(2023-08-14). The Russia-Africa summit is a confident step towards a multipolar world. journal-neo.org
(2023-08-14). What Are the Modalities of BRICS Expansion?>. infobrics.org BRICS expansion is set to become the main topic of discussion at the BRICS summit in South Africa and as with so many actively discussed matters there is enormous confusion about what this expansion actually means…
(2023-08-14). Factbox: Key Facts About the BRICS 2023 Summit. infobrics.org The BRICS group of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month…
(2023-08-14). Niger Rejects Rules-Based Order. popularresistance.org The coup in the West African state of Niger on July 26 and the Russia-Africa Summit the next day in St. Petersburg are playing out in the backdrop of multipolarity in the world order. Seemingly independent events, they capture nonetheless the zeitgeist of our transformative era. | First, the big picture — the Africa summit hosted by Russia on July 27-28 poses a big challenge to the West, which instinctively sought to downplay the event after having failed to lobby against sovereign African nations meeting the Russian leadership. Forty-nine African countries sent their delegations to St. Petersburg, with 17…
(2023-08-14). Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez who won acclaim in South Africa dead at 81. wsws.org The subject of a 2012 biography about his South African audience searching for him, Rodriguez died at 81 years of age.
(2023-08-14). Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads across West Africa amid Threats against Niger. transcend.org 10 Aug 2023 – Nigerian Senate rebukes president's effort to invade a neighboring state at the aegis of Paris and Washington.
(2023-08-14). Niger — The Liberation from "Independence" transcend.org 8 Aug 2023 – Thousands demonstrate in the streets of the capital of Niger. They do not want an ECOWAS-Economic Community of West African States intervention as it stands for western influence. ECOWAS, France, the EU, USA and other western governments may be thinking they are domineering over the sovereignty of other nations.
(2023-08-14). South Africa, My Birthplace, Still Weeping (Part 1). transcend.org
(2023-08-14). Victoria Nuland Has Gone to Africa. transcend.org 9 Aug 2023 – Victoria Nuland has gone to Africa. Gone to Africa to talk some sense into the Nigeriens and convince them to return to the shackles of Paris. Gone to Africa to harvest blood diamonds and cobalt. Gone to Africa to masturbate on Gaddafi's grave.
(2023-08-14). Ordinary session of African environmental conference began today. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The nineteenth Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is taking place under the motto "Take advantage of opportunities and improve collaboration to address environmental challenges in Africa" with the aim of strengthening institutional collaboration and improving global and regional environmental frameworks.
(2023-08-13). Russia, Ukraine and the US: Just Another Confrontation between White People? libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: While the views expressed in this commmentary may be representative of the position held by some, the majority of people recognize that there is a distinction to be made between so-called "Western" factions that has a direct bearing on the fate of Africa and African people in the world — that this is a…
(2023-08-13). A declaration from West Africa Peoples Organization on Niger. iacenter.org August 7, 2023 The slightly edited statement was released on Aug. 2, 2023. The West Africa Peoples Organisation (WAPO) released a declaration condemning the ultimatums announced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA) on the situation in Niger. WAPO is an anti-imperialist platform of progressive people's organizations from across West Africa, including members of the International Peoples' Assembly. The ECOWAS Heads of State meeting in Abuja on July 31, 2023 have taken serious decisions against th…
(2023-08-13). New Orleans student groups hold "Hands off Niger" demonstration. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA- On August 12, New Orleans students and their supporters demonstrated during a 120-degree heat index against the potential U.S. intervention in the West African country of Niger. They gathered on the University of New Orleans campus with the group Students United UNO and chanted under a Nigerien flag and a banner reading "US: Hands off Africa." Demonstrators passed information handouts to students as they returned to campus on move-in day. | The demonstration comes days after Nigerien leaders refused to meet with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and pro-West military forces taking p…
(2023-08-13). Milwaukee, August 26, 2023: U.S. Hands Off Niger! — Stop AFRICOM! — U.S. & EU Imperialism Out of Africa! wibailoutpeople.org All imperialists: Hands off Niger! | 920 N Water Street, Dontre Hamilton Park (Red Arrow Park) — 12 NOON | Event by The U.S. and France are threatening military intervention on Niger to re-install their puppet, neo-colonial government. | The people of Niger are tired of U.S. and EU controlling their resources and military occupation. The demands of the people of Niger are clear; no to military interven…
(2023-08-14). Egypt reports zero cases of new Covid-19 variant. plenglish.com Cairo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian Ministry of Health reported on Monday that the country is free of the EG.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which has been detected in more than 50 countries.
(2023-08-14). Niger: A Coup against French Control and Dominance. transcend.org 9 Aug 2023 – One of the reasons why ECOWAS has changed its stance is because of strong opposition to any military intervention from some of its member states. Mali and Burkina Faso have made it explicitly clear that they would view military intervention as a "declaration of war" against the people of Niger and would defend the newly installed military junta.
(2023-08-13). On the Brink of World War, Does the UN Still Have a Raison d'être? libya360.wordpress.com Riva Enteen Fifty years ago, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff sang: Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky Waiting for me when I die But between the day you're born and when you die They never seem to hear even your cry So as sure as the sun will shine I'm gonna…
(2023-08-13). Russia, Donbass and the Reality of Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik I just returned from my third trip to Russia, and my second trip to Donbas (now referring to the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk collectively) in about eight months. This time, I flew into lovely Tallinn, Estonia, and took what should be about a six-hour bus ride to St. Petersburg. In the end,…
(2023-08-13). A Security Pact With Saudi Arabia Would Be a Disaster. truthout.org As the Biden administration continues to pursue a normalization deal with Israel and Saudi Arabia, supporters of a U.S. security guarantee for the Saudis have started making their case in public. The Israeli foreign minister, Eli Cohen, took to the opinion page of The Wall Street Journal earlier this week to sell a U.S. defense commitment to Riyadh as "the foundation upon which true regional… |
(2023-08-14). A primer on the occupation of Western Sahara. mronline.org 
As Israel recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara, it is imperative that we stand in solidarity with the indigenous Sahrawis and their right to self-determination.
(2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…
(2023-08-14). Junta de Níger procesará al presidente Bazoum por alta traición. telesurtv.net La junta militar de Níger dice que ha "reunido pruebas suficientes" para enjuiciar al presidente derrocado Mohamed Bazoum "por alta traición y socavar la seguridad interna y externa"
(2023-08-14). From Chi-Town Bagman to ECOWAS Chairman: Meet the Former Money Launderer Leading the Push to Invade Niger. transcend.org 5 Aug 2023 – Since the overthrow of Niger's US-friendly government, the chair of the ECOWAS block and Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before, Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Luckily for the West elites, compromised figures like Tinubu are still on hand to do their dirty work for them.
(2023-08-14). Nigerian Senate Rejects President Bola Tinubu's Demand to Send Troops to Invade Niger. transcend.org 6 Aug 2023 – The head of the Nigerian Senate said Sat [5 Aug] that the chamber rejected military force to reinstate the ousted President of Niger. They also pleaded with the head of ECOWAS, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, to embrace diplomacy in handling the toppling of the Niger government.
(2023-08-14). Niger Junta To Prosecute President Bazoum for High Treason. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the perpetrators of the coup in Niger against President Mohamed Bazoum announced their intention to prosecute the ousted leader for high treason and undermining the country's security, in a statement read on national television. | Related: | "So far, the government of Niger has gathered… evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international bodies for…
(2023-08-13). Niger Junta Refuses Negotiations Unless Coup Leader Is Recognized, ECOWAS Postpones Meeting on Potential Intervention. news.antiwar.com
(2023-08-13). Niger: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Goes Viral After Niger Coup. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-14). US-Based Organizations Demand Blackrock Cancel Zambia's Debt. popularresistance.org On August 14, progressive organizations, led by the ANSWER Coalition and the Peoples Forum, will rally outside of the BlackRock global headquarters in New York City to demand that the multinational investment company cancel Zambia's debt. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, holds the largest privately-owned share of Zambia's debt at a staggering USD 220 million. BlackRock is not starved for funds, owning USD 10 trillion in assets and dividends and investing in industries such as private prisons, fossil fuels, and pharmaceutical giants. | "[BlackRock's] refusal to cancel or negotiate a restructuring of t…