2022-09-02: News Headlines

G. Dunkel (2022-09-02). Hungry Haitians have had enough. workers.org August 22 is the day the Haitian revolution began in 1791. The date commemorates the fact that an enslaved people, a majority of whom were born in Africa, organized an army that defeated the highly praised, veteran French military, on the battlefields of Vertières and elsewhere — giving the oppressed . . . |

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-09-02). Inicia primer Foro de Inversión y Comercio Afrocaribeño. telesurtv.net La presente edición es organizada por el Banco Africano de Importación y Exportación y el Gobierno de Barbados.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-02). Venezuela y Colombia trabajan en reabrir frontera común. telesurtv.net Este es uno de los pasos del proceso de normalización de las relaciones entre Bogotá y Caracas luego de la juramentación del presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro.

Ann Garrison (2022-09-01). WHO chief, TPLF leader Tedros silent about Tigrayan theft of World Food Program fuel. thegrayzone.com UN World Health Organization chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom is also the world's most prominent advocate of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. He has said nothing about the TPLF's recent theft of fuel intended for UN relief efforts in Ethiopia. On the morning of August 24th, fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara Region shattered a ceasefire in a nearly two-year war between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Then, in the late afternoon of August 24th, UN World Food …

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On September 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 14th mechanized brigade of the AFU near Ruski Tyshky with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 93rd mechanized brigade of the AFU near Chasov Yar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 72nd mechanized brigade of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Andriivka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Malinovka with high-precision missil…

WSWS (2022-09-01). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airline and airport workers in Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Germany continue fight to reverse cuts to pay and conditions; educators begin pay and conditions strikes in France, Hungary, Poland and Serbia as new school term begins; refuse workers in Newham, London walk out and further bin strikes planned across Scotland as inflation hits low paid; protests in Soweto, South Africa against energy cut-offs to poverty-stricken workers making illegal connections to electricity grid…

Ann Brown (2022-09-01). Jackson, Miss. Facing Drinking Water And Flooding Crisis, Calls Go Out For US Government Intervention. moguldom.com Jackson, Miss., is dealing with massive flooding and drinking water shortages. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba urged residents to evacuate as soon as possible. He made an announcement warning locals to "get out now," ahead of rising river waters. Jackson is the state's biggest city. Jackson is 82.47 percent Black or African American and 6.19 percent …

TeleSUR (2022-09-01). Sudan Warns of Nile's Rising Water Level Amid Heavy Flooding. telesurenglish.net The Nile River's water level is rising alarmingly in its sections in Sudan, local authorities warned on Wednesday, prompting new flood concerns in areas that have already been fighting floodwater or battered by torrential rains since June. | RELATED: | "All sections on the Blue Nile River, a major tributary of the Nile River, are witnessing a rise and nearing the flood level," the Sudanese Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry announ…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). France's Neocolonial Attempt To Exploit Algerian Gas Likely To Fail. southfront.org Macron in AlgeriaAnalysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas. | Written by Amid the search for diversification of energy sources, France seems ready to resume some of its colonial ties with Algeria. The African country is an important gas producer and can help Europe with supplies at this time of widespread shortages as consequenc…

TeleSUR (2022-09-01). WHO Calls on Taking Advantage of Traditional Medicine in Africa. telesurenglish.net The World Health Organization has revealed Wednesday that African countries must take advantage of traditional medicine to treat and cure the diseases affecting most of the population of the region, as it has proved its effectiveness against several health problems. | RELATED: | Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, revealed the critical role herbal medicine plays in the continent of the burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases. | "T…

Staff (2022-09-01). Workers' Party leads the battle to save democracy in Tunisia. peoplesdispatch.org Hamma al-Hammami, the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Tunisia (WP), has asserted that his party, along with its allies, will soon launch a national campaign to overthrow President Kais Saied's political and constitutional system. According to the WP, Saied's so-called reforms exploit the popular anger against the established ruling class, which has failed …

____ (2022-09-01). Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal. ecns.cn A large oil tanker stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal was refloated late Wednesday, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Thursday.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-09-01). Canciller colombiano recibe cartas credenciales del embajador de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Con la entrega de las cartas credenciales se formaliza el restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas bilaterales.

_____ (2022-08-31). The Symbolism of the "Warm" Reception Macron Faced in Algeria. journal-neo.org Africa as a whole and its northern and western parts especially have recently been turned into a political Mecca. Caravans of representatives of the ruling European political elite would head there in a bid to find a way out of the energy crisis unleashed by the US and the EU upon the world. This crisis …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-31). Washington's "Modern Cold War" against Africa. SADC Summit Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in U.S. Congress. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2022-08-31). University of Minnesota Teamsters picket, march against poverty wages. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — More than 300 University of Minnesota (UMN) service workers represented by Teamsters Local 320, along with members AFSCME, students, faculty, and others, protested on the school's campus, August 30, to demand an end to poverty wages and abusive employment practices. | Local 320 represents 1500 workers at UMN who clean buildings, service dormitories, maintain grounds, prepare food, maintain HVAC systems, care for research animals, drive trucks, and perform other activities across the university's five campuses. Many of the workers are Black, including immigrants from Somalia, Ethiopia and…

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2022-09-01: News Headlines

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-09-01). Canciller colombiano recibe cartas credenciales del embajador de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Con la entrega de las cartas credenciales se formaliza el restablecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas bilaterales.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Emerging Markets Rush to Join BRICS Alliance as High Energy Prices Persist. infobrics.org As emerging markets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and face financial headwinds due to interest rate hikes in the US, the BRICS group — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is looking to expand its membership to tackle shared challenges…

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-08-31). CovertAction Bulletin: The Truth Behind the Africa-China 'Debt Trap' Myth. covertactionmagazine.com Allegations and accusations that China is trapping Africa into unsustainable debt agreements have dominated the conversation around Africa-China relations in Western media, but what does the data tell us? The reality is that China is canceling 23 loans to African countries amid this 'Debt Trap' debate. We look at the international implications of this claim, what debt trap diplomacy is, and who owns most of Africa's external debts. Featuring Sri Lanka, the African Development Bank, and the "secret" lenders they don't tell us about, with Mikaela Nhondo Erskog researcher at TriContinental Institute for Social Resea…

Toward Freedom Editor (2022-08-31). From Mainstream Media to Alternative Press: Q&A with Eric Agnero, New Toward Freedom Board Member. towardfreedom.org Eric Agnero joined Toward Freedom's board on May 14. He is a journalist and political analyst from the Ivory Coast, specializing in U.S.-Africa affairs. Here's what he had to tell Toward Freedom about the role of the media and what's next to cover in Africa.

_____ (2022-08-31). The Symbolism of the "Warm" Reception Macron Faced in Algeria. journal-neo.org Africa as a whole and its northern and western parts especially have recently been turned into a political Mecca. Caravans of representatives of the ruling European political elite would head there in a bid to find a way out of the energy crisis unleashed by the US and the EU upon the world. This crisis …

Robert Inlakesh (2022-08-31). 30 Dead In Iraq After Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia Opens Fire On Security Forces. thelastamericanvagabond.com The Iraqi Capital, Baghdad, was once again turned into a war zone this Monday night, after militia groups aligned with popular Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, opened fire on Iraqi security forces and attacked rival group offices. This Monday, supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr, took over the Baghdad 'green zone' area, occupying government buildings and chanting in

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Ethiopian Government Accuses Rebel Group of Attacks in Amhara. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Ethiopian Government Communication Service accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of launching new attacks across different areas in the Amhara region. | RELATED: | "The TPLF clique, which cannot survive without war, has launched an invasion in the direction of Wag, Wolkait and our border areas with Sudan (in the Amhara region)," it said, adding that "the TPLF has continued utilizing…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). France's neocolonial attempt to exploit Algerian gas likely to fail. infobrics.org Analysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas.

Ryan Cristián (2022-08-31). US Funded Research On "Coronavirus Induced Myocarditis", FDA Authorized New Jab & The Green Police. 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 (8/31/22). 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

Frank Talk (2022-08-31). Free and Enslaved Negroes in Spanish, Mexican and US California. indybay.org With entire towns and authentic history unable to find utility in 2022 California State Parks venues, 2022 International Day for People of African Descent begins a new approach. Slave resistance in Mexico is more than just another chapter in the Negroes' long struggle for freedom and justice. In the context of Mexican social history it illustrates the interplay of diverse races and cultures which make that history one of the most complex and fascinating in the New World.

Fight Back (2022-08-31). University of Minnesota Teamsters picket, march against poverty wages. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — More than 300 University of Minnesota (UMN) service workers represented by Teamsters Local 320, along with members AFSCME, students, faculty, and others, protested on the school's campus, August 30, to demand an end to poverty wages and abusive employment practices. | Local 320 represents 1500 workers at UMN who clean buildings, service dormitories, maintain grounds, prepare food, maintain HVAC systems, care for research animals, drive trucks, and perform other activities across the university's five campuses. Many of the workers are Black, including immigrants from Somalia, Ethiopia and…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-31). South Africa SAFTA/COSATU General Strike For Workers & Communities. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the South African general strike called by SAFTU and COSATU on August 24,. 2022. Memetlwe Sebei, president of the General Industrial Union of South Africa. GIWUSA which is with SAFTU and Ayesha Rajah who is the chairperson of the Sotasonke Civic Organization are interviewed about the conditions that led to the strike, the organizing for the strike and the future.

Staff (2022-08-31). Cuba y Angola abordaron relaciones bilaterales en los ámbitos económico y de cooperación. cubadebate.cu Representantes de los gobiernos de Angola y Cuba abordaron este martes en La Habana las relaciones bilaterales en los ámbitos económico y de cooperación, confirmó la cancillería de la nación caribeña. Según el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la isla, el encuentro "permitió pasar revista a las relaciones económicas y de cooperación entre ambos países".

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