(2024-02-09). What is the Importance of Black History? counterpunch.org 
On November 22, 2014, Tamir E. Rice, a 12-year-old African American boy, was killed at the Cudell Recreation Center in Cleveland, Ohio; the officer, according to the DOJ, "fired two shots within less than two seconds of opening the passenger door, striking Tamir once in the abdomen." Dr. Joy DeGruy coined the theory Post Traumatic
(2024-02-09). Impact Of The Haitian Revolution On Resistance History. popularresistance.org This year represents the 98th anniversary of the launching of "Negro History Week" in 1926, later named Black History Month in 1976, after the federal government issued a proclamation in recognition of the contributions of African American people under the administration of President Gerald R. Ford. | The commemoration was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a pioneering scholar and public intellectual who founded the Journal of Negro History in 1915 and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History the following year, 1916. | Woodson's origins within the African American working class is a demonstration…
(2024-02-09). Report: Israel Backing Off on Hostage Talks After Rejecting Hamas's Latest Offer. news.antiwar.com Israel is backing off from Qatari and Egyptian-mediated hostage talks with Hamas after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Palestinian group's latest proposal, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. An Israeli official told the Times that instead of offering a counter-proposal, Israel will try to get the US to apply pressure on Qatar, although …
(2024-02-09). RDCs tasked to increase Museveni's 2026 support in Central. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioners-RDCs/RCC's and Intelligence Officers in the Central Region have been asked to work harder to increase the number of votes for incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni so as to extend his leadership beyond 2026 elections. According to the Permanent Secretary in the office of the President …
(2024-02-09). Are Israeli avocados exacerbating Morocco's drought crisis. newarab.com 
(2024-02-09). Biden's blunder: President mistakes Egypt for Mexico in press conference. albawaba.com
(2024-02-09). Egypt releases three female journalists detained since 2022. newarab.com 
The Egyptian authorities released on Wednesday evening 32 pre-trial detainees, including three female journalists who had been behind bars for almost two years in a country Head of the Egyptian Syndicate of Journalists, Khaled El-Balshy,
(2024-02-09). Hamas officials return to Cairo in renewed ceasefire bid. newarab.com 
A Hamas delegation Led by Hamas deputy head Khalil al-Hayaa, the delegation is meeting officials from the Egyptian intelligence service and…
(2024-02-09). Twenty headteachers in Nakaseke face demotion over poor PLE results. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty headteachers in Nakaseke District are facing demotion due to poor performance of schools in last year's Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE. Following a recent district council resolution, the headteachers of 20 schools have been summoned to defend themselves next month before a decision to demote them to classroom teachers is …
(2024-02-09). Saudi Arabia refuses to normalize relations with Israel without an independent Palestinian state. pressenza.com Saudi Arabia told the US that it will not resume diplomatic relations with Israel unless an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders is recognized, the Arab country's foreign ministry said on Wednesday."The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's position has always been firm on the Palestinian issue and the need for the brotherly Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights. The Kingdom has conveyed its firm position to the US administration that there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel until the recognition of an independent Palestinian state […] with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as the…
(2024-02-09). Preventative Medicine Needed: Israel's Roles in Genocides, Dictatorships, and Repression Around the World. counterpunch.org My first encounter with Israel's role in genocide happened while caring for patients, not in Palestine but in California. Compared to traumatization of ordinary people in Israel or deaths and injuries in Gaza now, that experience may seem small. But as possible Israeli genocide causes concerns worldwide, including South Africa's case against Israel in the
(2024-02-09). Blinken: Israel shouldn't 'dehumanise others' after 7 Oct. newarab.com 
US Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel following visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt earlier this week, amid a push for a new ceasefire in Gaza. | Israel Prime Minister Benjami…
(2024-02-09). NCBA Bank supports Junior Golf Series 2024 with Shs80m. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank has announced its sponsorship of the NCBA Uganda Junior Open 2024, providing Shs80 million in cash and in-kind contributions. This tournament is designed to groom the younger generation for future excellence in tournaments across Uganda, the region, and globally, reflecting NCBA's ethos of "Go For It!". The …
(2024-02-09). Uganda government, UN launch joint programme for quality data, statistics. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) together with 11 United Nations (UN) agencies launched a three-year joint programme that will lead to the collection and analysis of data and statistics which are geared towards improving planning and budgeting in Uganda. The program, which will cost $41.8 million (about Shs160 billion), …
(2024-02-09). Suspending Funding for UNRWA is an Indirect Violation of the International Court of Justice's Decision and Morally Indefensible. counterpunch.org 
In its January 26 decision in South Africa v. Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that "the State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip." The
(2024-02-09). Government tasked to regulate rehabilitative care devices. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Players in the health sector have called for greater regulation of assistive technologies in the country. There are fears that some of the devices being donated in the country are wrongly prescribed or do not meet the standards. Assistive technologies can benefit a wide range of people, including those with …
(2024-02-09). Finansal ƒ∞stikrar Komitesi, Hazine ve Maliye Bakanƒ± ≈ûim≈üek ba≈ükanlƒ±ƒüƒ±nda toplandƒ±. aa.com.tr Finansal ƒ∞stikrar Komitesi toplantƒ±sƒ±, Hazine ve Maliye Bakanƒ± Mehmet ≈ûim≈üek ba≈ükanlƒ±ƒüƒ±nda bugàºn yapƒ±ldƒ±.
(2024-02-09). Karuma Bridge assessment to disrupt traffic to Gulu. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travel via Karuma Bridge in Kiryandongo District along the Kampala-Gulu Highway is expected to be disrupted starting Friday through the weekend as the Uganda National Roads Authority conducts quality inspections there. This is part of the plans for the construction of another bridge. The bridge lies along the major …
(2024-02-09). New book details the life of revolutionary Michel Pablo. greenleft.org.au 
Derek Wall reviews Hall Greenland's biography of Michel Pablo (1911‚Äí96), an Egyptian-born Greek revolutionary leader.
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The new Oscar-nominated film Io Capitano follows young Senegalese migrants on their journey from West Africa to Europe. "We wanted to … give visual form to a part of the journey that we don't see," says director Matteo Garrone. We are also joined by Mamadou Kouassi, whose journey from the Ivory Coast to Italy inspired the movie. Nearly 200,000 migrants traveled to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea last year. Thousands have died or gone missing during the perilous journey. "We wanted to try to humanize this number," says Garrone. For migrants like Kouassi, who face increasingly xenop…
Three of the poorest countries in the world according to the United Nations — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — stood up Jan. 29 and disrupted how French and U.S. imperialism control Africa. Demonstrators wave flags of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, and a poster reading "No to ECOWAS" during . . . | 
The fact that the court in the Ukraine v. Russia case ordered an immediate cease-fire yet did not impose one in the Gaza conflict in the South Africa v. Israel case presents a quandary. The reality on the ground has not altered in either case, with the average person bearing the burden of armed war and the people of Gaza and Ukraine experiencing genocide, the worst kind of atrocity that is classified as a crime against humanity. 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda maintained its fourth position with a score of 63 out of 28 countries surveyed in the Africa Financial Markets Index 2023. The Absa Group survey, released in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Tuesday, said that Ugandan government bonds were added to the FTSE Frontier Emerging Markets Government Bond Index, …
Israel's vow to seize the Egyptian officials warn such a move could critically undermine the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced…
The documentary Downfall: the Case Against Boeing confines its scope to the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 (which occurred on October 29, 2018, in Indonesia) and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (March 10, 2019, in Addis Ababa). Both planes crashed shortly after their takeoffs (13 minutes for 602, six minutes for 210), killing everyone on 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | More than 300 students of Kayindu Secondary School in Luwero district are in panic following an order by the landlord to evict them from their premises. In 1982, residents established Kayindu Secondary School as a community school in Kalagala sub-county after getting five acres of land as a donation from …
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Last October, El Al suspended its direct flights to and from Marrakech after the Israeli government recommended its citizens avoid travelling to Morocco for security reasons. During the same month, Israeli diplomats left Rabat following raging anti-normalisation protests i…
Senegal is in the midst of its worst political upheaval in decades after the president postponed this month's election. More than 200 opposition politicians and protesters have been arrested, and the government has shut down some internet access, amid what the decision's opponents are describing as a coup. "This is just the latest step in a string of human rights abuses," says Amnesty International researcher Ousmane Diallo, who says Sall's latest anti-democratic move is characteristic of an increasingly repressive regime. We also hear from former Prime Minister Aminata Touré, who br…
ALBAWABA – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Tuesday the appointment of Judge Julia Sebutinde as the Vice President of ICJ causing a wide controversy online.In a statement, the ICJ said to have appointed Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam as the new president of the court. Salam has been a member of the court since 2018 and previously served as Beirut's envoy to the United Nations.According to ICJ, Vice President Sebutinde has been a Member of the Court since 6 February 2012. Before joining the Court, Sebutinde was a judge at the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2005 to 2011. Lebanese Judge Nawaf S…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has expressed fear over the rising borrowing by the government from the local banking industry, saying it could team up with other factors to affect the growth of the economy. As of the end of June 2023, the government owes local lenders 33 trillion …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Civil Society Organizations and a lawyer Peter Gwayaka Magelah have petitioned the Constitutional Court in Kampala seeking an order to nullify 22 parliamentary seats some in new cities and municipalities. The CSOs are the Alliance for Finance Monitoring and the Walezi wa Katiba Foundation. The petitioners argue …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dog Kanyanya, the ringleader of a major Kisenyi criminal gang has succumbed to bullet wounds he sustained during police operations. Police were informed at around 9 am last Friday that pedestrians had been attacked by a gang of more than 12 members all armed with knives and iron bars. …
Joel Ssenyonyi is disappointed that some UPE schools have not yet received the Capitation Grant. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to increase the capitation grant for government-aided primary schools, saying the current Shs20,000 per pupil …
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 300 UPDF men and officers from Magamaga cantonment yesterday made a route march along the Jinja-Iganga highway, enroute to Bugweri district for the year's Tarehe sita celebrations. The soldiers who covered themselves with fresh green leaves and dry banana leaves setoff from Magamaga barracks at about 9: 00am and arrived …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who have been rallying Ugandans politically under the MK Movement, have today relaunched as Patriotic League of Uganda, with the aim of setting a foundation for a political party that will contest national elections in future. DEVELOPING STORY Share on: WhatsApp…
THE HAGUE | THE INDEPENDENT | Judge Julia Sebutinde from Uganda has been elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by her peers, for a term of three years. Earlier, Lebanese judge Nawaf Salam was Tuesday elected President of the ICJ. Vice-President Sebutinde has been a Member of the Court since 6 February 2012. …