(2021-07-18). Imperialism, The Genocide In Namibia & The Working Class With Kav Hambira. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Namibian journalist and artist Kav Hambira about the role of German imperialism in Namibia and the present economic and political crisis.
(2021-07-18). ISIS Cells Inflicted Heavy Losses On Nigerian Government Forces In Two Recent Attacks (Photos). southfront.org From ISIS attack in Maynti, Borno. Click to see full-size image. | ISIS terrorists inflicted heavy losses on Nigerian government forces in two recent attacks in the northeastern state of Borno. | The first attack, which took place on July 13, saw the terrorists attacking several posts of local pro-government forces near the town of Lambwa. | Four fighters and a civilian, allegedly a spy for the government, were killed by the terrorists. During the attack, the terrorists also captured a pick…
(2021-07-18). Cuba: Beside the People, With the People and for the People, the Revolution Continues! libya360.wordpress.com Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Republic of Cuba, in the act of revolutionary reaffirmation, in the esplanade of La Piragua, Havana, on July 17, 2021, Year 63 of the Revolution. Dear Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution; People of Cuba, Cuban men and women; Compatriots: Long…
(2021-07-18). Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic experts available to comment on Olympics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic experts are available to offer comments throughout the Olympics on everything from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on training and competition to injuries that athletes may be dealing with. Here is a sampling: Chad Asplund, M.D.Dr. Asplund is a primary care sports medicine physician. He can discuss endurance sports, rhabdomyolysis, heat injury, sleep and athletic performance. Elijah Behr, M.D.Dr. Behr is a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London…
(2021-07-18). FROM THE FIELD: Cameroon's displaced, get hooked on fish. news.un.org Cameroonians who have been displaced by conflict and climate change in the north of the West African country are turning to aquaculture as an alternative source of income, thanks to support from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
(2021-07-17). Pot Meet Kettle: Biden Refers to Cuba as 'Failed State'. sputniknews.com Liberation Heroine Assata Shakur turns 74; Anniversary of bold Young Lord's hospital occupation; Nigerian-American basketball players appeal to play in Olympics…
(2021-07-17). A Senseless Cathedral of Doom. zcomm.org In early June 2021, the United States military led a major military exercise on the African continent: the African Lion 21…
(2021-07-17). [Editorial] COVID-19 in Africa: a lesson in solidarity. thelancet.com Many countries in Africa face a serious third wave of COVID-19 that is both larger and more burdensome on health systems than previous waves. This predictable turn of events has been driven by a morally reprehensible lack of vaccine equity (<1% of the population are fully vaccinated), leaving the continent vulnerable to new and more transmissible variants of the virus, behavioural and economic pandemic fatigue, and complacency. A lack of diagnostic capacity in some countries means the epidemiology of this current wave is uncertain, but South Africa, Namibia, and Zambia are reporting the highest numbers of new cas...
(2021-07-17). Military Situation In The Lake Chad Area On July 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Nigerian Army dismissed the report of the alleged release of 1009 ex-Boko Haram militants to the Borno State government | On July 16, heavy clashes between the Cameron Army and ISWAP were reported near the Zelevet village | ISWAP said that it had appointment a governor to oversee the Lake Chad region and control tax collection | ISWAP reportedly plans to set up 4 caliphates in the Lake Chad area and North-Eastern Nigeria | The Nigerian army reportedly killed hundreds of…
(2021-07-17). Comentario de Workers World / China y àÅfrica: Cooperación mutua, no neocolonialismo. workers.org Por Ernie Hamer (Autor invitado) Basado en una charla dada en una reunión de Workers World/ Partido Mundo Obrero en Buffalo, N.Y., el 27 de abril de 2021. Con la República Popular de China en ascenso, las fuerzas del imperialismo estadounidense están comenzando a entrar en pánico a medida que . . . |
(2021-07-17). Famine looms over northern Ethiopia's Tigray region as civil war re-escalates. peoplesdispatch.org With seasonal rains on the horizon, the one chance to avert a full blown famine in Tigray and parts of neighboring Amhara and Afar, already reeling under a severe food shortage, may be lost if the fighting does not cease…
(2021-07-17). FROM THE FIELD: A flood of humanitarian needs for Burundi lake dwellers. news.un.org Some 52,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Burundi since March this year, following the rise of waters in Lake Tanganyika in East Africa and most need humanitarian assistance, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM).
(2021-07-17). The Assassination of Jovenel Moise: What Next for Haiti? orinocotribune.com By Seth Donnelly — Jul 13, 2021 | Today, the people of Haiti are facing down the US-backed dictatorship of the ruling Haitian Tet Kale Party (PHTK) that came to power through the fraudulent election of Michel Martelly in 2010 and maintained its grip on power through the fraudulent election of Jovenel Moise in 2016, what Haitian activists refer to as electoral coup d'etats. Both elections were held under UN occupation and sponsored by the US government. As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton detoured from her trip to the Middle East at the height of the Arab Spring uprising in Egypt and personally intervened…
(2021-07-17). Latin America in Dispute: Interview with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza. libya360.wordpress.com Over the next hour, we will examine events in the region, the facts, the analysis and the outlook. In an interview for the program "Latin America in Dispute", broadcast by the multi-state Telesur, the Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, stated that the Bolivarian Government's commitment is to integration, peace and dialogue…
(2021-07-17). Confronting Interference, for an End to the Blockade and Respect for Cuba's Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Statement of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power We address Parliaments, Parliamentary Friendship Groups and legislators, to spread our truth in the face of the immense and brutal political-media operation against Cuba, oriented and financed from the United States, deployed through social networks, with automated patterns with hundreds of thousands…
(2021-07-17). Cuba: Statement of the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power. libya360.wordpress.com Confronting Interference, for an End to the Blockade and Respect for Cuba's Sovereignty We address Parliaments, Parliamentary Friendship Groups and legislators, to spread our truth in the face of the immense and brutal political-media operation against Cuba, oriented and financed from the United States, deployed through social networks, with automated patterns with hundreds of thousands…