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Staff (2024-01-18). Max Blumenthal confronts State Dept on genocide support. youtube.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Blumenthal's latest intervention in the State Department briefing room, where he challenged Blinken spokesman on the Biden administration's rejection of the South African legal case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at …

Collective, CADTM International (2024-01-18). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org

Collective, CADTM International (2024-01-18). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org

Staff (2024-01-18). Israel Tells ICJ It Has the 'Most Moral Army in the World' at Genocide Hearing. scheerpost.com South Africa's genocide case against Isreal at the International Court of Justice, the Hague on Jan. 12, 2024 via Wikimedia Commons By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout In a historic appearance before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) in The Hague, the legal team representing the Republic of South Africa presented a powerful and compelling …

cloud.progressive.international (2024-01-18). Fact Sheet setting out the details of South Africa's case. cloud.progressive.international On 29 December, South Africa filed a case before the ICJ at the Hague accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

The Independent (2024-01-18). Namibia, South Africa rally NAM countries for UN reforms, end to "Palestinian genocide" independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Foreign Ministers at the ongoing Non-Aligned Movement have called on the international community to respect the United Nations Resolutions especially those that respect the sovereignty of member-states. The Ministers meeting that started Wednesday follows the Senior Officials Preparatory Meeting that comprised mainly of technical people and ambassadors to the UN, …

Workers World Party (2024-01-18). PDF of January 18 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. South Africa puts Israel on trial before the world A strong class orientation is needed in 2024 On Palestine and the resistance: Activists resist Northeastern U's attack The fight against Israeli apartheid Cities, unions demand Gaza ceasefire Israeli youth defy military conscription Port of Oakland shut down . . . |

infobrics (2024-01-18). Entry of Middle Eastern Nations Into BRICS+: Important Economic and Geopolitical Takeaways. infobrics.org Five countries — Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Egypt entered BRICS as full members on Jan. 1, now referred to as BRICS+. The BRICS grouping was created in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, while South Africa joined BRICS in 2011…

infobrics (2024-01-18). A Closer Look at Coal Demand in the BRICS Economies>. infobrics.org In the realm of global energy dynamics, the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—stand as crucial players shaping the trajectory of coal demand…

infobrics (2024-01-18). Will the Expanded BRICS Finally Dethrone the Dollar with Help from Crypto. infobrics.org The economies of the BRICS group, which until now has included Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, already in 2023 accounted for 32% of the world's GDP – compared to 30% for the G7 countries. The bloc will yield even more influence in 2024, with the addition of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia…

eng.belta.by (2024-01-18). Lavrov: Over 30 countries seek closer engagement with BRICS. eng.belta.by Sergey Lavrov described the decision at last year's summit in South Africa to expand the number of BRICS members as a particularly important step towards strengthening the BRICS' position on the international stage.

tvbrics (2024-01-18). Free trade regime to extend to 31 countries in Africa this year. tvbrics.com

Federico Fuentes, Patrick Bond (2024-01-18). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |

Federico Fuentes, Patrick Bond (2024-01-18). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |

Ajamu Baraka (2024-01-18). Sekou Odinga has joined the ancestors but the spirit of the Black Liberation Army and African Resistance lives on! mronline.org A commemoration of the life of comrade Sekou Odinga, a lifelong New African revolutionary, former political prisoner, and unstoppable force in the Black liberation movement.

Peoples Health Dispatch (2024-01-18). Concerns grow over global cholera trends. peoplesdispatch.org The number of cholera cases worldwide continues to grow, with countries in eastern and southern Africa being the most heavily affected. Experts call for improving access to hygiene and clean water and are concerned about the shortage of vaccines…

APR editor (2024-01-18). New Zealand can learn from South Africa, The Gambia and others when it comes to international accountability. asiapacificreport.nz ANALYSIS: By Karen Scott, University of Canterbury In 2023, the world witnessed a sustained attack on the very foundations of the international legal order. Russia, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, continued its illegal invasion in Ukraine. Israel's response to the deadly October attack by Hamas exceeded its legitimate right to self-defence.

nosihle (2024-01-18). 4 000 families to receive houses in the Northern Cape. sanews.gov.za 4 000 families to receive houses in the Northern Cape | Government is set to build over 4 000 houses in municipalities across the Northern Cape over the course of the next 12 to 18 months, in a programme valued at R1 billion. | "Through this project, thousands of families will now have a home they can call their own, an asset that can be used to improve their lives and access financing for their needs, and a home that can be passed on to future generations," President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. | Addressing the launch in Kimberley, President Ramaphosa described the mega-housing project as the biggest in th…

Plus News (2024-01-18). Two M23 Commanders Killed As FARDC, SADC Forces Launch Assault in North Kivu. plusnews.ug The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have admitted losing two of their commanders as the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and troops under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched an assault in North Kivu province. On Tuesday FARDC and SADC soldiers used combat drones, heavy and light weapons …

Daniel Volman (2024-01-18). The Military-University-Industry Complex Targets Africa. fpif.org The Pentagon Since the inception of the Minerva Research Initiative program, one of the principal interests of the Pentagon has been projects that respond to the impact of climate change on stab…

Gabisile (2024-01-18). Motshekga congratulates matric class of 2023 top achievers. sanews.gov.za Motshekga congratulates matric class of 2023 top achievers | Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, was beaming this morning as she congratulated learners who have produced excellent results in their National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. | "I stand here with an immense sense of pride as we host our best learners. And for the year, we presented over 800 000 learners and more than 750 000 were full time learners and to be here, I'm sure it's unbelievable. Indeed, you're ahead of the pack in so many ways," she told the country's cream of the crop on Thursday. | Motshekga and Deputy Minister, Dr Reginah Mh…

nosihle (2024-01-18). Call to tune in to Citizens Connect. sanews.gov.za Call to tune in to Citizens Connect | Government has called on all South Africans to watch a programme on SABC 2 that will feature storytelling and engaging content that inspires a collective shift towards an informed and engaged society. | "We call on all South Africans across all spheres of life to follow and tune into SABC 2 from Thursday, 18 January — 22 March 2024 at 8: 30pm, to follow and engage on the 13 episodes of Citizens Connect, which will significantly touch on various interventions and experiences of citizens with government on issues that are essential to their lives," Government Communication…

US Agency for International Development (2024-01-18). Sudan USG Humanitarian Response to the Complex Emergency (01/17/24). reliefweb.int Countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached Map. |

The Independent (2024-01-18). Airtel Africa CEO to retire. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa plc has announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun "Segun" Ogunsanya, with effect from July 1, 2024. Mr. Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and Mobile Money Company for nine years before he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Cameroon FA cautions against fake news about team at AFCON. independent.co.ug YAOUNDE, CAMEROON | Xinhua | Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Wednesday refuted the rumors on social media about the national football team that is currently competing in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D'Ivoire. In a statement, FECAFOOT secretary general Blaise Djounang said there was no quarrel between FA president Samuel Eto'o and head …

nosihle (2024-01-18). Presidential Economic Advisory Council discusses measures to support economic growth, job creation. sanews.gov.za Presidential Economic Advisory Council discusses measures to support economic growth, job creation | Despite the progress made in putting in place fiscally, socially and environmentally sound economic policies, the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) has noted that significant challenges remain. | "In its assessment of the current economic environment, the PEAC highlighted fiscal risks, the poor performance of state-owned enterprises, ongoing load shedding, historical underinvestment in infrastructure, and rising levels of crime as the most urgent obstacles to growth," the Presidency said on Wednesday.

nosihle (2024-01-18). Government empowers citizens throught tv programme. sanews.gov.za Government empowers citizens throught tv programme | Government has packaged a television programme to empower, inform and educate citizens regarding initiatives that can improve their lives by profiling its programmes. | "We are giving voices to communities. We are sharing our content with the broader communities in this country. We are giving ordinary citizens an opportunity to talk about their daily experiences," Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Chief Director: Communication Service Agency, Neli Shuping, said in Pretoria on Thursday. | Shuping was addressing a special screening for a 13-e…

Staff (2024-01-18). The Power of Investing in Research and Development in Africa: A Pathway to Health Improvement and Economic Growth. medriva.com

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-18). Extraordinary Summit on crisis in African region begins. plenglish.com Kampala, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) With the participation of Uganda, Djibouti, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Extraordinary Summit to address tensions in the Horn of Africa began.

UN Security Council (2024-01-18). CAR: Déclaration à la presse du Conseil de sécurité sur l'attaque contre la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République centrafricaine. reliefweb.int Country: Central African Republic | Source: UN Security Council | SC/15566 | On trouvera ci-après le texte de la déclaration à la presse faite, aujourd'hui, par le Président du Conseil de sécurité pour le mois de janvier, M. Nicolas de Rivière (France): | Les membres du Conseil de sécurité ont condamné avec la plus grande fermeté l'attaque à l'engin explosif perpétrée contre la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République centrafricaine (MINUSCA) le 15 janvier à Mbindale, dans laquelle un Casque bleu du Cameroun a été tué et cinq autres blessés. | Les membres du Co…

aljazeera (2024-01-18). DR Congo's shambolic election should be a wake-up call for the SADC. aljazeera.com The regional body should not allow electoral irregularities to threaten democracy and development in Southern Africa.

The Independent (2024-01-18). AU appoints former VP Wandira-Kazibwe to Sudan peace panel. independent.co.ug ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki on Wednesday announced that he has appointed three prominent African personalities as members of the AU High-level panel on Sudan. In a press statement, Faki said he has appointed Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe and Francisco Madeira as members of the AU High …

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-18). South Africa's genocide case against Israel is strong, but politics will decide. greenleft.org.au

UN Development Programme (2024-01-18). Egypt: Expected socioeconomic impacts of the Gaza war on neighbouring countries in the Arab region. reliefweb.int Countries: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic | Sources: UN Development Programme, UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia | Please refer to the attached file. | 1 Observed impacts in the region to date | In November 2023, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) conducted an early assessment of the then expected economic and human impact of the war on the State of Palestine. The present policy brief complements that assessment by examining the likely effects of the Gaza war on neighbo…

tvbrics (2024-01-18). Cabinet IDSC initiates a national dialogue on the direction of the Egyptian economy. tvbrics.com The main goal of the national dialogue is to reach public consensus on policies and mechanisms to implement the document's goals…

infobrics (2024-01-18). Greater BRICS –°ooperation Enjoys Bright Prospects. infobrics.org The BRICS group officially welcomed Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia as new members on Jan. 1 this year, doubling its membership from 5 to 10…

MEE staff (2024-01-18). Kuwait's AlShaya Group curbs Egypt operations due to economic downturn. middleeasteye.net Kuwait's AlShaya Group curbs Egypt operations due to economic downturn | The retail giant will close 60 stores in Egypt, including Mothercare, Debenhams, and The Body Shop | Thu, 01/18/2024 – 14: 38 | A pedestrian walks past "Store Closing" signs in the window display of a Debenhams store in Manchester, northern England (AFP/file) |

newarab (2024-01-18). Egypt says farewell to Western brands as Alshaya downsizes. newarab.com Egyptians will likely say farewell to many of their favourite Western brands after the Kuwaiti retail conglomerate "Due to the economic situation and the challenges facing foreign com…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2024-01-18). U.S. Planning to Establish New Drone Bases in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin. covertactionmagazine.com The Wall Street Journal reported on January 4 that talks were under way as the Biden administration was seeking to establish drone bases at airfields in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin following a coup in Niger over the summer that jeopardized the U.S. military position there. Stars and Stripes magazine reported in December that the …

Famine Early Warning System Network (2024-01-18). Cameroon Mise à jour sur la sécurité alimentaire : Dans les zones de conflit, les récoltes insuffisantes entraàÆneront un début précoce de la soudure, décembre 2023. reliefweb.int Country: Cameroon | Source: Famine Early Warning System Network | Please refer to the attached file. | Messages clé | Des situations de Crise (Phase 3 de l'IPC) sont attendues dans les régions du nord-ouest et du sud-ouest du pays au moins jusqu'au milieu de l'année 2024. En raison de l'insécurité et des conflits, de nombreux ménages pauvres de ces régions ont épuisé les réserves de céréales de base de la campagne principale de 2023, et les récoltes de la contre-saison en cours restent inférieures à la moyenne. Cette situation conduira probablement à un début précoce de la soudure à partir de janvier/févrie…

aljazeera (2024-01-18). Comoros announces curfew after president's fourth-term win sparks protests. aljazeera.com Assoumani, an ex-military officer whose opponents accuse him of muzzling dissent, first came to power in a 1999 coup.

aljazeera (2024-01-18). Somalia rejects mediation with Ethiopia gov't over Somaliland port deal. aljazeera.com The Ethiopia-Somalia feud continues with Mogadishu claiming its territorial integrity has been violated by the deal.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-18). Ethiopia to strengthen economic, political relations with Switzerland. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen said that it is time to strengthen bilateral ties between Ethiopia and Switzerland in terms of economic and political fields.

APR editor (2024-01-18). Marape tells PNG youth 'I'm your father' in bid to mobilise them. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific In the wake of last week's riots and looting across Papua New Guinea's cities, the government has announced plans to get the country's youth working. Prime Minister James Marape said efforts would be made to mobilise people aged 16 to 30, who were not in work or education. Some of the blame for…

Kimera Abdu (2024-01-18). Heads of State and Foreign Dignitaries Converge in Uganda for IGAD, NAM, and G-77+ China Summits. plusnews.ug Today, Kenya's President, H.E. William Ruto, the Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Eng. Waleed A. Elkhereiji, Cuba's Vice President, H.E. Salvador Valdés Mesa, and the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa, arrived in Uganda to participate in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China summits. The NAM summit, currently underway at Speke …

aljazeera (2024-01-18). Kenya cult leader charged with 'terrorism' over starvation deaths. aljazeera.com Paul Mackenzie and 94 others charged over deaths of followers whose bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). Mother of Captive in Gaza: IDF Killed Her Son with Poison Gas. libya360.wordpress.com Wyatt Reed and Max Blumenthal Ron Sherman An outraged Israeli mom has sparked an uproar after accusing the Israeli army of deliberately gassing her son to death while he was being held in a Gaza tunnel. Now she says the Israeli military had her son's gravestone removed after her critical message went viral. His killing…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). Brazil: 'What War Crimes Has Israel Not Committed in Gaza?'. libya360.wordpress.com Eman Abusidu The Brazilian Deputy Padre Joao delivers a speech at the Brazilian congress in January 2024 [Lucas David] Brazilian Deputy Padre Joà£o and a number of his fellow lawmakers have asked Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to work towards stopping Israel's genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza and cancelling all agreements with the occupation state,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). Life in Jerusalem Under Israel's Military Dictatorship. libya360.wordpress.com Journalist Jeremy Loffredo visits the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, a climate of unprecedented repression has descended since October 7. Loffredo documents settler terror attacks on businesses and speaks to local activists who tell him they fear arrest and beatings from Israeli police if they speak out against the assault on Gaza.

aljazeera (2024-01-18). 'Libya is hell' 126 refugees rescued in the Mediterranean say. aljazeera.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). US-UK Bomb Yemen for the Fourth Time. Yemen Strikes Back. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle The US also re-designated Yemen's Ansarallah resistance as a 'global terrorist group' over their operations against Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea US and UK warplanes resumed bombing Yemen in the early hours of 18 January, marking the fourth attack on the poorest nation in the Arab world in less than a week. "US Central…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). "Condemned to Sacrifice": In the Shadow of Argentina's Vaca Muerta. libya360.wordpress.com Argentina's Vaca Muerta: 10 Years of Fracking and Local Resistance Patricia Rodríguez The Neuquén River winds past rock formations in the Neuquén Basin, where the Vaca Muerta formation is located. (Lauren Dauphin / NASA Earth Observatory) With another oil and gas bonanza brewing and a new far-right president in the Casa Rosada, people-led proposals for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). Erdogan's Double Game: Praising Palestine, Aiding Israel. libya360.wordpress.com Mohamad Hasan Sweidan While the Turkish president loudly praises the Palestinian resistance, he is quietly and ferociously pursuing pro-Israel economic and energy policies. Once idolized for schooling then-Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on war crimes before famously storming off at the 2009 Davos Summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again struck out by ordering officials to boycott this…

teleSUR (2024-01-18). US Justifications for Bombing Yemen Are Pathetic: Lavrov. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov described the justifications put forth by the United States for bombing Yemen as "pathetic," comparing the actions to those in Libya in 2011. | RELATED: | "There is an outrage in what is now being done with regard to Yemen. Washington's exculpatory statements look very pathetic," he said. | Lavrov reminded the U.S. and the United Kingdom that "no one authorized the bombing of Yemen, j…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-18). Palestine: Women of the Resistance. libya360.wordpress.com Michael Lavalette Bethlehem wall with graffiti depicting Leila Khaled. Photo: Bluewind / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED The numerous women of the Palestinian resistance debunk the Western stereotype of passive, oppressed Arab women. There is a myth that dominates much Western thinking about women in the Arab world and it needs to be…

National Aeronautics, Space Administration (2024-01-18). Mauritius: Image of the Day for January 17, 2024: Tropical Cyclone Belal. reliefweb.int Country: Mauritius | Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Please refer to the attached file. | In January 2024, Tropical Cyclone Belal lashed Réunion and Mauritius, islands in the southwest Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, with torrential rain and flooding. | The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA's Terra satellite acquired the top image at about 06: 00 Universal Time (10 a.m. in Réunion) on January 14. The storm strengthened that day to the equivalent of a category-2 hurricane, with sustained winds of at least 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. | Belal made la…

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-18). Indonesia, Flooding in Luwu Timur (South Sulawesi) (16 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia | Event Date : Tue, 16 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000084-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Wed, 17 Jan 2024 08: 24: 17 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Luwu Timur | DESCRIPTION | ‚û¢ Location: | ‚óè Malili District, Pungkeru Village | ‚û¢ Effort: | ‚óè The East Luwu Regency Disaster Management Agency carried out an assessment of the flood location and coordinated with local village offic…

newarab (2024-01-18). Moroccans struggle to celebrate AFCON win amid Gaza war. newarab.com Despite Morocco's "It's hard to go chanting and dancing into the streets while we know our brothers in Gaza are being bombed daily," Ahmed, a Moroccan student who joined a crowd of spectators in a café in Rabat, told…

newarab (2024-01-18). Morocco's irrigated area shrinks as drought empties dams. newarab.com Six consecutive years of By mid-January,

infobrics (2024-01-18). Nigeria and Russia Bolstering Ties, BRICS Membership on the Horizon. infobrics.org In an enlightening conversation with RT, Muda Yusuf, a distinguished Nigerian economist, shed light on the burgeoning ties between Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation, and Russia…

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-18). Al menos dos muertos por explosión en Oyo, Nigeria. telesurtv.net El gobernador del estado confirmó las cifras de la explosión reportada durante la víspera a las 19H45 (hora local).

Staff (2024-01-18). Headlines for January 18, 2024. democracynow.org Pakistan Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Iran, U.S. Bombs Yemen for Fourth Time in a Week, Israeli Bombing in Rafah Kills 16 Displaced Palestinians, Including Children, Israel Blows Up Israa University Near Gaza City, Palestinian Journalist Wael Fannouneh of Al-Quds Today TV Killed by Israel in Gaza City, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres Reiterates Call for Ceasefire in Gaza, 10 Palestinians Killed in Occupied West Bank as Israel Carries Out Major Raids, U.K. House of Commons Approves Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda, House Speaker Johnson Says Senate Deal Is "Dead" If Dems Don&#82…

latintimes (2024-01-18). UK's Sunak Survives Knife-edge Vote As Rwanda Bill Clears Commons. latintimes.com UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of his leadership Wednesday, fending off right-wing rebels to win a crunch parliamentary vote on his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda.

aljazeera (2024-01-18). What is the UK's 'Safety of Rwanda' bill and why are MPs fighting over it? aljazeera.com Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes the bill through the House of Commons but not without much squabbling.

L. Michael Hager (2024-01-18). Genocide in My Living Room. counterpunch.org History is replete with genocide. Among the earliest was the Albigensian Crusade 0f 1209 that sparked the Cathar genocide in southern France. In the 20th century, the Turkish genocide of 1915 killed up to 1.2 million Armenian Christians; the Nazi Holocaust of 1941-1945 sent 6 million Jews to death chambers or execution sites; and the Rwanda Genocide of 1994 killed more than half a million Tutsis. Reports of more recent genocides appear in the major media, including Darfur (2003), Yazidi (2010), and Rohingya (2016).

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). UK parliament approves bill to deport immigrants to Rwanda. presstv.ir The UK parliament approves the new copy of the Prime Minister's controversial Rwanda bill.

US Agency for International Development (2024-01-18). Sudan – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Sudan, United States of America | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | SITUATION AT A GLANCE | 13,347 Deaths Caused by Ongoing Conflict in Sudan Since April 15, 2023 ACLED — January 2024 | 24.8 MILLION Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance UN — December 2023 | 6 MILLION People Internally Displaced Since April 15, 2023 IOM — January 2024 | 1 MILLION Sudanese Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Displaced from Sudan Since April 15, 2023 UNHCR — January 2024 | 419,917 Refugee Returnees Displaced Since April 15, 2023 UNHCR…

newarab (2024-01-18). Sudan's war sees fighting in World Heritage Sites. newarab.com The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it "strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid Support Forces (

newarab (2024-01-18). UN probe on Sudan abuses starts with call for halt in combat. newarab.com The three-member team is calling on the rival factions to uphold their obligations to protect civilians and ensure that perpetrators of grave crimes are held to account. | Since April 15 last year, Sudan has been gripped by a war pitting army chief Abdel…

newarab (2024-01-18). Iraqi PM al-Sudani demands US troops to leave country. newarab.com Iraqi Prime Minister "The end of the international coalition mission is a necessity for the security and stability of Iraq," he said during a televised event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. | "It is also a necessity for p…

presstv.ir (2024-01-18). Iraq's prime minister wants immediate withdrawal of US forces. presstv.ir Mohammad Shia al-Sudani was addressing a televised event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

newarab (2024-01-18). Tunisia travel bans lawyer representing Palestine in ICJ. newarab.com "This is the only day I wished to be outside Tunisia," wrote the Tunisian lawyer and former head of Tunisia's Anti-Corruption Authority (INLUC…

The Independent (2024-01-18). Lango reacts to Atim Ogwal's death. independent.co.ug Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First announced by Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, the speaker of Parliament, the news about Ogwal's death spread through social media like wild fire sending Lango into a frenzy. Atim Ogwal succumbed to cancer from a Hospital in India at 77 years. Commonly referred to as "Atat" in Lango, Atim …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Cecilia Atim Ogwal dead. independent.co.ug Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former UPC Iron Lady commonly known as Imat Cecilia in Lango, Cecilia Ogwal is dead. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has confirmed the death of the Dokolo Woman MP who for long served as a Member of Parliament for Lira Municipality Cecilia Ogwal was also a member of …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Veteran opposition legislator Cecilia Ogwal is dead. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veteran opposition legislator Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, who has been terminally ill, has died. Politicians across the country have paid tribute to the contribution of the 'UPC Iron Lady' to the politics of modern Uganda. "When and I received the news of your terminal illness last week, we hoped …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Opposition leaders under house arrest ahead of protests. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police on Thursday morning deployed heavily at the homes of opposition leaders. On Tuesday, the opposition leaders under their umbrella, the United Forces of Change called for protests on Thursday to expose the poor state of roads in Kampala City. Some of the leaders whose homes have been cordoned off …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Katanga murder suspects seek bail in high court. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDET | Four suspects implicated in the murder case of Kampala businessman Henry Katanga which took place two months have asked the High Court to release them on bail. The suspects who include Katanga's two daughters Martha Katanga Nkwanzi and Patricia Kankwanzi are jointly charged with their mother Molly Katanga who is …

aa.com.tr (2024-01-18). Cumhurba≈ükanƒ± Yardƒ±mcƒ±sƒ± Yƒ±lmaz, Uganda'da Tàºrk i≈ü insanlarƒ±yla bir araya geldi. aa.com.tr Cumhurba≈ükanƒ± Yardƒ±mcƒ±sƒ± Cevdet Yƒ±lmaz, Türkiye'nin Kampala Bàºyàºkelàßiliƒüinde Tàºrk i≈ü insanlarƒ±yla bir araya geldi.

The Independent (2024-01-18). Makuutu rare earth investor gets 21-year mining license. independent.co.ug Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzori Rare Metals Limited has finally been awarded a 21-year mining license to develop the Makuutu rare earth elements mining Project. Energy and Minerals Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa and the CEO of Rwenzori Rare Metals Limited, Warren Tregurtha exchanged signatures for the projects whose mining license commenced on 28th December …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Proposals increase for abolishment of boarding schools in Uganda. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDET | The call to ban boarding or residential schools is gaining momentum at the Amanya Mushega-led education policy review commission, as an increasing number of individuals and educationists advocate for it to become a prominent reform in the education sector. Since the commission's inception, various voices have suggested banning certain groups of …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Judicial officers asked to release certified court documents promptly. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judicial officers have been asked to always release certified copies of court documents within a shortest period of time so as to enable litigants file their appeals on time. According to the Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija, many litigants get frustrated and end up losing their cases on appeal because …

Plus News (2024-01-18). Calls Intensify for Banning Boarding Schools in Uganda. plusnews.ug The call to ban boarding or residential schools is gaining momentum at the Amanya Mushega-led education policy review commission, as an increasing number of individuals and educationists advocate for it to become a prominent reform in the education sector. Since the commission's inception, various voices have suggested banning certain groups of learners like those at nursery …

The Independent (2024-01-18). Court issues criminal summons against Kitutu. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has issued criminal summons against Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono requiring her to appear in court next month and be charged with causing government financial loss of 1.5 billion shillings. The summons were issued against her by the Grade One Magistrate Christopher Opit …

The Independent (2024-01-18). CONFIRMED: President Museveni pardons ex-NSSF MD Jamwa, 12 others. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pardoned 13 convicts including the former Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) David Chandi Jamwa who has been serving a 12-year jail term handed to him for causing government a financial loss of sh3 billion. Others pardoned are Vincent Ntale, Nelson Drabo …

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rabble.ca (2024-01-18). International Court of Justice deliberates need for provisional measures in GazaThrough its application to begin proceedings, South Africa is looking for the ICJ to rule in favour of the implementation of provisional measures that would require Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in Gaza. The ICJ has jurisdiction over South Africa and Israel because both countries signed the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Collective, CADTM International (2024-01-17). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org

Monica Moorehead (2024-01-17). South Africa puts Israel on trial before the world. workers.org No matter the judges' decision on the historic complaint brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court under the auspices of the United Nations, by the South African government against Israeli genocide in Gaza on Jan. 11, the hearing itself will have everlasting political ramifications worldwide. The . . . |

International Court of Justice (2024-01-17). Video: The World Should be Ashamed. Genocide and the Criminalization of International Justice. globalresearch.ca

Craig Murray, Consortium News. (2024-01-17). Craig Murray: Your Man In The Hague — Day Two. popularresistance.org As with the South African case, according to court procedure the Israeli case was introduced on Friday by their "agent", permanently accredited to the court, Tal Becker of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He opened with the standard formula "it is an honour to appear before you again on behalf of the state of Israel", managing to imply purely through phrasing and tone of voice that the honour lay in representing Israel, not in appearing before the judges. | Becker opened by going straight to the Holocaust, saying that nobody knew more than Israel why the Genocide Convention existed. Six million Jewish peo…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-17). Israel's argument at The Hague: We are Incapable of Genocide. counterpunch.org Israel's relationship with the United Nations, international institutions and international law has at times bristled with suspicion and blatant hostility. In a famous cabinet meeting in 1955, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion famously knocked back the suggestion that the United Nations 1947 plan for partitioning Palestine had been instrumental in creating the State of Israel. "No, no, no!"

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-17). South Africa's genocide case against Israel is strong, but politics will decide. greenleft.org.au

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…

Federico Fuentes, Patrick Bond (2024-01-17). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-17). Continental meeting of solidarity with Cuba ends in South Africa. plenglish.com White River, South Africa, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) With the adoption of an action plan and a final declaration by 245 delegates from 28 nations, the 7th African Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba ended in this city on Wednesday.

Eileen Kinch (2024-01-17). Dozens of Black churches receive total of $4 million for historic preservation. anabaptistworld.org Thirty-one Black churches have received a total of $4 million to help preserve their buildings and the Black history they represent. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the second round of Preserving Black Churches grants from its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund on January 15, the national holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther …

The Independent (2024-01-17). Ugandans rooting for neighbors Tanzania in Africa Cup of Nations. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the biggest football tournament in Africa, kicked off on January 13 in Cote d'Ivoire. Tanzania will start their campaign on January 17 with a Group F match against 2022 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Morocco, and later play Zambia and DR Congo. Although Uganda …

The Independent (2024-01-17). DR Congo starts joint military operations with SADC mission against rebels. independent.co.ug GOMA, DRC | Xinhua | The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday announced in Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, the start of joint military operations with military elements of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional bloc, in the eastern part of the country. …

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-16). Leftists in Slovenia hit the streets for Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Leftists in Slovenia are demanding that the government join South Africa's case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Palestinians. | On January 11, Levica (The Left) insisted that being a signatory state to the Geneva Convention and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Republic of Slovenia must do everything to prevent the execution of genocide, because otherwise they bear co-responsibility for violating international law. | Levica, along with the Social Democrats, is a part of the center-left coalition government led by the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Will the Law or Political Considerations Sway the ICJ Judges? libya360.wordpress.com Muhammad Jamil Judges take their seats prior to the hearing of Israel's defense at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against South Africa's genocide case in Gaza against Israel, in the Hague, Netherlands on January 12, 2024 [Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency] No lawsuit would ever be able cover all the details of the genocide to which…

Marjorie Cohn (2024-01-16). Israel Tells ICJ It Has the "Most Moral Army in the World" at Genocide Hearing. truthout.org In a historic appearance before the International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) in The Hague, the legal team representing the Republic of South Africa presented a powerful and compelling case that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. South Africa asked the court to impose nine emergency "provisional measures" to stop the slaughter. |

Craig Murray. (2024-01-16). Your Man In The Hague (In A Good Way). popularresistance.org I attended the hearing on Thursday of South Africa's case against Israel for genocide at the International Court of Justice. I was able to sit in the public gallery and watch all the proceedings. I was, however, handicapped in reporting by the fact that we were not allowed pens or pencils (though we were allowed paper). I asked the Head of Security at the ICJ why pens were not allowed in the public gallery. He told me, with a perfectly straight face, that they could be used as a weapon. So bereft of my deadly ballpoint, this account is less detailed and more impressionistic than I would wish to give you.

Fight Back News!. (2024-01-16). Chicago Protesters Condemn Bombing Of Yemen, Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — Over 750 protesters braved the coldest weekend of this winter so far on Saturday, January 13 to demand that the U.S. and its allies take their hands off Yemen and end their support of Israel's genocide in Palestine. | The protesters spoke in favor of Yemen's naval blockade against Israel as well as in support of South Africa charging the apartheid state with genocide at the International Court of Justice. This was the latest in a string of weekly protests organized by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine since October 7, 2023. | In addition to the usual chants of "Free Palestine" and "No mor…

Orly Noy, +972 Magazine. (2024-01-16). At The Hague, Aharon Barak Will Play Dr. Jekyll To Israel's Mr. Hyde. popularresistance.org The announcement that Israel has chosen Aharon Barak, the renowned former Supreme Court President, to join the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as it judges a landmark case charging Israel with genocide has sent the country into a tizzy. Barak will be Israel's representative on a panel that is hastily being convened to discuss South Africa's petition for an emergency suspension of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip — a panel that will consist of the ICJ's 15 permanent judges plus one from Israel and one from South Africa. | Barak has long been reviled by the Israeli right for having enshrined various li…

Jonathan Cook (2024-01-16). Western Racism laid the Foundations for Israel's Genocide in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org It should surprise no one that the prize-match fight for the rule of international law has pitted Israel and South Africa against each other at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The world is split between those who have crafted a self-serving global and regional order that guarantees them impunity whatever their crimes, …

Collective, CADTM International (2024-01-16). Letter urging the States of the world to support South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. cadtm.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). South Africa vs Israel: What is at Stake is the Fate and Future of All Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com I am joined today by two amazing guests. Diana Buttu, Palestinian lawyer, part of the Palestinian legal team in 2004 at the ICJ and William Schabas, the most prominent legal expert in the world on the question of Genocide. William was counsel at the ICJ in 2014 for the Serbia vs Croatia case and in…

Irwin Jerome (2024-01-16). South Africa's ICJ Case: Israel's Genocidal Intent against the People of Palestine. The Political Arrogance and Indifference of Western Politicians. globalresearch.ca

presstv.ir (2024-01-16). Demo held outside South Africa's Supreme Court march for ICJ suit against Israel. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside the High Supreme Court in Cape Town to voice their support for South Africa's 'genocide' case against Israel in The Hague.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-16). South Africa's genocide case against Israel is strong, but politics will decide. greenleft.org.au

Rania Khalek (2024-01-16). Student Activists on Ackman's False Attack: Harvard Always Stood Against Us & Palestine. thealtworld.com Following weeks of right-wing, pro-Israel attacks accusing her of being insufficiently Zionist, Harvard's President, Claudine Gay, resigned from the university. But just how 'anti-Zionist' is Gay? | Amari Butler and Kojo Acheampong, organizers with the African and African American Resistance Organization at Harvard, join the show to discuss the intense harassment and attacks that pro-Palestine student activists are facing from the right wing as well as the Harvard administration. | "Claudine Gay was forced to resign not solely because she is the first Black woman president of Harvard, but largely because of the Z…

Federico Fuentes, Patrick Bond (2024-01-16). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |

Michael F. Brown (2024-01-16). The lies of Lior Haiat, spin doctor for Israel. electronicintifada.net Foreign affairs ministry spokesperson absurdly claims South Africa is "functioning as the legal arm" of Hamas.

Lucrecia Franco (2024-01-16). Former Brazilian ambassador to China on Wang Yi's upcoming visit. america.cgtn.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's first trip of the year comes as China increasingly focuses on strengthening ties in the Global South. Following his African tour, Wang Yi will then go on to visit Brazil and Jamaica. CGTN's Lucrecia Franco spoke to Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, President of the Brazil- China Business Council (CEBC) and former Brazilian ambassador to Paraguay, China, and Japan. The visit, he highlights, is expected to further elevate Brazil and China's close partnership.

Patrick Bond (2024-01-16). Beckenbauer, Rest in Shame: South African Memories of German Corruption. counterpunch.org Who taught leading South Africa sports officials and politicians world-class corruption; specifically, how to buy hosting rights to the FIFA Soccer World Cup? One prime suspect is the great mid-fielder Franz Beckenbauer, who passed away on Sunday January 7 in Salzburg, Austria, not far from his native Munich. I saw him play sweeper for the

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-16). Bill Gates attends another climate summit for Africa to market his vaccines and seeds. expose-news.com In a speech earlier this year at the Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa, Bill Gates again took the opportunity to market his vaccines. "We all know that malnutrition is a scourge," he …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Africa Pharma gets shot in the arm. independent.co.ug Host country agreement singed as Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation gets underway ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Africa's efforts to build a resilient and self-reliant pharmaceutical industry for the continent advanced significantly on Dec. 18 as the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation and the Rwandan Government signed the host country agreement paving the way for the Foundation's operationalisation. The Foundation …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Uganda gets 14 new field epidemiologists. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has passed-out a batch of 14 new field epidemiologists bringing to 93, the number of the much sought-after disease surveillance and detection experts in the country. Specialists attending the graduation ceremony raised a concern that there is a huge gap of such experts in Africa with some countries operating with …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Visa-free regimes to boost African tourism. independent.co.ug As more countries tear up visa requirements, major African markets are beginning to record rising numbers in Intra-Africa tourism, a trend expected to extend through 2024 SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African countries are set to record an increase in tourism numbers in 2024, as more countries continue to open their borders to nationals of …

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2024-01-16). Sudáfrica demandará a EE.UU. y Reino Unido como cómplices de Israel. telesurtv.net Los letrados recalcaron que, aunque Washington no acepte el fallo del tribunal debe al menos recibir sanciones.

infobrics (2024-01-17). BRICS Expansion Boosts Global Economic Balance, Global South Development: Egyptian Expert. infobrics.org The historic expansion of BRICS to include five new members helps create a more balanced global economy and push for further development of the Global South, an Egyptian economist has told Xinhua in a recent interview…

teleSUR (2024-01-16). Egypt Rejects Israel Obstruction of Aid to Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Egypt again rejected Israeli statements on the Rafah crossing and accused Israel of obstructing the entry of vital aid to the embattled Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | The Rafah crossing, which links Egypt to the coastal enclave, has remained open since the beginning of the crisis on October 7, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu-Zeid reaffirmed during a television interview. | We have worked tirelessly to facilit…

HispanTV (2024-01-16). Mummy masks and figure of the god of silence discovered in Egypt. pressenza.com Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered several tombs containing mummy masks and a figure of the local god of silence. | The new find was made in a joint mission by Waseda University (Japan) and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. | Scientists have uncovered a rock-cut tomb and a wealth of artefacts spanning different historical periods during their current season of excavations at the Saqqara necropolis, functional from the 1st Dynasty to the Christian era. | In addition, archaeologists have uncovered several tombs dating from around 1800 to 4800 years ago, i.e. from different dynasties of ancient Egypt,…

Rédaction Montréal (2024-01-16). Security Council members: 'rare consensus' to condemn forced transfer of civilian populations from Gaza. pressenza.com The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths, expressed his deep concern to the Security Council this afternoon following statements by Israeli ministers in favor of the massive transfer of civilian populations from the Gaza Strip to third countries. According to the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, these incendiary remarks fuel fears of expulsion coupled with the impossibility of returning. Algeria, which had requested the holding of this session, noted the "rare consensus" which prevailed among the members of the Council to reject "any project o…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-17). Angola modernizes maritime surveillance systems (+Photos). plenglish.com Luanda, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Angola took another step towards the modernization of maritime coordination and surveillance systems with the inauguration of the second of four institutions under construction in the country.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-01-17). Colombia reporta más de 140 incendios forestales en el 2024. telesurtv.net Se han llevado a cabo operaciones terrestres y aéreas para atender los incendios activos en los departamentos de Boyacá, Meta, Antioquia, Vichada, Cundinamarca y Cauca.

Ryan Cristián (2024-01-16). Gain-Of-Function's Newest "Brain Virus" & Genetically Engineered Proteins To Control… Everything. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/16/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

The Independent (2024-01-17). Tanzania lifts ban on Kenyan flights to its commercial hub. independent.co.ug DAR ES SALAAM, TAZANIA | Xinhua | Tanzanian aviation authorities on Tuesday lifted a ban on Kenya Airways flights to the country's commercial hub of Dar es Salaam effective from Jan. 22 after Kenya had heeded its demands. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has withdrawn its decision of Jan. 15, 2024, and restored approval …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Cypriots Protest Use of Bases by UK Against Yemen and Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Anti-imperialists and progressive protest in front of the UK military base in Akrotiri. (Photo: Pancyprian Peace Council) The British military has been using the Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases in Cyprus for its war-mongering, such as in the recent bombing of Yemen. On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). Yemen: "We Will Be Victorious in the Red Sea" libya360.wordpress.com àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü "The US and UK have launched a war that can only end with the victory of Yemen, Palestine and the region, the liquidation of colonialism and the independence of the nations of the region." — Ali Al-Gahum After Yemen was hit by air strikes, Ali Al-Gahum, member of Ansarallah's Political Bureau, provided an…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-16). UK Media Continue to Ignore Military Build-Up at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Morton-Taylor Cypriots protest outside RAF Akrotiri on Sunday. (Photo: Afoa.cy / Instagram) "This government and the UK arms industry are drenched in the blood of children" Journalists, if not MPs, should always know when there is a good story out there — it is when those most expected to write about it keep silent…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-16). Two US Navy SEALs Missing After US Seized Alleged Iranian Weapons Shipment to the Houthis. news.antiwar.com Two US Navy SEALs have gone missing in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia during a mission to seize an alleged Iranian weapons shipment bound for the Houthis in Yemen, US Central Command said on Tuesday. One SEAL fell into the water while attempting to board the small boat, known as a …

teleSUR, rzr, EFE (2024-01-16). Siria y Mauritania impulsan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net Siria y Mauritania gozan de instituciones capaces de gestionar sus asuntos y dirigir sus intereses de manera que se alcancen las aspiraciones de sus pueblos.

ecns.cn (2024-01-17). Challenging Western narratives on Xinjiang: A closer look at development and progress. ecns.cn The orchestrated narrative of Western fabrications and slander against China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region aims to obscure the remarkable progress achieved by the region and its ethnically diverse residents, said Charles Onunaiju in an opinion piece published by The Nation, a Nigerian daily news publication, on Jan 16.

The Independent (2024-01-16). Ric Hassani delights fans at Shorts na Lesu. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renowned Nigerian artist, Ric Hassani, took the stage by storm at the Shonale show held at the Lugogo Hockey Grounds on Saturday night, with I&M Bank as the event sponsor. The anticipation leading up to the festival was met with excitement, and Ric Hassani certainly lived up to expectations. …

Pressenza Athens (2024-01-17). It's now or never. pressenza.com Australian MPs plead with UK Govt to stop the Assange US extradition | Australian MPs have made a last-ditch appeal to the UK Government to stop the US extradition of Julian Assange, as fears grow that the Australian WikiLeaks publisher would not survive extradition to the US. | Two judges in the UK High Court on 20 and 21 February will decide if the previous extradition ruling should be overturned in light of recent judgments that halted the UK Prime Minister's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. If Julian's final appeal fails next month, he faces a sentence of 175 years for publishing classified information…

Matthew Knott, The Sydney Morning Herald. (2024-01-16). Parliamentarians Launch Urgent Bid To Spare Assange From US Extradition. popularresistance.org Australian politicians across the political divide have launched a last-ditch bid to prevent Julian Assange from being extradited to the United States to face espionage charges as the WikiLeaks founder faces a crucial final legal challenge in Britain next month. | The four co-convenors of the cross-party Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group wrote to British Home Secretary James Cleverly arguing for an urgent review of Assange's case. This was in light of a judgment in the Supreme Court of the UK in November, striking down Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

presstv.ir (2024-01-17). Iraqi PM: Baghdad has outlined plans for exit of foreign forces. presstv.ir Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani says the Baghdad government has outlined plans aimed at ending the presence of US-led foreign forces in the country.

Andy Kroll (2024-01-16). The Military-Industrial Complex Is the Winner (Not You). tomdispatch.com 2023 was a year marked by devastating conflicts from Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine to Hamas's horrific terror attacks on Israel, from that country's indiscriminate mass slaughter in Gaza to a devastating civil war in Sudan. And there's a distinct risk of even worse to come this year. Still, there was one clear winner in this avalanche of violence, suffering, and war: the U.S. military-industrial complex. In December, President Biden signed a record authorization of $886 billion in "national defense" spending for 2024, including funds for the Pentagon proper and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of…

ecns.cn (2024-01-15). China, Tunisia vow to work together. ecns.cn China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis on Monday, where both countries pledged their support for each other and declared their opposition to hegemony.

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). China, Tunisia vow to work together. ecns.cn China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis on Monday, where both countries pledged their support for each other and declared their opposition to hegemony.

The Independent (2024-01-17). MPs demand justification to increase Uganda Airlines budget. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have asked government to justify the continuous capitalisation of Uganda National Airlines, following the proposal to increase the airline's budget in the 2024/2025 financial year. The budget increase is entailed in the report of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure on the National Budget …

The Independent (2024-01-17). High court to make decision on DPP's revision case in Katanga murder. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has fixed January 24th to deliver its ruling on the case in which the Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP is challenging the decision by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court to allow plea taking of the suspects implicated in the murder of Businessman Henry Katanga. The suspects …

The Independent (2024-01-17). Ministry seeks Shs.6 billion for post-summit activities. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has recommended the provision of a budget line worth Shs4 billion and Shs2 billion to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to cater for post-summit Non-Aligned Movement and G77+China activities respectively, for the next three years. This was brought before the Committee on Budget on …

eng.belta.by (2024-01-17). Aleinik off to Uganda for 19th NAM Summit. eng.belta.by Sergei Aleinik will speak at the plenary session of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in his national capacity and on behalf of a group of European countries. The Belarusian foreign minister will also take part in a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations.

The Independent (2024-01-17). Fall in helmet use against high speed levels in Kampala city. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Findings of a new study on the status of road safety in Kampala have found that only a few Boda Boda riders and almost none of the passengers are using helmets despite awareness about their protectiveness. Sharing the findings on Tuesday, Bonny Balugaba a Researcher based at Makerere University School …

The Independent (2024-01-17). Govt arrears now at sh10 trillion. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government owes different organizations and persons up to 10.818 trillion shillings in unpaid amounts payable for various goods and services, fines, penalties, and taxes. About 316 billion shillings are in pension arrears, according to the updated audited arrears schedule for the financial year 2022/2023. Domestic arrears have been …

The Independent (2024-01-17). ICPAU releases November exam results. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has released the November 2023 examination results that had three diets in the year 2023 — in May, August, and November, running at seven examination centres across the country. The courses examined were Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD), Certified Tax Advisor (CTA), and …

The Independent (2024-01-17). Prof. Muganga Lawrence calls for scrapping of national exams. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Lawrence Muganga, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, has joined the ranks of Ugandans calling for the scrapping of national examinations. Muganga also wants the continuous assessment advanced, restructuring of UNEB, and the implementation of a regional-based education system. Professor Muganga was on Tuesday appearing before the Education Policy Review …

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-17). Inician reuniones preparatorias de Cumbre del Mnoal en Uganda. telesurtv.net El Centro Internacional Speke en Kampala se inauguró la cita de ministros de Exteriores, reunión previa a la cumbre de mandatarios del grupo prevista para este viernes y sábado.

The Independent (2024-01-16). Worth the Salt? Artisanal Miners continue to work despite health concerns. independent.co.ug The unlicensed workers use what they have to combat health fears in Uganda's top salt-producing lake. A new law is supposed to offer protections. So far, little is on the way. LAKE KATWE, UGANDA | Edna Namara Global Press Journal Uganda | At first glance, the branches scratching the surface of Lake Katwe look like a gripping artwork for …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Lightning strikes one farmer's 6 cows,12 sheep. independent.co.ug Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Ishungisa, also known as Rukara, a farmer in his 50s and a resident of Ntungamo village in Katenga parish, Kaharo sub-county, Kabale district, is in shock and counting losses after his six cows and 12 sheep were struck dead by lightning. He recounts that the incident took place …

ISAAC KHISA (2024-01-16). Demand for loans surges as lending rates reduce. independent.co.ug Bank of Uganda projects the economy to grow at 6% in FY2023/24 up from 5.2% a year before Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda's consumers recorded a 7.8% increase in borrowings for the three months to October, while lenders' approval rate for loans in value terms decreased since July 2023, according to the Bank of …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Higher customer demand raises Stanbic PMI to 54.8 in December. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Greater customer numbers during December fed through to higher new orders and business activity as the headline monthly Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 54.8 from 53.4 in November, the lender said on Jan.10. This was the highest reading since June 2023 and above the 50.0 no-change mark for …

The Independent (2024-01-16). I&M Bank boosts Uganda Blood Transfusion Services. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As health centres nationwide grapple with the challenge of inadequate blood transfusion services, a crucial need for volunteer donors has emerged. Addressing this pressing issue is I&M Bank, which has forged a commendable partnership with the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS). Over the past two days, the front yard …

The Independent (2024-01-16). MultiChoice launches nail-biting reality TV show 'Kampala Crème'. independent.co.ug Kampala, January | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda has officially launched a reality TV show named Kampala Crème. This move aligns with their continuous commitment by the home of great Pay-TV entertainment, to offer viewers a diverse array of local programming, ensuring that it keeps them on the edge of their seats. The absorbing show, …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Parliament vets Electoral Commission members. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee of Parliament on Appointments chaired by Speaker Anita Among on Tuesday vetted the seven nominees appointed to the Electoral Commission — EC by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The nominees include Justice Simon Byamukama (Chairperson), Hajjati Aisha Lubega (Deputy Chairperson), James Peter Emorut, Stephen Tashobya, Anthony Okello, the …

The Independent (2024-01-16). UMSC seeks to reclaim Mariam High School. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has asserted a claim over the ownership of Mariam High School, a private girls-only secondary school located in the Kisota zone, Kisaasi in Kampala. The school in question is one of those that have been selected and approved by the education ministry to …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Police say Dr Abiriga's wife has given new details in murder case. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Cherotic, the widow of the late Masindi District Health Officer Dr. Jino Abiriga, has reportedly confessed to hiring killers due to personal reasons, including jealousy. Cherotic, who has been in police custody for a week, reportedly revealed that one of the motives behind hiring hitmen was the constant ridicule …

teleSUR (2024-01-16). Further Measures to Combat Cholera in Zambia. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Zambia announced more stringent measures aimed at containing the cholera outbreak. | RELATED: | Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said the government has introduced a clause in a statutory instrument announced earlier to enhance cholera prevention and control measures. | She told reporters during a cholera update press briefing that the introduced clause also prohibits the entry of bedsitters into the cholera treatment centers and the safe burial of…

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