(2022-02-08). Refugees in the Cluster of Humanitarian Disasters. journal-neo.org 
Recent years have been increasingly marked by numerous migration crises. Fleeing from wars, armed conflicts and various militant activities, migrants from Africa and Asia continue to make dangerous attempts to enter Europe by various, often risky and dangerous, means. As a result, many of them die at sea, and the coastguards of various countries have …
(2022-02-08). Wave of Coups Disrupts Africa as U.S.-Trained Soldiers Play Key Role in Overthrowing Governments. democracynow.org 
The African Union is condemning a wave of coups in Africa, where military forces have seized power over the past 18 months in Mali, Chad, Guinea, Sudan and, most recently, in January, Burkina Faso. Several were led by U.S.-trained officers as part of a growing U.S. military presence in the region under the guise of counterterrorism, which is a new imperial influence that supplements the history of French colonialism, says Brittany Meché, assistant professor at Williams College. Some coups have been met with celebration in the streets, signaling armed revolt has become the last resort for people dissatisfied with…
(2022-02-07). Barack Obama's Father Identified as CIA Asset in U.S. Drive to "Recolonize" Africa During Early Days of the Cold War. covertactionmagazine.com Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence empire in Africa as part of a …
(2022-02-07). AU Calls for Political Solution to Conflict in Ethiopia. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the African Union (AU) called on all actors to the conflict in Northern Ethiopia to find a lasting political solution as it reiterated its call for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire." | RELATED: | AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AU-PAPS), Bankole Adeoye, told reporters on Sunday that immediate and unconditional ceasefire, guaranteeing humanitarian access and finding political…
(2022-02-07). As US Withholds Millions in Aid From Egypt, Local Expert Says It Won't Bring Cairo 'to Its Knees'. sputniknews.com Egypt has been the recipient of an average of $2 billion in annual military and economic aid from the US since 1979, when it signed a peace treaty with Israel. And an Egyptian professor claims that money has always been used as a tool to ensure political leverage.
(2022-02-07). Daily Round-up| Student leader released on bail in Swaziland, persecution of Egyptian lawyer & more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the release of a student leader in Swaziland following mass protests, the persecution of human rights lawyer Osama Bayoumi in Egypt, and the controversy over an oil exploration project in the Sao Francisco region of Brazil…
(2022-02-07). Algeria to Central Europe: NATO plans gas pipeline from Spain to Germany — report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com La Vanguardia: Un gasoducto España-Alemania está entrando en los planes de la OTAN 112 UkraineFebruary 7, 2022 NATO plans to build a gas pipeline from Spain to Germany, — media NATO is considering building a pipeline from Spain to France and Germany that will "reduce Central Europe's dependence on Russian gas." This was reported by …
(2022-02-07). "It's All Racist!" Trudeau Tailism of the Synthetic Left in Canada. libya360.wordpress.com The Synthetic Left in #Canada is doing #TrudeauTailism, repeating the same narratives about the Freedom Convoy, by telling minorities specifically, and Socialists overall not to engage in struggle during this #Populist moment because there are some Fringe Right Wing elements present. The alternative is to cede this ground to the Far Right which will only…
(2022-02-07). Who Is to Blame for Vaccine Hesitancy? libya360.wordpress.com Donald Boudreaux Tennis star Novak Djokovic famously (or, depending on your perspective, infamously) refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition for entering Australia to play in the Australian Open. Djokovic's refusal prompted National Review's Kevin Williamson and Charles Cooke to engage each other in an online debate over the merits of government-mandated Covid vaccination. Williamson finds such mandates…
(2022-02-07). Sri Lankan health workers launch strike over pay disparities. peoplesdispatch.org Sri Lankan health workers launched an indefinite strike on Monday, February 7 protesting the government's failure to address salary anomalies and other issues. This follows a one-day strike on January 26 and other actions in the preceding months. | Health workers in Sri Lanka have been participating in intensive industrial action over the past three months. Their major demands include the rectification of salary anomalies, higher allowances for transport and on-call duties from 3,000 Rupees (USD 15) to 10,000 Rupees (USD 49.25), and increase in overtime rates, according to media reports. | The protests that began…
(2022-02-07). Polar bear auctions and declining elephant numbers: the trophy hunting industry's latest scandals. thecanary.co 
The trophy hunting lobby group Safari Club International (SCI)