(2023-09-30). Shouldn't The United Kingdom And France Relinquish Their Permanent Seats At The United Nations? popularresistance.org At its fifteenth summit in August 2023, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) group adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration, which, amongst other issues, raised the question of reforming the United Nations, particularly its security council. To make the UN Security Council (UNSC) 'more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries', BRICS urged the expansion of the council's membership to include countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The declaration specifically noted that three countries — Brazil, India, and South Afr…
(2023-09-29). BRICS: Considerations and Implications of a Single Brics Currency. infobrics.org The 15th BRICS Summit, hosted by South Africa in Johannesburg from 22 to 24 August, culminated in the widely anticipated announcement of a soon-to-be expanded BRICS bloc, with the admission of six new member countries to this economic grouping as from January 2024…
(2023-09-29). Roots of today's Black reparations movement chronicled in new book on 1982 Tribunal. indybay.org "The Verdict Is In: Reparations Now!" is a collection of personal and empirical testimonies delivered at the first World Tribunal on Reparations for African People, held in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York.
(2023-09-29). Mali Warns Against Repeat Of NATO's Libyan War In Niger. popularresistance.org France's ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itté, left Niamey early on September 27, three days after Paris announced that it would also withdraw its 1,500 troops from the West African country by the end of the year. | Niger has joined its regional neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso, in expelling French troops from its soil. The three countries have since forged a pact for collective defense and mutual cooperation, known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), amid rising attacks by armed groups in the region. | The AES was formed just days before the 78th session of the United National General Assembly.
(2023-09-29). Over 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to reach Europe via the Mediterranean this year: UNHCR. peoplesdispatch.org The land routes taken by migrants through Sub-Saharan Africa and the sea crossing points in Libya and Tunisia are also extremely dangerous due to wars and local conflicts. Those who survive the perilous sea crossing often face harassment by a web of agencies in European countries…
(2023-09-29). The Jerusalem Post Is Now Enlisting Washed-up ANC Apparatchiks to Whitewash Israel's Practice of Ethnic Apartheid. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo credit: Wall in Palestine/Flickr (CC, image edited) On September 24, the Jerusalem Post published an article titled, "Israel is not an apartheid state, former South African defense minister says." The article notes that the former African National Congress (ANC) minister in question, Mosiuoa Lekota, served time in prison with Nelson Mandela during South Africa's …
(2023-09-29). Geneticists Rediscover African Population Once Assumed to Have Died Out. sputnikglobe.com Researchers face obvious challenges in understanding the early humans who walked the Earth before us, but modern DNA analysis is providing new clues about ancient peoples in the cradle of mankind.
(2023-09-28). G77+China Holds Summit In Cuba Calling For A Different World Order. popularresistance.org A meeting of the Group of 77 and China took place on September 15-16 in the Republic of Cuba where frustrations with the existing world system were articulated by the participants. | A declaration issued at the conclusion of the summit demanded the restructuring of the existing economic order which continues to be dominated by the capitalist mode of production, exchange and social relations. | Founded in 1964, today the organization has 130 member-states from Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean and Latin America. The summit has a rotating chairpersonship shared by all of the geopolitical regional affiliates. | Th…
(2023-09-28). Top Democrat Clyburn: Joe Biden Isn't In Trouble With Black American Voters, I Guarantee That. moguldom.com Top Democrat Rep. James Clyburn remains loyal to President Joe Biden, to the point he says there is no truth to the belief that Black voters are not that eager to cast their vote for Biden this time around.In a recent interview on NBC's "Meet The Press," Clyburn addressed concerns about Biden's support among African-American …
(2023-09-28). "This fight is Global": Workers around the World are standing with striking U.S. autoworkers. mronline.org 
From Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and Malaysia, international labor solidarity is aiding the UAW's fight to reverse the global race to the bottom.
(2023-09-28). Roots of today's Black reparations movement chronicled in new book on 1982 Tribunal. indybay.org "The Verdict Is In: Reparations Now!" is a collection of personal and empirical testimonies delivered at the first World Tribunal on Reparations for African People, held in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York.
(2023-09-28). Russia sees no serious Western proposals on talks on Ukraine — Lavrov. tass.com Russian Foreign Minister pointed out that African delegations had earlier visited Russia, calling for resolving the issue peacefully; peace proposals had come from China, Brazil and other countries, as well as from the Arab League…
(2023-09-28). Russia continues to develop relations with African countries — Kremlin spokesman. tass.com Dmitry Peskov specified that today Putin "will hold Russian-South Sudanese talks and then have a working luncheon with President Kiir"
(2023-09-28). Shouldn't the United Kingdom and France Relinquish Their Permanent Seats at the United Nations? dissidentvoice.org 
Dumile Feni (South Africa), Figure Studies, 1970. At its fifteenth summit in August 2023, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) group adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration, which, amongst other issues, raised the question of reforming the United Nations, particularly its security council. To make the UN Security Council (UNSC) 'more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient, and to …
(2023-09-28). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers protest across Europe against lack of resources and poor conditions; daily protests at the border after Israeli authorities close the only pedestrian crossing from Gaza into Israel; Nigerian union bodies call for further action against removal of fuel subsidies, as other sectors pledge to join strike…
(2023-09-29). UN: More than 2,500 people died or went missing crossing Mediterranean in 2023. middleeasteye.net 
UN: More than 2,500 people died or went missing crossing Mediterranean in 2023 | At least 186,000 people crossed the Mediterranean between January and August this year, according to UN refugee agency
| Fri, 09/29/2023 – 14: 01 | People in a makeshift boat heading for Italy are intercepted by Tunisian authorities off the coast of Sfax, on 4 October 2022 (AFP) | From January to August this year, m…
(2023-09-30). Tonga make three changes for "great occasion" against South Africa. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-29). America and the Drowning of Derna. counterpunch.org Two weeks ago cyclone Daniel swept across northern Africa. In Libya, it obliterated two dams above Derna, sweeping away the Libyan city, and drowning unknown thousands of people. The dams were built by Muammar Ghadaffi, who was born a goat-herder, near Derna. Rising through the military, he engineered a successful coup in 1969 against colonially-appointed King Idris. Gaddafi was a
(2023-09-29). Kenya To Boost Green Drive, Innovative Climate Financing. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Kenya called on development financial institutions to devise innovative climate financing frameworks to drive green growth. | Related: | Njuguna Ndung'u, cabinet secretary of the National Treasury and Economic Planning, said that the new financial architecture would help Africa access financing for its green initiatives. | "The call for reforms in the international financing architecture would align wi…
(2023-09-29). UN Report Reveals Systemic Racism in US Police & Justice System. telesurenglish.net A new United Nations report said that systemic racism against people of African descent pervades America's police forces and criminal justice system, and U.S. authorities must urgently step up efforts for reform. | RELATED: | The report was issued by the UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement on Thursday. | The UN experts heard testimonies…
(2023-09-29). Joining BRICS Is no Rejection of the West. infobrics.org The proposed expansion of the BRICS group has prompted alarm among some western commentators. Three of the six new states invited to join, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, are key US allies in the Middle East who will now enter an economic bloc with Washington's geopolitical rivals…
(2023-09-28). Egypt and Russia talked about the conflict in Ukraine. plenglish.com Cairo, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) The President of Egypt, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, received the secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, with whom he held a dialogue about the conflict in Ukraine.
(2023-09-28). Egypt asked Unesco to modify boundaries of historic Cairo in Riyadh meeting. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-28). Egypt: Dozens detained 'randomly' in crackdown ahead of presidential elections. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Dozens detained 'randomly' in crackdown ahead of presidential elections | Rights group says around 30 people have been rounded up in Beheira governorate as part of a nationwide campaign days after authorities declared 10 December as the date for the presidential vote | Thu, 09/28/2023 – 10: 23 | Egyptian police stand outside the entrance to al-Qanatir women's prison in Qalyoubiya province (AFP)…
(2023-09-28). Unesco rejects Egyptian request to reduce historic Cairo, says report. middleeasteye.net Unesco rejects Egyptian request to reduce historic Cairo, says report | World Heritage Committee reportedly urges Cairo to engage civil society and experts in aftermath of controversial City of the Dead demolitions | Thu, 09/28/2023 – 11: 15 | People visit the mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi in the City of the Dead necropolis in Cairo, 16 June 2023 (AFP) | The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations E…
(2023-09-28). Giulio Regeni murder: Trial of Egyptian suspects can proceed. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-28). Get Rich and Spy Tryin': FBI Investigating Intelligence Role in Menendez Bribery Case. sputnikglobe.com FBI officials are examining whether Egypt was using the powerful US senator as an unwitting intelligence asset, and potentially opening him up to the threat of blackmail.
(2023-09-29). Egyptian woman murdered on campus in third femicide case this week. middleeasteye.net 
Egyptian woman murdered on campus in third femicide case this week | The spate of killings is part of an 'epidemic' of gender-based violence in Egypt, says activist | Fri, 09/29/2023 – 17: 04 | Nourhan (pictured) was gunned down by a colleague on campus (social media) | An employee of Cairo University was killed on campus on Thursday, in the third incident of femicide in Egypt in tw…
(2023-09-29). Egypt Signs Currency Swap Agreement With UAE. telesurenglish.net UAE Central Bank Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama said the agreement reflects the depth and strength of bilateral relations between the UAE and Egypt, and constitutes an important step to boost economic and financial ties. | Egypt has signed a currency swap agreement with the UAE worth up to $1.4 billion. Sep. 29, 2023.
(2023-09-28). Was Bob Menendez Being Recruited To Spy For Egypt? progressivehub.net KEN KLIPPENSTEIN AND DANIEL BOGUSLAW | THE INTERCEPT…
(2023-09-29). Coup Attempt in Burkina Faso Foiled. orinocotribune.com The government of Burkina Faso announced that an attempted coup d'état in the country was foiled and some agents involved in it were arrested. | According to the official statement of Burkina Faso's leadership, those involved in this destabilization attempt aimed to sabotage the process of recovering the nation's sovereignty. | The coup attempt of September 26, 2023, was aimed at attacking state institutions and plunging the nation into chaos, the statement specified.
(2023-09-28). Headlines for September 28, 2023. democracynow.org GOP Presidential Candidates Attack an Absent Trump, Each Other at Chaotic Debate, Trump Calls on Unions to Support Him in 2024 as He Addresses Nonunion Auto Plant, Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize Strike, U.S. Gov't on Cusp of Shutdown Amid Republican House Dysfunction, Nagorno-Karabakh's Gov't to Self-Dissolve by Jan. 1 as 50,000 People Flee, Burkina Faso Military Coup Leaders Say They Thwarted Another Coup Attempt, North Korea Expels Soldier Travis King Back to the U.S., Palestinian Rights Advocates Condemn U.S. Visa Waiver for Israeli Travelers, Ethiopian Re…
(2023-09-28). Authorities say coup thwarted in Burkina Faso — agency. tass.com Some of those involved in the coup attempt are reported to have been arrested and searches are ongoing for others…
(2023-09-28). Frustran intento de golpe de estado en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Gobierno de transición declaró que se encuentra a la espera de que "el Fiscal Militar proporcione más detalles sobre este complot".
(2023-09-28). Cuban Commander José Ramón Machado decorated at CDR Congress. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) The Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), Cuba's largest mass organization, decorated Rebel Army Commander José Ramón Machado with the Neighborhood Award at the closing session of its 10th Congress on Friday.
(2023-09-29). DRC: Tensions Rise, UN Peacekeepers Await Withdrawal. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a UN envoy informed the Security Council that rising tensions and instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have put UN peacekeepers on alert as they seek a definitive mandate for their upcoming withdrawal. | Related: | Bintou Keita, special representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC and head of the UN's peacekeeping mission MONUSCO, highlighted the ongoing attacks and humanitarian cr…
(2023-09-29). Junta militar anuncia cronograma de transición en Gabón. telesurtv.net El premier interino señaló que el proceso de transición se centrará en la restauración de la estabilidad.
(2023-09-28). Scientist Warns Omicron Synthetic, modRNA Food/Experiment & CDC Desperate To Jab Kids/Pregnant Women. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/28/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-09-28). The Science of Superstition. dissidentvoice.org 
Orientation Examples of Superstitious Behavior Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and the author of one of the books I'll be referencing called Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition. In that book he used his students as guinea pigs for his research on superstition. Before taking one of his exams Vyse found the following superstitions …
(2023-09-29). Canada-India Assassination Allegations, as Further 'Logic' to Expand Spying Powers and Intelligence Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Morrigan Johnson Canadian PM Justin Trudeau shaking hands with Indian PM Narendra Modi. Image credit: Hindustan Times. Someone has to be lying On September 22, CTV News published a report revealing new allegations against India for the assassination of an Indian political dissident in Canada. In this report, it became known that Prime Minister Justin…
(2023-09-29). Canada's Nazi War Criminal Past Can No Longer Be Ignored. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk Volunteers of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS are sworn in, 1943. As many as 2,000 members of the unit arrived in Canada in the 1950s. Photo courtesy the National Digital Archives of Poland/Wikimedia Commons. After WWII, thousands of war criminals were able to settle in Canada, where most lived openly…
(2023-09-29). How Washington Weaponizes Radicals for its Political Goals. libya360.wordpress.com Fiorella Isabel Christopher "Hammer" Pohlhaus (C) leads a rally with neo-Nazi groups on September 2, 2023 in Orlando, Florida © Stephanie Keith/Getty Images An outspoken American neo-Nazi recently voiced support for the Democrat president. That's not a glitch, it's a manifestation of US policies Orlando, Florida is home to Mickey Mouse, popular beaches, sunshine, alligators,…
(2023-09-29). How Canada Emerged as a Haven for Nazi War Criminals. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Jordan Government House Leader Karina Gould (left) and House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota (right) embrace Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian former member of Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS. Standing behind Hunka in the middle is his son Martin. [Photo: @karinagould] WSWS Editorial Note: Aided by the corporate media, Canada's political establishment is trying to claim that…
(2023-09-29). The India-Mideast-Europe Corridor's Complexities. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The US, together with a consortium of nations including India and the EU, has announced the initiation of the India-Middle East-European Economic Corridor (Imec), the latest endeavor in its global infrastructure development strategy to counter Chinese influence. During the recent G20 summit, the governments of India, the US, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi…
(2023-09-29). A chain of disasters in Libya. internationalviewpoint.org The carnage in Libya caused by a Mediterranean hurricane, known as "Daniel" or "medicane", will take weeks to be quantified in terms of the number of dead and missing, probably in the tens of thousands, to which a million people have already been displaced. | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Nazigate: Canada's Top General Won't Apologize for Applauding Ukrainian Waffen-SS Vet. libya360.wordpress.com Wyatt Reed As Canada's top officials express embarrassment for honoring a WWII Nazi collaborator in parliament, the leader of the country's military, Gen. Wayne Eyre, refuses to apologize for his standing ovation. The Canadian military has trained Ukraine's notorious neo-Nazi Azov Battalion for years. Canadian politicians have been in frantic damage control mode since feting a…
(2023-09-28). Reforming the UN: Possibility and Necessity. libya360.wordpress.com Timofei Bordachev All major wars of the second half of the 20th century ended without the participation of this organisation and its permanent bureaucratic structures. Moreover, after the end of the Cold War, the UN had no objection to the increasingly active usurpation of its functions by the military-political blocs of the West. Now this…
(2023-09-28). A chain of disasters in Libya. internationalviewpoint.org The carnage in Libya caused by a Mediterranean hurricane, known as "Daniel" or "medicane", will take weeks to be quantified in terms of the number of dead and missing, probably in the tens of thousands, to which a million people have already been displaced. | – | / |
(2023-09-28). Footage Captures Moment Unmanned Plane Rolls Across Airport's Main Runway. sputnikglobe.com The aircraft was reportedly scheduled to fly out to Benghazi, Libya; however, the flight was promptly canceled by authorities.
(2023-09-28). East Libya: UN Calls for Humanitarian Aid Due to Flood. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) highlighted the humanitarian needs in eastern Libya hit by recent deadly floods. | Related: | "Humanitarian needs to remain critical. UN agencies found that half of the 78 health facilities assessed in Derna and parts of Al-Jabar Al-Akhdar are either partially or totally non-functioning. Rushing floodwaters also destroyed water networks and sewage pipes," UNSMIL said in…
(2023-09-29). Tuesday 10/3: From SNCC to Reparations: Lessons in Solidarity and Student Activism. indybay.org San Francisco State University, Knuth Hall, School of Music | 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132…
(2023-09-29). United States: Biden and Trump visit car plants as auto strike heats up. greenleft.org.au 
US President Joe Biden and former president Donal Trump both addressed autworkers in Michigan this week, as workers escalated their "stand up" strike at the "Big Three" car manufacturers, reports Malik Miah.
(2023-09-29). United States: Screen and TV writers secure a big win against studio bosses. greenleft.org.au 
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) secured a tentative agreement with the major Hollywood studios and streaming companies on September 24, ending its nearly five-month-long strike, reports Malik Miah.
(2023-09-28). Tuesday 10/3: From SNCC to Reparations: Lessons in Solidarity and Student Activism. indybay.org San Francisco State University, Knuth Hall, School of Music | 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132…
(2023-09-28). Saudi-Israel normalisation impossible if Palestinian state is on the table, says Pompeo. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-28). Il-76 Cargo Jet's Disastrous Landing In Mali Captured On Video. thedrive.com 
Twitter/X screen capVideo footage of the incident, which took place last week, shows the aircraft careering off the runway before exploding in a ball of fire.
(2023-09-29). Venezuela received Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy. plenglish.com Caracas, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil received today in Caracas, on behalf of President Nicolás Maduro, the Minister of Mines and Energy of Namibia, Tom Alweendo.
(2023-09-28). Nigeria Suffers Most Severe Diphtheria Outbreak. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday raised the alarm and urged for widespread vaccination against the background of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria.
(2023-09-28). Unicef alerta sobre brote de difteria en Nigeria. telesurtv.net Nigeria tiene una cifra de 2.2 millones de menores de edad que no han recibido ni una sola dosis de la vacuna.
(2023-09-28). Congolese President to Strengthen Relationship With China. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso said that "the Republic of the Congo and China are good friends, good partners, and good brothers," pledging to elevate their comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership to a higher level. | Related: | The Congolese president praised the bilateral relations while receiving the letter of credence presented by the new Chinese ambassador, Li Yan. | President Sassou Nguesso described…
(2023-09-28). Putin to hold talks with president of South Sudan. tass.com This will be the first meeting between the two leaders…
(2023-09-29). Tunisia: Opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi begins hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia: Opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi begins hunger strike | Ghannouchi, who has been jailed since April, says he will not eat until restrictions on him and other prisoners are lifted | Fri, 09/29/2023 – 08: 14 | Ennahdha Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Tunisia's Islamist movement, greets supporters upon arriving at a police station in Tunis on 21 February 2023 (AFP) | Rached Ghannouchi, the leade…
(2023-09-28). EU-Tunisia migrant deal 'terrible for human rights', says HRW. middleeasteye.net 
EU-Tunisia migrant deal 'terrible for human rights', says HRW | Rights group condemns migration deal under which bloc paid Tunis more than $135m last week | Thu, 09/28/2023 – 12: 08 | Tunisia's President Kais Saied and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agree a deal on migration in Tunis in July 2023 (Reuters) | The European Union's decision to release $135m in migrant control assistance…
(2023-09-29). China-Zambia Agreement, 2024 as the Year of Culture and Tourism. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a senior government official said Zambia will intensify awareness of the China-Zambia bilateral agreement to designate 2024 as the Year of Culture and Tourism so that local people can participate in promoting the tourism industry with the Chinese side. | Related: | According to Evans Muhanga, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, the government through the ministry will line up cultur…
(2023-09-28). Zambia: Confident on Concluding National Climate Adaptation Plan. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Zambian government expressed confidence that it will be able to finalize the country's national climate adaptation plan in time for the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). | Related: | Official data shows that the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) is scheduled to be held in Dubai, the most p…