Hosni Mubarak, US-backed dictator of Egypt for 30 years, dead at 91
wsws.org | 2020-02-26
Overthrown in 2011 by a mass revolt of the Egyptian people, he died with his criminal legacy secured by a military regime that is even more repressive than the one he headed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/26/muba-f26.html

The Call of the Wild (2020): A Cinematic Fairy Tale for the Age of Environmental Disaster
Jonah Raskin | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-26
The problem with Jack London has always been that while he was a compelling storyteller with a vivid imagination, he was also a racist, or at least a writer who embraced racial ideas about the superiority of Anglo Saxons and the inferiority of African Americans, Asians and Latinos. Most of the racism that's embedded in The…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/26/the-call-of-the-wild-2020-a-cinematic-fairy-tale-for-the-age-of-environmental-disaster/

Recall Campaign Uses Darkened Photo of Councilmember Glover in Facebook Ad
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2020-02-26
The group Santa Cruz United is running a Facebook ad that features a visibly darkened photo of Santa Cruz City Councilmember Drew Glover, who is African American. The photo has been converted to gray-scale and covered in text containing allegations of misconduct. The ad was placed to promote the recall of Councilmember Glover, as well as Councilmember Chris Krohn, who is not featured in the photo. The imagery preys on human perception through what has been termed by researchers as the "Bad is Black" effect. In 2016, Professor Adam Alter of New York University and three colleagues found the darker the appearance o…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/24/18831010.php

Peace in South Sudan to bolster Turkish investment
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-26
South Sudan's ambassador to Turkey urged Turkish investors to "be among the first" to invest in his country, even as a new transitional government takes shape under a landmark peace deal.Last Friday, South Sudan President Salva Kiir appointed rebel leader Riek Machar vice president after they agreed to form a long-delayed unity government

Sanders Tops Democratic Polls, Leads Biden Among African American Voters – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-26
The Vermont Senator earlier won the Nevada primary in a landslide, getting 34 percent of the vote, thus, securing 24 delegates. Former Vice President Joe Biden came in second with just 17 percent, garnering nine delegates.
sputniknews.com/us/202002261078407825-sanders-tops-democratic-polls-leads-biden-among-african-american-voters—reports/

Italian Iveco buses to be manufactured in Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-26
Turkey's leading bus manufacturer Otokar has signed a production agreement with Italian Iveco Bus, the company announced on Wednesday.In a statement, Otokar said it will locally manufacture products under the Iveco Bus brand at its facilities in the northwestern province of Sakarya."This contractual partnership covers existing models in the Iveco Bus portfolio for international distribution, as well as the production of a model specifically catering to markets in Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia," the statement said.Serdar Gorguc, Otokar's general manager, said he hoped the agreement would lead to…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/italian-iveco-buses-to-be-manufactured-in-turkey-3512821

First round of Libyan political talks begins in Geneva
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-26
"I can confirm that the Libyan talks have begun at the UN Geneva Office today. Negotiations are ongoing," Rheal Leblanc, a spokesman for the UN Geneva Office, told Anadolu Agency.Leblanc said he did not have information about the delegations participating in the negotiations and how many there were.The UN said in a statement on Tuesday that Ghassan Salame, the special representative of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), would host the meeting at the Palais des Nations under the auspices of the UN.Tamim Baiou, Libya's permanent representative at the UN Geneva office, told Anadolu Agency that the talks at th…
yenisafak.com/en/world/first-round-of-libyan-political-talks-begins-in-geneva-3512833

Trudeau Enables Corporate Canada to Exploit Ethiopia's Minerals
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-25
The Federal government wants Canadian corporations to profit from Ethiopia's minerals. During his recent trip to the Horn of Africa country Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced negotiations on a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA). As I detailed in this article, bilateral investment treaties with African countries are overwhelmingly designed to solidify the position of Canadian mining interests. Alongside the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/trudeau-enables-corporate-canada-to-exploit-ethiopias-minerals/

Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Finally Takes Hold After 2-Day Fighting
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-25
A ceasefire brokered by Egypt and the United Nations took hold on the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday after two days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, after the Israeli army killed a Palestinian man, member of the Islamic Jihad. | RELATED: | Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian, Drag His Body With Bulldozer | A video wi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Gaza-Ceasefire-Finally-Takes-Hold-After-2-Day-Fighting-20200225-0011.html

Egypt's Former President Hosni Mubarak Has Passed Away
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-25
Egypt's government Tuesday announced that former President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled this African country from 1981 to 2011, passed away at the age of 91. | RELATED: | Egypt Upholds Detention of Researcher Patrick George Zaki, Denies Torture | Alaa Mubarak confirmed his father's death through social networks where he posted a video in which two images of Mubarak are presented, one as president and another as a young Army officer. | "With and against us, the homeland remains and peo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Egypts-Former-President-Hosni-Mubarak-Has-Passed-Away-20200225-0007.html

How Medical Negligence at the US Border Killed an Immigrant Father
Joe Penney | thenation.com | 2020-02-25
Nebane Abienwi fled a civil conflict in Cameroon. Once in the US, it was shoddy medical care that killed him.
thenation.com/article/world/ice-death-negligence/

More funding needed to combat locust swarms 'unprecedented in modern times'
news.un.org | 2020-02-25
Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, top UN relief officials warned on Tuesday, saying action now, will avert a major food crisis later.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1058041

'It's your future to define', says UN deputy chief, urging young African leaders to push for Global Goals
news.un.org | 2020-02-25
Meeting in Zimbabwe with young leaders from across the African continent,UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Monday encouraged the lively gathering to "use your youth power, for it's your future to define", telling them to use technology effectively to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1058081

The "spectre of communism" haunts the world: 172 years of the Communist Manifesto
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-02-25
Tens of thousands of people in Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America publicly read the Communist Manifesto to commemorate the 172nd year since its first publication in 1848. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/25/the-spectre-of-communism-haunts-the-world-172-years-of-the-communist-manifesto/

Libya's US Base Request Reveals How Desperate the Turkish-Backed Government Has Become
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-25
Libya's recent request for the US to open up a base in the North African country under the pretext of supposedly fighting terrorism, countering organized crime, and "containing" Russia reveals just how desperate the Turkish-backed government has become since it …
globalresearch.ca/libya-us-base-request-reveals-desperate-turkish-backed-government/5704697

African Youth Optimistic About Future on the Continent: Survey
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-24
Young people across Africa are overwhelmingly optimistic about their future and believe the continent is heading for success thanks to new technologies and entrepreneurship, according to the African Youth Survey 2020 released Thursday. | RELATED: | The 2020 Africa Climate Week to Face Paris Agreement Challenges | The survey, conducted by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, said that "a rising Afro-Optimism amon…
telesurenglish.net/news/African-Youth-Optimistic-About-Future-on-the-Continent-Survey-20200224-0027.html

UN deputy chief see first-hand toll of climate change on Zimbabwe's natural habitat
news.un.org | 2020-02-23
Alongside the human population, Africa's animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed saw first-hand on Sunday in Zimbabwe.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057951

Minnesota progressives say 'Don't vote for Amy Klobuchar'
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-02-22
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UN chief welcomes South Sudan's Unity government, lauds parties for 'significant achievement'
news.un.org | 2020-02-22
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Saturday the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057941

Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus
news.un.org | 2020-02-21
Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just the last three weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning of a displacement emergency in the wider Sahel region.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057831

Cameroon: UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence, call for civilian protection
news.un.org | 2020-02-21
Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed against civilians, including women and children, in the south-west and north-west regions of Cameroon.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057881

Situation in central Mali 'deteriorating' as violence, impunity rise, UN rights expert warns
news.un.org | 2020-02-21
The growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one of the aggravating factors, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Friday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057911

Weekend Read: 2020: African Americans and the Vote
splcenter.org | 2020-01-29
Historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926 established "Negro History Week" to celebrate the contributions to our nation made by Black people.
splcenter.org/news/2020/02/01/weekend-read-2020-african-americans-and-vote