
(2023-01-27). Familiares de los 43 normalistas marchan por justicia en México. telesurtv.net De acuerdos a medios locales los allegados exigen asimismo una información clara de la causa sobre la desaparición de los normalistas.