(2023-12-28). Presidente del Congo Democrático lidera conteo de votos electorales. telesurtv.net La República Democrática del Congo es el segundo país más grande del continente africano y tiene una población total de 100 millones de habitantes.
(2023-12-27). Right-Wing Extremism and The Cold War Go Hand-In-Hand. pressenza.com U.S. "ironclad" support for militarism undercuts attempts to curb right-wing terrorism. From white supremacist violence in the West Bank to gendered violence in Olongapo, we can't defeat at home what we export abroad. | In his first month as secretary of defense with the J6 Capitol riots fresh in memory, Lloyd Austin rolled out training requirements to combat right-wing extremism in the ranks of the U.S. military. | Extremism has indeed been a problem for quite some time, dating back to early American history when George Washington's army committed violence against the Iroquois and recaptured enslaved Africans wh…
(2023-12-27). China, Saudi Drive BRICS' Push to Erase Dollar in Global Economy. infobrics.org The global financial landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with the BRICS alliance — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — at the forefront of a daring initiative to challenge the supremacy of the US dollar…
(2023-12-27). Political crisis in Guinea-Bissau deepens as president dissolves parliament, dismisses government. peoplesdispatch.org On December 4, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the National People's Assembly citing an alleged coup attempt. The move followed just months after a coalition led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) won a decisive majority in the elections…
(2023-12-27). Letter from Alkebulan: Obscured by Clouds. counterpunch.org 
I was idly filming on the plane from my window seat the coiling advances of the moving African clouds. Clouds for all I knew obscuring swamp, forest, lake, jungle. How easily we settle for what we see, without any acknowledgement of what lies beneath the surface. Like clouds, we blot out so much. As the
(2023-12-27). GOP Congressman Traveled to Uganda to Give Speech Praising Anti-LGBTQ Law. truthout.org A Republican congressman traveled to Uganda in October to praise the country's government for passing a law that criminalized homosexuality with harsh punishments, including the death penalty. Details of Rep. Tim Walberg's (R-Michigan) travels to the central African country were revealed in reporting from Salon this week, which noted that both his trip and his keynote speech to attendees of Uganda'… |
(2023-12-27). The 'nuisance' breaking new ground for African women in the energy value chain. independent.co.ug 
'I am a nuisance for a good cause,' says Faustina Boakye. Of an age where many people are slowing down, Boakye is in the process of revving up as the former journalist-turned-climate activist gets busy plugging women into the energy value chain across the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | At 67, Faustina Boakye's …
(2023-12-27). Zionism and Africa. orinocotribune.com
(2023-12-27). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the coverage and timeliness of routine childhood vaccinations in the Gambia, 2015—2021. reliefweb.int Country: Gambia | Source: British Medical Journal | Oghenebrume Wariri, Chigozie Edson Utazi, Uduak Okomo, Alieu Sowe, Malick Sogur, Sidat Fofanna, Esu Ezeani, Lamin Saidy, Golam Sarwar, Bai-Lamin Dondeh, Kris A Murray, Chris Grundy, Beate Kampmann | Abstract | Introduction | The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread morbidity and mortality and resulted in the biggest setback in routine vaccinations in three decades. Data on the impact of the pandemic on immunisation in Africa are limited, in part, due to low-quality routine or administrative data. This study examined coverage and timeliness of routine childhood…
(2023-12-27). CAR: République centrafricaine – Urgence complexe Fiche d'information #1, Exercice fiscal 2024. reliefweb.int 
(2023-12-27). Wagner, Mali, and prospects for peace in Africa. responsiblestatecraft.org 
(2023-12-27). Reportan al menos siete muertos por lluvias en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Las labores de búsqueda y rescate continúan en un contexto difícil por las lluvias que continúan sobre el territorio.
(2023-12-27). Presidente del Congo Democrático lidera conteo de votos electorales. telesurtv.net La República Democrática del Congo es el segundo país más grande del continente africano y tiene una población total de 100 millones de habitantes.
(2023-12-27). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 81: Gaza's Health System Being 'Decimated'. popularresistance.org In his first public message since October 7, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said that the Izz al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades are waging a fierce and unprecedented battle against Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip in a letter published by Al-Jazeera Arabic on their website. | Sinwar's letter was addressed to members of the Hamas political bureau amid talks of Egyptian-Qatari mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire and a hostage exchange deal with Israel. Later on Monday, however, Al-Jazeera removed the letter from its website. | Sinwar said that resistance fighters inflicted significant losses on Israeli forces, tar…
(2023-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll in Gaza Tops 21,000; Israeli Drone Kills Six Palestinians in West Bank, As Egypt Proposes Ceasefire, Israel Says Attack on Gaza to Continue for "Many More Months", 80 Unidentified Palestinians Buried in Mass Graves in Rafah, Netanyahu Backs Expelling All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Soldier Dies from Fungal Infection in Gaza as Public Health Crisis Grows, Israeli Conscientious Objector Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison, Israel to Halt Automatically Granting Visas to U.N. Workers, Pentagon Intercept & Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea, Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea But Loses…
(2023-12-27). As Phone Line Breaks Up, Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri Describes "Dire" Conditions in Gaza. democracynow.org 
Amid a communications blackout in Gaza, we are able to reach Palestinian journalist Akram al-Satarri in Rafah, where much of Gaza's population is now displaced near the Egyptian border as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged territory. The overall death toll in Gaza has now topped 21,000, including over 8,000 children, and Israeli leaders have suggested the war could continue for months. "The situation is dire," says al-Satarri, who describes continuous airstrikes leveling buildings as Gaza residents live in terror, not knowing when, where or why Israeli bombs will fall. "It̵…
(2023-12-27). Why Egypt's New Nuclear Plant Is a Long-Term Win for Russia. infobrics.org With 22 countries pledging to triple global nuclear energy production by 2050 at the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai, sincere prospects for growth in global nuclear energy market is on the table…
(2023-12-27). This week in history: December 25-January 31. wsws.org On December 25,1948, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched an attack on the Egyptian military in the area of the Sinai desert. The offensive, part of the Arab-Israeli war, was notable for pointing to the expansionist character of the newly-formed Zionist state.
(2023-12-27). Suspected drone shot down off Egypt's Red Sea coast: sources. independent.co.ug 
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | A suspected drone was downed off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Dahab on Tuesday, according to security sources. Speaking to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, the two sources confirmed that explosions were heard in the city. Earlier, local Al-Qahera TV news reported sounds of explosions in …
(2023-12-27). Political crisis in Guinea-Bissau deepens as president dissolves parliament, dismisses government. peoplesdispatch.org A political crisis in Guinea-Bissau has escalated over the past month, after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo declared the country's parliament dissolved, citing an "attempted coup." While elected deputies were denied access to the National People's Assembly (NPA), Embalo has since dismissed and replaced the prime minister and named a new Cabinet. The move follows just …
(2023-12-27). Craig Mokhiber: UN Officials Abdicate Responsibilities Regarding the Gaza Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Nora Barrows-Friedman, Asa Winstanley, Ali Abunimah and Jon Elmer of The Electronic Intifada were joined by international human rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber. Daniel Machover: "States Must Invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice" Why is the UN Genocide Office Silent About Gaza? Why the World Court, Not the ICC, is the Right…
(2023-12-27). Yemen Stands for Gaza, Proving its Regional Worth. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh With the actions taken by Yemen's Ansarallah to aid the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the group has not only scored a blow against the Zionist entity, but has also proven, through its heroism, that it is a powerful regional actor that demands the respect of its adversaries. In late January of…
(2023-12-27). US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption. pressenza.com The $1.5 trillion in military outlays each year is the scam that keeps on giving—to the military-industrial complex and the Washington insiders—even as it impoverishes and endangers America and the world. | By Jeffrey D. Sachs | On the surface, US foreign policy seems to be utterly irrational. The US gets into one disastrous war after another — Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and Gaza. In recent days, the US stands globally isolated in its support of Israel's genocidal actions against the Palestinians, voting against a UN General Assembly resolution for a Gaza ceasefire backed by 153 c…
(2023-12-27). Righting a Wrong: Burying Decades of US-Led Wars. libya360.wordpress.com Mohamad Hasan Sweidan Today's global conflicts — whether in Eastern Europe, West Asia, or East Asia — are spawned by a fading US hegemon desperately clinging to power. "One era is ending, a new one is beginning, and the decisions that we make now will shape the future for decades to come." With these words,…
(2023-12-27). Christians of Palestine: Church Leaders Do Not Represent Us. orinocotribune.com The justifications of the heads of churches in Palestine for their meeting with the president of the genocidal, ethnic cleansing and displacing Zionist state, Haim Herzog, did not succeed in stopping the popular campaign against the provocative normalization meeting for Palestinians in general and Christians in particular. Neither the talk of "status quo," nor "protocol," nor what they said in their explanatory statement, as they described it, but rather the apologetic statement, as it seems, that they demanded "to stop the bloodbath," while their statement did not refer to the entity as the perpetrator of "the b…
(2023-12-27). Somalia Flooding: Population Density with Baseline Population by District (26 Dec 2023). reliefweb.int 
(2023-12-28). Alertan sobre brote de cólera en ciudad portuaria de Sudán. telesurtv.net El representante de la OMS en Sudán, Mohamad Taufiq Mashal, informó que los brotes de cólera ya se habían extendido a nueve de los 18 estados del país.
(2023-12-27). 'A Humanitarian Crisis': Understanding Sudan's Civil War. youtube.com 
Thousands have been killed and millions have been displaced as the war in Sudan continues in its ninth month. Six million people have been displaced so far by the war which started when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formerly ruling partners in the military junta, began fighting each other …
(2023-12-27). Alertan sobre brote de cólera en ciudad portuaria de Sudán. telesurtv.net El representante de la OMS en Sudán, Mohamad Taufiq Mashal, informó que los brotes de cólera ya se habían extendido a nueve de los 18 estados del país.
(2023-12-27). COU tasks Luwero Diocese to pay UGX 18m legal costs over cancellation of Bishop election. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda (COU) has directed the Anglican diocese of Luwero to pay Shillings 18m as legal costs related to the nullification of the election of the Bishop-elect. This directive is outlined in a December 21, 2023 letter, from the Provincial Secretary, Rev. Canon William Ongeng, addressed to Rt. …
(2023-12-27). Parents charged with negligence after children drowning. independent.co.ug 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parents of the children who drowned in Lake Victoria on Christmas have been charged with negligence by the police in Kiira region. The suspects, Hasifah Kasubo, the mother of 12-year-old Fazili Mukungu, and Sofia Nakazibwe, the mother of 10-year-old Aksali Wambede, are both residents of Katende cell, Bugembe ward …