(2022-02-03). WorkWeek Police Attack On KPFA Journalist Frank Sterling &Texas Professor Fired For Tweets. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the attack on police attack on KPFA journalist Frank Sterling, the firing of a Texas professor for tweets and a solidarity rally for 5,000 striking Clover Dairy workers in South Africa.
(2022-02-03). Ethiopia hosts 40th Ordinary Session of AU Executive Council. plusnews.ug 
The 40th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Ministerial Session) now happening in Ethiopia, will today close after two days of successful deliberations. The session of the African Ministers of Foreign Affairs kicked off on Wednesday at the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, convening physically for the first time since the …
(2022-02-03). Ethiopia PM Abiy welcomes African leaders for AU Summit. plusnews.ug 
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr Abiy Ahmed has extended welcome to ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of State and Government of African countries who are taking part in the ongoing African Summits in the Capital, Addis Ababa. The 40th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Ministerial Session) kicked off yesterday February 2 and …
(2022-02-03). Photos: Agriculture Minister says land acquisition is hindering palm growing. plusnews.ug 
Although Government of Uganda undertook to promote Palm growing, the issue of land is proving to be a major obstacle. In partnership with Bidco Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of Wilmar with a modern edible oil processing complex in Jinja City, government had projected a quicker implementation of the venture through its Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries …
(2022-02-03). Patriotism is NRM ideology. plusnews.ug 
By Emmanuel Lumala Dombo Until recently, many thought that the position of PM belonged to the Banyakigezi, given the two former Prime Ministers of Uganda. Being a political appointment, there could have been sufficient reason at a particular time that warranted that to happen and that even enabled some people to begin imagining that after …
(2022-02-02). Headlines for February 2, 2022. democracynow.org Putin Accuses U.S. of Using Ukraine as "Tool" to Contain Russia, Pacific Nations, Incl. Tonga, Report First COVID Cases; South Africa, EU Nations Ease Restrictions, Guinea-Bissau's President Says He Survived Coup Attempt, Security Forces Killed in Attack, Two Babies Die in Freezing Syrian Camps for Displaced People, Major Coalition of States, Cities and Advocacy Groups Backs Mexican Effort to Sue U.S. Gunmakers, Native American Tribes Reach Tentative Settlement with J&J, Drug Distributors over Opioid Epidemic, ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg from "The View" After Saying Holocaust Was "Not About Race", Ex-NFL Coach F…
(2022-02-02). 30 NATO members, 37 partners from around the world forge new global strategic doctrine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The 67 nations involved include ones on all six populated continents. Why the world stubbornly persists in ignoring the evolution of an ever-expanding international military alliance is beyond my ability to comprehend. ==== NATO engages with partners to help shape the next Strategic Concept 37 participating partners: Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and …
(2022-02-02). Sudan: Yesterday's News There, Tomorrow's Nightmare Everywhere Else. journal-neo.org 
While the world waits for Boris Johnson to be sacked and Emanuel Macron to be consumed by self-inflicted love bites, it is distracting itself with the events in Sudan. Not because anyone cares about the country or its people, but because it is a useful flag-waving exercise. Military coup! Democracy violated! Turmoil in Africa! Protesters …
(2022-02-02). What's at stake with SCOTUS nomination — an editorial. workers.org 
On the eve of Black History Month — February — President Joe Biden announced his intentions of nominating an African American woman to replace the soon-to-be-retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Sitting on the court now are six men and three women. All justices have life tenure, until either . . . |
(2022-02-02). British American Tobacco Funding War in West Africa by Oversupplying Region with Cigarettes. projectcensored.org In May 2021, CorpWatch reported on British American Tobacco's (BAT) plan to open a cigarette factory in Mali that year. This, the result of a complicated partnership between the Malian…
(2022-02-02). 'Remarkable' image of our galaxy's center revealed. rt.com 
A supermassive black hole lurking in the center of the Milky Way is the brightest spot | A new MeerKAT telescope image of the galactic center reveals the "complex heart" of the Milky Way, with astronomers saying they now have "the best insight yet into the population of mysterious 'radio filaments' found nowhere else." | Released by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, the "remarkable" image is based on a mosaic of 20 separate observations, which took a total of 200 hours of MeerKAT telescope time to acquire. | | A rare, almost-perfect spherical supernova remnant that has been discovered at the edg…
(2022-02-02). Libyan parliament to replace transitional government after failure to hold presidential elections. peoplesdispatch.org The eastern based-parliament announced that candidates can start submitting their applications for the role of interim prime minister. The move came just over a month after the presidential elections scheduled for December 24 were postponed…