(2025-02-08). Trump freezes aid to South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law. aljazeera.com Trump's executive order comes after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country would not be 'bullied.'…
(2025-02-08). The Perfect US Puppet Narco State: CIA and State Department Control Over Ecuador. orinocotribune.com Ecuador was once a safe country. However, U.S. interference, the rise of neoliberal economic policies, the dollarization of its currency, and enhanced state repression have combined to worsen the lives of the people. In part two of this interview, Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report Contributor, and Juan Fernando Terán discuss the attack on African, Indigenous, and poor communities disguised as a "war on crime." | On January 3rd, Black Agenda Report contributor Clau O'Brien Moscoso interviewed economic analyst Juan Fernando Terán on the deadly war on crime that President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa has imposed…
(2025-02-08). From the AES to ALBA: Burkina Faso Activists Visit Caracas To Support President Maduro. orinocotribune.com 
By Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity — Feb 7, 2025 | In a piece written for Kawsachun News, the Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity shares the experience of Burkina Faso delegates in Caracas for the World Anti-Fascist International Festival which coincided with the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. | The towering peaks of Caracas' mountaintops captured the attention of the delegates from Burkina Faso even before their airplane hit the ground at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela. Venezuela's imposing mountainous coastline is a sharp…
(2025-02-08). SA president Ramaphosa gives Trump lesson in dignity as US president signs order against S Africa. skwawkbox.org 
Ramaphosa has plenty of controversies and serious allegations against him in his history — but he exposed and humiliated the orange one without even mentioning him South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is no Nelson Mandela. He has been accused of many things, including providing a massive police presence that carried out an appalling massacre of …
(2025-02-08). Movement of fallen SANDF soldiers now underway. sanews.gov.za Movement of fallen SANDF soldiers now underway | Efforts to repatriate the remains of 14 South African soldiers that were killed in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month are now firmly underway following delays. | The repatriation of the bodies — which is being done with the help of the United Nations — faced delay after the Department of Defence completed and handed over all administrative processes to the UN. | "Following delays that were encountered for the movement of the remains of the deceased from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the UN Logistics Base in Entebbe, Uganda,…
(2025-02-08). President Ramaphosa in Tanzania for 'urgent' DRC conflict talks. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa in Tanzania for 'urgent' DRC conflict talks | President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania to attend the joint Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) — East Africa Community (EAC) Heads of State and Government Summit on the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | The President is accompanied by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola and Defence Military Veterans Angie Motshekga as well as senior government officials. | According to the Presidency, the African leaders agreed to meet urgently "following their…
(2025-02-08). All to play for on final day of Pearl of Africa golf. independent.co.ug 
Musimenta is first amateur winner of the Pearl of Africa Golf Series Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | Uganda's top professional golfers will slug it out from 11.30am today for honors when the inaugural Pearl of Africa Golf Series reaches a climax at Uganda Golf Club, Kitante. Marvin Kibirige (-4), Ronald Rugumayo …
(2025-02-08). Experts searching how Uganda's first ebola victim was infected. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that scientists are yet to identify how the Ugandan health worker who succumbed to the Sudan virus disease got infected. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday, Otim Patrick Ramadan, a Health Emergency Officer at the World Health Organisation Africa office revealed that they …
(2025-02-08). SONA in numbers – 2025. sanews.gov.za SONA in numbers – 2025 | MOURNING | 14 — South African soldiers who died as part of a mission to bring peace to the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. | HISTORY | 70 — years since the adoption of the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. | 30 — years since the dawn of democracy. | ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE | 5 — number of years for the implementation of the Medium-Term Development Plan. | 3 — government's strategic priorities to be advanced by the Medium-Term Development Plan. | Over 3% — the level of economic growth that government aims to lift to…
(2025-02-08). Black History Month Edition: The Struggle Continues in The Sahel, Sudan, the Congo and Haiti. globalresearch.ca "There have been delegations that have gone to Niger, they've gone to Burkina Faso. In Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, they have established a Thomas Sankara Center, and that center is doing a lot of great work in …
(2025-02-08). Israel forces Palestinian prisoners to watch Gaza carnage video. newarab.com 
Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the latest phase of a The Hebrew-language news website Walla reported on Friday that the three-minute video, produced by the Israeli army in collaboration with the Israeli Prison Service, will be shown on large screens moments before the prisoners are released. | Israeli authorities claim the video is intended t…
(2025-02-08). Israeli Occupation Forces Conduct Airstrikes in Bekaa, Burn Houses in South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb In a blatant violation of ceasefire agreement, the Israeli occupation aircraft carried out on Saturday an airstrike on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese mountain range in the 'Al-Shaara' area within the villages of Baalbek district. Six people were martyred and two others were injured, in a new Israeli aggression on Lebanon, in an Israeli drone …
(2025-02-08). China blasts U.S. official's baseless accusations. ecns.cn Beijing dismissed on Friday the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio's remarks concerning China during his Latin America tour as "unfounded accusations aimed at sowing discord between the country and relevant Latin America and the Caribbean nations."
(2025-02-08). White House claims 65,000 federal workers have accepted buyout offers, as judge imposes temporary hold. wsws.org The cuts are an unprecedented assault not just on federal workers but the millions who depend on the vital services they perform, such as healthcare, environmental protection, and social support.
(2025-02-08). (VIDEO) Who should get screened for cervical cancer, and when? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor's note: January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. When it comes to healthcare screening, different healthcare guideline organizations may have different recommendations. The same is true for cervical cancer screening. Cervical cancer is almost always caused by a persistent infection with high-risk strains of HPV. Routine screening has dramatically reduced cervical cancer deaths, and regular screenings are essential because early detection makes precancer treatment more effective. Dr. Kathy MacLaughlin, a Mayo Clinic family physician specializing…
(2025-02-08). Tomorrow's Cure: Predicting disease risk with polygenic risk scores. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Imagine knowing your risk for disease long before symptoms appear. With early detection and targeted interventions, this knowledge could transform how complex healthcare challenges are addressed. Researchers are now leveraging genetic data to enhance disease risk prediction through an innovative tool known as a polygenic risk score. Learn more on a new episode of Tomorrow's Cure. The podcast's latest episode features Victor Ortega, M.D., Ph.D., associate director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine,…
(2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic and American Hospital Dubai Strengthen Collaboration to Transform Healthcare and Medical Education in Dubai. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DUBAI — American Hospital Dubai, a distinguished member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic, announced an enhanced collaboration marking a milestone in advancing healthcare delivery, medical education, and research in Dubai and the region. The announcement was made at Arab Health 2025, the healthcare industry's premier event being held in Dubai from Jan. 27-30, 2025, at the World Trade Centre. The strengthened relationship between American Hospital Dubai and Mayo…
(2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic hospitals named among America's Best Hospitals by Healthgrades. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona, Florida, Rochester and Mankato were named in the top 1% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance. Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minnesota, were named among America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, an independent healthcare ratings company. In addition, Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire and La Crosse, Wisconsin, were included in the Healthgrades 100 Best Hospitals list. Notably, the La Crosse location is…
(2025-02-08). Turkey raises year-end inflation forecast. newarab.com 
Turkey's central bank on Friday increased its year-end inflation forecast to 24 percent from 21 percent. | Turkey has experienced double-digit inflation since 2019, making life increasingly expensive for millions of people, notably hitting the cost of education, housing, healthcare, hotels and restaurants. | Speaking at a briefing in Istanbul on the 2025 Inflation Report, bank governor Fatih Karahan said the inflation forecast was set at 12 percent for 2026 and eight percent for 2027. | He said the revision of the inflation forecast for this year did not signal any easing in Turkey's monetary policy stance.
(2025-02-08). PSUV Sets Date for Pre-Candidate Selection Amid Upcoming April 27 Elections. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( President Maduro instructed all members of the party's leadershi…
(2025-02-08). Festival in Cuba to celebrate pairing of classic cars and Tropicana. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Classic cars are part of Cuba's heritage and tourist attraction, and together with the Tropicana Cabaret, they will join forces to celebrate the first Tropicana & Classic Car Pairing Festival, the director of the nightclub, Joaquín Yuenking, said.
(2025-02-08). Reviving The Death Penalty Is One Of Trump's Greatest Moral Failures. pressenza.com One of Trump's most despicable day-one executive orders revoked Biden's moratorium on federal executions, ensured that states that still carry out capital punishment have "a sufficient supply of drugs needed to carry out lethal injection," and urged the Attorney General to seek to overrule the Supreme Court's precedents on limitations of capital punishment. Capital punishment is a moral travesty, and Trump's hunger to not only reestablish executions but expand their use is a clear signal of his deepening depravity. | By Kimberlee Hurley | In his Executive Order 14164, Trump decried Biden's commutation of 37 out o…
(2025-02-08). Guantánamo: Criminalization of immigration. fidh.org
(2025-02-08). North Carolina launches first-ever statewide electrification incentives. grist.org 
As temperatures dipped well below freezing last month in Asheville, North Carolina, the heat pumps at Sophie Mullinax's house hummed along, keeping up just fine. | The fact she was warm inside without a gas furnace while the outdoor temperature read 9 degrees Fahrenheit reaffirmed a core belief: "Electrification is better in almost every way you slice it." | Mullinax is chief operating officer for Solar CrowdSource, a platform that connects groups of customers with solar panels and electric appliances. Since last spring, the company has been preparing for North Carolina's first-ever statew…
(2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Living kidney donation can start a chain reaction. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've signed up on my driver's license to be an organ donor if I die. It's important to me. I've also considered being a living kidney donor. I don't personally know someone who needs a kidney, but I've seen billboards and other advertisements from people seeking a kidney donor. Does that have something to do with a donor chain? I am not sure how it works. I'm a little scared and not quite ready…
(2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: How alcohol affects your liver. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Excessive alcohol use can harm the body in many ways, including an increase in the risk of various cancers. It damages liver cells, leading to inflammation, scarring and serious conditions such as cirrhosis. Dr. Andrew Keaveny, a Mayo Clinic transplant hepatologist, says heavy drinking also can lead to alcoholic hepatitis, which is becoming more common in younger people. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/R4VyXCoVih8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of this…
(2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Dual procedure combines liver transplant, bariatric surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic surgeons have found that an innovative approach can help patients with obesity get lifesaving care. Obesity can be a barrier to liver transplant. Dr. Julie Heimbach, director of the Mayo Clinic Transplant Center in Rochester, Minnesota, says that combining gastric sleeve surgery, a type of bariatric surgery with liver transplantation is effective in addressing both health issues. This dual procedure is especially helpful for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease….
(2025-02-08). Mohammad Rasoulof: Prison, politics and his Oscar-nominated film. newarab.com 
Mohammad is in town to promote Since then he's travelled the world to screen the politically potent familial drama, earning both BAFTA and Oscar nominations along the way, which somewhat explains his fatigue. | Still, as much as he relaxes into our co…
(2025-02-08). Nota informativa del Comité Provincial del Partido en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu El Pleno del Comité Provincial del Partido acordó separar del cargo y de las filas del Partido al compañero José López Zuñet, quien se desempeñaba como miembro de su Buró Ejecutivo, por problemas de actitud ante tareas que le fueron asignadas.
(2025-02-08). Diez muertos por accidente aéreo en Alaska, Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Un avión Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX de la aerolínea regional Bering Air se estrelló contra el hielo marino de Norton Sound, en el oeste de Alaska, Estados Unidos, resultando en la muerte de las 10 personas a bordo, nueve pasajeros y el piloto, informó este viernes la Guardia Costera de ese país. Este incidente se convierte en el tercer accidente aéreo fatal en Estados Unidos en una semana.
(2025-02-08). Hamas Releases Three More Israeli Captives Under Ceasefire Deal. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hamas freed three Israeli captives on Saturday as part of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel, handing them over to the Red Cross in central Gaza.
(2025-02-08). New Israeli aggression meets resistance by Palestinians: The case of UNRWA. iacenter.org By Sue Harris February 6, 2025 As Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank increases, the Palestinian resistance there grows. On Feb. 1, occupation forces destroyed 20 homes in a residential neighborhood in Jenin. At the same time, resistance brigades in the West Bank have been more and more effective in their attacks on invading Israeli forces, including settlers and soldiers — killing and wounding many. Meanwhile in Gaza, according to Resistance News Network: "More than 300,000 displaced Palestinians from the southern and central governorates returned to the Gaza and Northern governorates via Al-Rashi…
(2025-02-08). Iran Begins to Produce IrF6 at Nuclear Site. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The production line of iridium hexafluoride (IrF6) —a compound used in the separation of Ir191 isotopes and enrichment processes- came into operation at the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) of Isfahan in central Iran on Saturday.
(2025-02-08). Kagame Did Not Invade DRC To Save Tutsis. orinocotribune.com Rwandan President Paul Kagame sends troops into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to seize territory and resources, not to save Congolese Tutsis. Rwandan Genocide survivor and human rights activist Claude Gatebuke explains. | Ann Garrison: Claude, President Paul Kagame and his Tutsi elite have for the past 30 years claimed that they and their successive militias, most recently M23, are fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect the Banyamulenge, a Congolese Tutsi group in DRC's South Kivu Province, and the Congolese Tutsi in North Kivu Province. Is there any validity to this claim? | Cla…
(2025-02-08). 3,000 injuries, 900 deaths recorded in eastern DRC. independent.co.ug 
Goma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization said on Friday that the recent surge in violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life and trauma with over 3,082 injuries recorded in 31 health facilities in North Kivu alone. According to a statement released on …
(2025-02-08). Fighting intensifies in the eastern Congo. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel February 6, 2025 While MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), counts nearly 100 armed groups fighting in the eastern Congo, the crisis escalated recently when the city of Goma was seized by the March 23 Movement (M23). Goma, the Congo, January 2025. The Congolese government reported that 773 people were killed and 2,280 were injured in the fighting in Goma between the Congolese army — Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) — and a popular militia called the Wazalendo on one side and the M23 coalition backed by…
(2025-02-08). Students, faculty attend meeting to oppose attacks on pro-Palestinian protesters and democratic rights at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Over 150 people attended a meeting held by the pro-Palestinian Tahrir Coalition on Tuesday to oppose the escalating attacks on students protesting the US/Israeli genocide in Gaza by the University of Michigan. Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke at the meeting, fighting for an independent working class-based socialist response to fascism, war and genocide.
(2025-02-08). Video: US Role in Regime Change — Syria, Iraq, Libya… Webinar. iacenter.org This was an in-person meeting in New York on Feb. 6th at 6 PM EST and livestreamed here. The US was deeply involved in the recent overthrow of the Syrian government and has been deeply involved in the internal affairs of countries around the world including "color revolutions" and regime change operation in every country that will not bow to its dictates. The people of the world are seeing this and fighting back. Join us! This was sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine at the New School as well as the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, Workers World Party, Black Intifada, Young Democratic Socialists at the New Scho…
(2025-02-08). Opposition: Over crowded polling stations a form of cheating. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With just a year to the 2026 general elections, the opposition has raised alarm about the significant overcrowding at polling stations, particularly in areas traditionally supportive of opposition parties. They argue that this issue is not just a matter of logistical inefficiency but a deliberate tactic that undermines the democratic …
(2025-02-08). The Technocratic Coup Is Underway. 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 (2/7/25). 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
(2025-02-08). Budget 2025: Adjusting and adapting inside IMF prison. cadtm.org
(2025-02-08). China denies rumors of 'malicious activity' targeting Canadian Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Canada reiterated on Friday that China consistently adheres to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries and denied rumors about "malicious activity" targeting Canadian federal Liberal Party leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland.
(2025-02-08). Morocco foils 78,685 migrant attempts to reach Europe in 2024. newarab.com 
(2025-02-08). Blogger killed, editor missing as Mozambique's press freedom crisis deepens. cpj.org/feed/atom/
(2025-02-08). Trump Steals Putin's Friend's Airplane? Russia's South American Ally Calls Top US Diplomat 'Thief'. hindustantimes.com The US authorities have confiscated one of the Venezuelan government's planes days after Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell met President Nicolas Maduro. During a visit to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Rubio inspected the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 200 jet and said that the plane violated US sanctions. Meanwhile, Venezuela's foreign ministry denounced US action and called Rubio a "mercenary of hate" and a "thief." Watch this video to know more.
(2025-02-08). Venezuela Condemns US Theft of Another Airplane in Collusion With Dominican Authorities. orinocotribune.com Venezuela condemned the United States government's blatant theft of an aircraft owned by the Venezuelan State, which was in the Dominican Republic. | Through a The statement underlined that Rubio's hatred "towards Venezuela now leads him to openly commit a crime, illegally confiscating a PDVSA [state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela] airplane with the complicity of the vassal government of t…
(2025-02-08). Israeli occupation military says raided warehouse belonging to Hamas in Deir Ali area in southern Syria. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-08). Israeli Forces Assault a Paramedic in Beita, Storm Balata Refugee Camp. imemc.org 
On Friday, Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian paramedic in Beita town, south of Nablus, and invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces stormed the town of Beita, south of Nablus, assaulted a paramedic, damaged an ambulance, and rammed a civilian vehicle, on …
(2025-02-08). How the U.S./UK Empire Works — as in the Middle East. dissidentvoice.org 
It's shown with remarkable clarity, in the first 14 minutes of this video from Vanessa Beeley, on February 6. It is titled "Trump in Gaza, Jolani self-proclaimed president, south Lebanon and Russia to pay reparations, not Israel: My reports for UK Column yesterday". Whereas all of its first 14 minutes — the entirety of Beeley's …
(2025-02-08). Microcredit as an instrument of the international financial system and alternatives. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, which took place from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Omar Aziki delivered a critical analysis of microcredit. He showed how this tool is an instrument of capitalist and patriarchal domination. Read his presentation below. | – | / |
(2025-02-08). East Palestine gets a pathetic $22M from Norfolk Southern After Town Was Poisoned. indiemediatoday.com
(2025-02-08). Doctors in Sudan's el-Fasher struggle to help as violence surges. newarab.com 
(2025-02-08). Tunisians clash with police after man sets himself ablaze: reports. newarab.com 
Clashes erupted between locals and the police in Tunisia's eastern city of The clashes came hours after an unnamed 26-year-old set himself on fire at the st…
(2025-02-08). NRM Caucus Resolves to Withdraw UPDF Amendment Bill. plusnews.ug 
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus has agreed that the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2024, currently in parliament be withdrawn. The decision was reached during Friday's Caucus meeting at State House, Entebbe, following an address of the ruling party chairman, President Yoweri Museveni. The decision also follows a recent Supreme Court ruling …
(2025-02-08). Drama as Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo demands apology from ULS president. independent.co.ug 
"You come to someone's house whom you have been abusing and you demand to speak….only a fool can allow you to speak. I personally told the program manager to remove you from the list of the people to talk" Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoy has demanded an apology …
(2025-02-08). Is the PROFESSIONAL UPDF YELLING at the CONSTITUTION. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama |Dear reader, as we say in Ugandan speak, let us be guided. Today's class will revisit the use of UPPER CASE (or CAPITAL LETTERS as my teachers taught) in online communication. The great internet code deems typing in CAPITAL LETTERS offensive, equivalent to YELLING. Typography and graphic communication experts observe that …
(2025-02-08). Jinja Hospital sets up Ebola isolation center. independent.co.ug 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Regional Referral Hospital has set up an Ebola isolation centre. The facility will attend to all the probable contacts traced from the different parts of the Busoga sub-region. It will also serve as a treatment centre for all Ebola cases traced from the different parts of the Busoga …
(2025-02-08). Uganda's coffee exports revenue rise to USD 115.02 million. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has reported that Uganda's coffee export revenue has risen to USD 115.02 Million, in December 2024. Information from MAAIF indicates that Uganda exported 413,221 60-kg bags of coffee in December 2024, generating USD 115.02 Million in revenue, marking an increase from November 2024, …
(2025-02-08). Owiny-Dollo Demands Apology From Law Society. plusnews.ug 
The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoy has demanded an apology from the Uganda Law Society leadership. He accuses the Society's leadership of abusing judicial officers including Justice Musa Ssekaana. According to Owiny-Dollo, the abuses hurled against justice Musa Ssekaana by lawyers is the gravest thing that has ever happened during his tenure as the Chief …
(2025-02-07). New ICJ President Plagiarized in the Name of Christian Zionism. globalresearch.ca Julia Sebutinde is a dedicated Christian Zionist who stood alone in rejecting South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Now the court's president, the Ugandan judge appears to have plagiarized sections of her dissenting opinion …
(2025-02-07). Trump's fear mongering on South Africa's land reform exposes his hypocrisy. aljazeera.com Trump suggests land justice in South Africa is a threat, but many US land seizures are all necessary and just.
(2025-02-07). Perennial war in DRC is a scorn at Africa's sovereignty. independent.co.ug 
This war is not just a humanitarian catastrophe; it is a direct challenge to Africa's ability to control its own destiny COMMENT | MIKE OMUODO | A phone vibration drew my attention to an incoming message — a friend had sent a message with an attachment and a note reading, "This is so sad and needs …
(2025-02-07). Building BRICS: A Populous African Powerhouse Enters the Game. infobrics.org Nigeria's group partner status offers new economic opportunities for both sides…
(2025-02-07). Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers. sanews.gov.za Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers | President Cyril Ramaphosa says authorities are working around the clock with the United Nation (UN) and the South African Defence Force (SANDF) to bring back the remains of the 14 fallen soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | The President was addressing the media on Friday on the sidelines of the annual Presidential Golf Challenge (PGC) held at the Atlantic Beach Golf Estate, in Melkbosstrand. | "We are working with the UN and of course the SANDF to bring our fallen soldiers back. We're working fervently, and when we get to Tanzania to have…
(2025-02-07). President Ramaphosa tees off for charity. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa tees off for charity | In a bid to raise funds for charity, President Cyril Ramaphosa has this morning teed off alongside a diverse stakeholder grouping during the annual Presidential Golf Challenge. | This year, President Ramaphosa partnered with an 11-year-old golfer Shalom Madlala from Malelane in the Mpumalanga province. Shalom is a provincial player in the South African Golf Development Board's (SAGDB) program. | | The PGC, held at the Atlantic Beach Golf Estate, Melkbosstrand, is held every year following the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and is hosted by the Ministry of Public Servi…
(2025-02-07). Public Works welcomes SONA commitments. sanews.gov.za Public Works welcomes SONA commitments | Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on Thursday night. | | "The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, welcomes the commitments made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, to realise efforts to turn South Africa into a construction site," the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure said. | | Among the key announcements made by President Ramaphosa, is to attract at least R100 billion in p…
(2025-02-07). SA powering on with AfCFTA to boost African trade. sanews.gov.za SA powering on with AfCFTA to boost African trade | President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working towards the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will tear down the barriers to trade on the continent. | "As the most industrialised economy in Africa, we are positioning ourselves to be at the centre of this new and growing market," President Ramaphosa said. | In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered in Cape Town on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said government is harnessing the sun and the wind to make the country a leader in renewable energy and green ma…
(2025-02-07). Accommodation providers urged to stop demanding deposit from NSFAS funded students. sanews.gov.za Accommodation providers urged to stop demanding deposit from NSFAS funded students | The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged landlords not to demand a deposit or top-up payment from NSFAS-funded students. | This comes after NSFAS received reports about some accommodation providers who require NSFAS-funded students to pay a deposit or top-up payment in order to get access to the approved private accommodation. | "NSFAS reminds accommodation providers of the compulsory conditions, as provided by the Standardised Fixed-Term Lease Agreement between the private accommodation providers and NSFAS fun…
(2025-02-07). National Minimum Wage increases. sanews.gov.za National Minimum Wage increases | The National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate is set to increase from R27.58 to R28.79 per hour, from 1 March 2025. | | Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth made the announcement on Wednesday. | The increment is in line with the National Minimum Wage Act, introduced by South Africa for implementation, in 2019. | | In terms of the policy instrument, this obligates employers to pay workers a minimum amount per hour. The NMW is subject to annual review and increases annually from 1 March. | | The National Minimum Wage amendment is enforced by law and binding from 1 March 2025 and…
(2025-02-07). Govt forges ahead with plans to unlock economic growth and job creation. sanews.gov.za Govt forges ahead with plans to unlock economic growth and job creation | The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, has announced plans to improve institutional effectiveness and enhance the delivery of the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) through economic structural reforms. | "The MTDP will address critical constraints in energy, transport, and logistics to unlock growth and enable job creation," she announced on Friday. | Ramokgopa addressed the media during a session focused on the progress of the MTDP 2024 — 2029. | The MTDP is a five-year strategic…
(2025-02-07). G20 Development Group meetings kick off under SA's leadership. sanews.gov.za G20 Development Group meetings kick off under SA's leadership | South Africa has reiterated its intention of using its G20 Presidency to foster global solidarity, equality and sustainable development. | Minister in the Presidency for Monitoring, Planning and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, on Friday said her department has held its first meeting of the G20 Development Working Group. | "The Development Working Group recently held its first meeting and will continue in its meetings during the year to advance financing for development, social protection and global public goods. | "South Africa is determined to utili…
(2025-02-07). MTDP: Addressing the challenges that impede effective service delivery. sanews.gov.za MTDP: Addressing the challenges that impede effective service delivery | Government will over the next five years focus on accelerating service delivery by overcoming the challenges of fragmented priorities, misaligned budgets and a lack of integration across national, provincial and local levels. | This will be achieved through the implementation of the Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP 2024 – 2029) which is the five-year plan for the seventh administration. | The MTDP directly addresses shortcomings by focusing on policy coherence, capacity building, and combating corruption. | "Its goal is to improve the st…
(2025-02-07). DRC: Armed fighting threatens civilians in and around Goma. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). Future-fit financing for African mining hinges on ESG. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Dean Hack & Chetan Jeeva |The world is rewriting its rulebook. It's no longer just about what you produce but how you produce it. For resource-rich regions like Africa, the implications are profound: the value of its vast reserves of critical minerals is now tied not only to their abundance but also …
(2025-02-07). Israel strikes eastern, southern Lebanon despite ceasefire. presstv.ir Israeli warplanes have carried out a fresh series of airstrikes on several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
(2025-02-07). Why Jimmy Carter Pardoned Draft Resisters. dissidentvoice.org 
The passing of Jimmy Carter has been duly noted in ubiquitous remembrances and commentaries on his four-year presidency, 1977-1981. Carter is lauded more for his post-presidential humanitarian projects, while his presidency is deemed a mixed bag by left and right alike. For many Vietnam War resisters — myself included, it is more personal. Jimmy Carter's …
(2025-02-07). Healthcare Workers Must Organize Collectively To Fight Trump's Attacks. popularresistance.org We are a little over a week into the second Trump presidency, and it is clear: his administration's policies are a direct assault on health and well-being. From freezing critical research funding and blocking access to Medicaid, to expanding ICE's reach into hospitals and rolling back environmental protections, these attacks will cost lives. | As we have discussed, trans and nonbinary people will face increased barriers to care, immigrants will be deterred from seeking medical attention, and entire communities will be left at risk of untreated illnesses and potentially preventable outbreaks.
(2025-02-07). Why Fly in Europe? The Dark Triumph of the Ryanair Effect. counterpunch.org 
It has had a rebarbative, blighting effect across the entire aviation industry. The Ryanair model, for want of a better term, prides itself on minimal, no-frills service for eye popping prices. The Irish-based low-cost carrier was intended to revolutionise European air travel by offering a budget option for the eager and easy holiday maker. In time, this seemingly
(2025-02-07). ALBA-TCP Condemns Marco Rubio's Statements on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (+Foreign Minister Gil). orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has issued a statement condemning recent statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela "enemies of humanity." | The Alliance "firmly rejects the hateful and interventionist statements of [US] Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, in his attempt to justify his interventionist policy, has once again instigated attacks on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, free and sovereign countries that have overcome decades of aggression," reads the statement published this Thursday, February 6…
(2025-02-07). Trump Seizes Power in DC. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump has launched a scorched earth campaign to carry out an authoritarian nationalist transformation of U.S. society and its state. In contrast to his first term, this time Trump has a loyal cabinet, a Republican Party reincarnated in his image, and a program laid out in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. In just his first
(2025-02-07). NHS, emergency services and public health have always known covid and its vaccine are bioweapons; it's stated in their CBRN guidance. expose-news.com For more than a decade all emergency services, primary care and public health staff in England have known coronaviruses do not naturally occur and are bioweapons; yet they have been and still …
(2025-02-07). Xi says Winter Games carries Asia's common aspirations for peace, prosperity, friendship. ecns.cn The 9th Asian Winter Games embodies Asian people's shared aspirations for peace, prosperity and friendship, President Xi Jinping said Friday, urging common commitment to realizing these goals.
(2025-02-07). Despite equal bargaining power, Trump's chaos is proving more effective than Biden's careful diplomacy. haaretz.com Trump, in returning to the White House, is doing what he's always done, just bigger: throwing an explosive charge into a crowded room and seeing what happens. Trump's show however was more a threat than a plan, as displacing millions of Gazan's remains unfeasible and in reality the discussion could very well return to original Biden era ideas…
(2025-02-07). US To Seize 2nd Venezuelan Plane Held in Dominican Republic for Maintenance. orinocotribune.com The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to seize another plane owned by the Venezuelan government currently stationed in the Dominican Republic for maintenance during a visit by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Caribbean nation. | Rubio was expected to make the announcement on Thursday during his visit to Santo Domingo, the final stop of his five nation tour of Central America, more than a year after Washington seized a Venezuelan Dassault Falcon 900EX worth $13 million. | The US said that the acquisition of the plane, which it claimed belonged to President Nicolas Maduro, was b…
(2025-02-07). The Trump Administration's Foreign Policy Menu on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com
(2025-02-07). Venezuela Asks For Washington's Cooperation in USAID Investigation. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, called for cooperation between the US and Venezuela in investigation of corruption by opposition politicians Juan Guaidó and Carlos Vecchio involving funds received through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) over the past decade. | At a press conference on Thursday, February 6, the Venezuelan attorney general called upon the US authorities "to provide us with all the information of this investigation that they are conducting on US soil, so that it can be assessed in a coordinated manner and we can act according to the terms established by the…
(2025-02-07). Joe Emersberger: Luisa González Will Need a Constituent Assembly to Untangle Ecuador if She Wins (Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "One of the most important things she has to do is organize a Constituent Assembly. If she doesn't do that, it will show a lack of seriousness," Emersberger said in response to a question asked by Orinoco Tribune's editor and founder, Jesús…
(2025-02-07). Transición socialista: øPor dónde vamos? cubadebate.cu Hay una discusión medio real, medio ahistórica, que se traduce en términos de " øpor dónde vamos?" en materia de sistema económico-político y que no ha dejado de estar presente a lo largo de la Revolución cubana. Una especie de preocupación "natural" que no ha perdido vigencia y que no ha dejado de chocar con la imagen del mundo cotidiana del contemporáneo toda vez que la teoría del dónde se ha distanciado de la práctica sobre el cómo.
(2025-02-07). GUANTÁNAMO: CRIMINALIZATION OF IMMIGRATION. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). The odds are Illinois won't hit its 2030 climate goals. grist.org 
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Four years ago, Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Climate Equitable Jobs Act, an ambitious suite of overlapping goals and deadlines to put Illinois on track to overhaul its economy by 2030: decarbonizing the power sector, propping up electric vehicles, and fast-tracking a clean energy workforce. | Now, with five years left unti…
(2025-02-07). 'Brazen theft': Venezuela raps US seizure of plane after high-level talks. presstv.ir Venezuela has condemned the US seizure of one of its government planes as "brazen theft" which came just days after a high-level American delegation visited Caracas.
(2025-02-07). Este viernes en la Mesa Redonda, Historia de vida: Waldo Leyva, salvado por la poesía. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Waldo Leyva Portal, Premio Nacional de Literatura, es el invitado de este viernes a la emisión Historia de Vida de la Mesa Redonda que se transmitirá a partir de las 7 pm, a través de Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, Canal Caribe y Radio Habana Cuba y los canales en redes de Cubadebate, la Mesa Redonda y el sitio de la Presidencia.
(2025-02-07). Próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja: øLa hora de las criptomonedas en Cuba? cubadebate.cu øSabes qué son las criptomonedas? øCómo y quiénes las utilizan en Cuba? øQué impacto tienen en la economía mundial? øEl uso de esta tecnología nos ayudará a "saltar" el bloqueo? Sobre estos y otros temas estaremos conversando con expertos en la materia el próximo domingo a las siete de la noche por el Canal Caribe.
(2025-02-07). Syria's Currency Crisis. orinocotribune.com The Syrian pound has surged in the black market, reaching about 7,600 Pounds per USD, nearly half the exchange rate from December, raising concerns about its "illusory" nature and its impact on Syrians' savings. This rapid currency deflation comes amid continuous warnings, with economists pointing out that the Syrian pound's increase in price is not correlated to fundamental economic factors such as a boost in industry or exports. | The Central Bank of Syria continues to set official rates about 40% higher than market rates, a departure from the previous government of al-Assad which set the rates at 10% lower tha…
(2025-02-07). ExxonKnews: State judges side with Big Oil, teeing up appeals fights. commondreams.org A New Jersey judge this week dismissed the state's climate deception lawsuit against oil and gas companies, becoming the fourth judge in six months to side with Big Oil in such cases. As similar lawsuits creep closer toward trial, state and local governments are vowing to fight these latest rulings, which grapple with a central …
(2025-02-07). Israeli Forces Kill One in Gaza, Displaced People Suffer from the Elements. imemc.org 
In Gaza on Thursday, Israeli occupation forces' gunfire killed a Palestinian father, north of Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A Wafa news correspondent reported that Palestinian citizen Salman Rushdi Salman Abu Ghoula was martyred after being shot by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Maghraqa, north of Al-Nuseirat camp. Medical sources …
(2025-02-07). 'Father of China's nuclear submarines' Huang Xuhua dies of illness at 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.
(2025-02-07). Chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines passes away at age of 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday due to illness despite medical treatment in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.
(2025-02-07). Sudan army advances on central Khartoum: military source. newarab.com 
The army, "Our forces are close to reaching the centre of Khartoum … and expelling the Daglo militia," a source in…
(2025-02-07). Mandatario cubano visita objetivos socioeconómicos en Ciego de àÅvila. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, continuó hoy sus recorridos por los municipios del país en Bolivia, en la provincia de Ciego de àÅvila.
(2025-02-07). Fighting intensifies in the eastern Congo. workers.org 
While MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), counts nearly 100 armed groups fighting in the eastern Congo, the crisis escalated recently when the city of Goma was seized by the March 23 Movement (M23). Goma, the Congo, January 2025. The Congolese government . . . |
(2025-02-07). We Stand With The People Of The Congo. popularresistance.org Rwanda is a proxy for Western interests in the mineral-rich Great Lakes region. Its military is armed by the United States, United Kingdom, France, the European Union, and supported by other proxies like Uganda. It is closely aligned to Israel and its intelligence and military are equipped with Israeli-made spyware and weapons. Paul Kagame, Rwanda's president, remains a key ally of the West even as his regime surveils, jails, tortures, disappears and assassinates critics; seizes sovereign territory; and violates the most fundamental norms of international law.
(2025-02-07). Trump's attack on the ICC is no worse than Biden's support for genocide and impunity. thecanary.co Republican Party president Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest warrants it issued against his war criminal ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's essential to remember that this is simply an extension of Democratic Party president Joe Biden's own assault on international law. Because it's high …
(2025-02-07). Forcing The Palestinians Out Of Gaza Is A Recipe For Unimaginable Disaster. pressenza.com Even after Trump declared that he wanted to take back the Panama Canal, acquire Greenland by force, if necessary, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, I could not, like many others, imagine that his madness could reach a new unfathomable height. At his news conference on February 4, with Prime Minister Netanyahu standing beside him, sporting a sinister grin, Trump announced that the US would take over Gaza, ship the Palestinians like sheep to Jordan and Egypt, build such a mesmerizing Riviera along the Mediterranean Sea and, voilà , bring peace and prosperity to the whole region. 'What a wonderfu…
(2025-02-07). Aga Khan IV to be buried in Egypt on Sunday. newarab.com 
The late After a funeral ceremony at the Ismaili Centre in the Portuguese capital on Saturday – to be attended by leaders of the community, Portuguese government members and foreign dignitaries – Aga Khan IV will be laid to rest at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday,…
(2025-02-07). IMF to unveil new loan package for Egypt. newarab.com 
"A policy package of reforms will be considered by the Fund's executive board, along with the fourth review of
(2025-02-07). Five things Friday roundup: Ethiopian history in February. anabaptistworld.org February is a significant month in Ethiopian history, marked by several pivotal events that shaped the nation's trajectory. I share this Ethiopian history, even as it is full of military battles, to help you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, to understand the context in which the Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) operates. MKC believes in …
(2025-02-07). Charlie Robinson Interview — Trump Says US Will "Take Over Gaza" & The Future Of Independent Media. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today Charlie Robinson, here to discuss the wild ride that has been just the first couple weeks of the new Trump administration, and the new recent announcements from Trump that US needs to "clean out" and "take over Gaza", despite over a year of aggressive denials that this would come to pass. These
(2025-02-07). Italy blames badly drafted ICC warrant for Libyan suspect's release. newarab.com 
The case of Osama Almasri Najim, head of Libya's judicial police, has sparked a
(2025-02-07). Budget 2025: Adjusting and adapting inside IMF prison. cadtm.org
(2025-02-07). Blogger killed, editor missing as Mozambique's press freedom crisis deepens. cpj.org/feed/atom/
(2025-02-07). Mozambique opposition parties call off protests, beg for seat in FRELIMO government. wsws.org While denying the legitimacy of the elections the opposition parties are trying to end popular protests and enter into government with Mozambique's new president, Daniel Chapo.
(2025-02-07). How Grand Theft Auto is helping Nigerians survive rampant police abuse. aljazeera.com 'Cops and robbers'-type online gameplay is helping young people re-enact and process real-life challenges with police.
(2025-02-07). As China and the U.S. Race Toward A.I. Armageddon, Does It Matter Who Wins? counterpunch.org 
A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and the exclusion from being able to testify in court. Evidence of this entrenched history lingers today, in the trade sanctions against China, belligerent rhetoric from both Republicans and Democrats
(2025-02-07). Xi meets ROK National Assembly speaker. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with National Assembly Speaker of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Woo Won-shik in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
(2025-02-07). Electricity Crisis Sparks More Protests in Southern Yemen. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-07). Millions of People Endangered as Several Factors Combine to Worsen the Humanitarian Crisis Further. globalresearch.ca The United Nations warned on February 6 that two states in Sudan (South Kordofan and Blue Nile) were on the brink of catastrophe after a recent eruption of violence. UN resident and humanitarian coordinator C. Nkweta-Salami said, | "I condemn the …
(2025-02-07). Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, And Nablus. imemc.org 
On Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least four Palestinians, including a father and his son, in Hebron, Bethlehem, and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In Beit Kahil town, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part, the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes and abducted Rafat Rasmi Al-Asafra. The soldiers …
(2025-02-07). Updated: Israeli Army Continues Offensive In Tubas. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers continued their aggression on the town of Tammun and the Al-Far'a refugee camp south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, for the sixth consecutive day. Update: An Israeli drone bombed an area in the town of Tammun, without resulting in any injuries.
(2025-02-07). Israeli Explosive Remnant Kills A Palestinian Child In Rafah. imemc.org 
On Friday, a Palestinian child died due to an explosion of an object left behind by the Israeli army in the city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip's southmost part. Medical sources said the child, Mohammad Yasser Al-Qadi, died as a result of the explosion of an object left behind by the occupation forces in …
(2025-02-07). Soldiers Assault And Abduct Two Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org 
On Friday, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured two Palestinians before abducting them in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that the soldiers assaulted Tareq Jaber, 55, and Rafat Mohammad Marar, injuring them before taking them away. |Updated:…
(2025-02-07). Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapon Storage Sites in Southern, Eastern Lebanon. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-07). Trump's gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia. aljazeera.com NGOs across Southeast Asia say they will struggle to continue their work without US funding.
(2025-02-07). Neutrino detectors deployed in South China Sea. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have deployed several prototype detectors to locate neutrinos in the South China Sea, the Institute of High Energy Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.
(2025-02-07). Mohammed Deif's Wife Unravels Secretive Life of the Iconic 'Shadow Commander'. orinocotribune.com 
By Maryam Qarehgozlou — Feb 3, 2025 | In a dimly lit room somewhere in southern Gaza, surrounded by her children, Ghadir Syam finally broke her silence, days after Hamas announced the martyrdom of a man who lived in secrecy for decades. | Syam spoke of the life she shared with her husband Mohammed Deif, the former commander of al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas. | In an emotional tone, she spoke about the man who embodied unwavering resistance and an unshakable commitment to a cause despite constant dangers and multiple assassination attempts. | She spoke about…
(2025-02-07). Building BRICS: Challenges and Opportunities for South-South Collaboration in a Multipolar World. infobrics.org The BRICS bloc poses a strategic challenge to Western hegemony, but to understand its potential as a counter-power requires a closer look at the complex relations within the bloc and between its members and other countries in the Global South…
(2025-02-07). South Korea: Submission on discrimination against North Korean escapees. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). Tunisia president fires finance minister. newarab.com 
Michket Slama Khaldi will take on the country's finance portfolio, the presidency announced on Facebook Wednesday, in a post that showed her being sworn into office by Saied. | The presidency initially gave no details for the decision, nor did it mention outgoing minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia. | A video posted on Thursday on the presidency's Facebook page showed Saied, visibly unhappy, going to several…
(2025-02-07). Muhoozi Slams Supreme Court Decision on Military Trials for Civilians. plusnews.ug 
Chief of Defense Forces, General Kainerugaba Muhoozi, has criticized the recent Supreme Court ruling that banned the trial of civilians in Military Courts, arguing that the decision undermines the vision and mandate of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF). Muhoozi expressed his shock over the ruling, stating that the UPDF is a foundation upon which …
(2025-02-07). Zeija is new Deputy Chief Justice, Sarah Langa and Teko judges of the High Court. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as Uganda's new Deputy Chief Justice to replace Justice Richard Buteera who retires in April. Zeija has been the Principal Judge. On the advice of the Judicial Commission, the President of Uganda , in exercise of his powers under Article 142 (1) …
However, the country's financial sector remains relatively illiquid and lacks the product diversity seen in more advanced markets such as South Africa and Mauritius Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has maintained its position as one of Africa's top financial markets, ranking fourth in the 2024 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index. The annual report, released …
Currently, close to 600‚ÄØmillion Africans lack electricity, a critical resource for economic development ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have pledged US$50 billion to provide electricity access to nearly 300 million Africans over the next five years, through an initiative known as "Mission 300." This commitment was announced …
Museveni, who on coming to power in 1986 proclaimed that African leaders stayed in office for far too long, is still there COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER CLAPHAM | The magic moment in the life of a victorious guerrilla insurgency comes when it finally seizes the capital of the state for which it has fought, often at great cost …
The outcome of the SADC (Southern African Development Community) Extraordinary Summit has rubbed Rwanda the wrong way. Rwanda is particularly concerned that SADC insisted that its government and the Rwanda Defense Forces are directly involved in the fight against the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo alongside M23 rebels. In rejecting the accusations against …
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz 
The dramatic and televisual nature of long waits, overcrowding, trolleys in corridors and cupboards, queuing ambulances and harrowing stories from patients, their families and A&E staff are an endlessly repeating staple of news reporting about the However, the root causes lie outside A&E itself in the wider health and social care system. They result from years of harmful policy decisions or complacent inaction over several parliaments. | What happens in A&E is a prominent shop window into the current state…
Let me tell you a story. | By the spring of 2005, the world was well aware of the grave crimes being carried out in Darfur against the Black population at the hands of Arab Janjaweed militias, with arms, coordination, and air support provided by the Sudanese government. | Determining the death toll proved to be impossible given the limited access to the region. The attempts to generate an estimate are outlined in Darfur and the Crime of Genocide and detail the authors' efforts to create a model based on combining several sets of flawed survey data to reach a projected death toll between 300,000 and 400,000.
Earlier Monday, the Israeli army intensified the siege on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part, stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted at least two Palestinians. Media sources reported that the soldiers ransacked several homes in Nablus and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They added that the soldiers abducted Tamer Thaher …
The widow of slain Lebanese intellectual A secular activist from a Shia Muslim family, 58-year-old Slim was found shot dead in his car in south Lebanon on February 4, 2021, a day after his family reported him missing. | His family has said Hezbollah had thr…
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We speak with longtime trade policy expert Lori Wallach about President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — the three largest trading partners of the United States. It has sent global stocks tumbling and raised fears of more inflation. Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on goods from China, set to take effect Tuesday (After our broadcast, Mexico announced Trump had paused the new tariffs on Mexico for a month). Energy resources from Canada will carry a lower 10% tariff. Canada and Mexico have…
Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign. He is using illegal executive orders as poisoned spears against just about every program the federal government administers to advance the health, safety, and economic well-being of all Americans. 
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and unelected adviser to President Donald Trump, is asserting control over much of the federal bureaucracy and sensitive government computer systems despite lacking clear authority. The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department was pushed out after refusing to hand Musk's team the keys to the government's entire payment system and the $6 trillion in payments the system processes annually, including Social Security checks, tax refunds and Medicare benefits. Musk and his team have also seized control at the Office of Personnel Management and the General S…
On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small gathering at the foot of a reclaimed strip mine to celebrate a homecoming. "It's a return of an ancestor," DeVaughan said. "It's a return of a relative." | That relative was the land they stood on, part of a tract slated for a federal penitentiary that many in the crowd consider another injustice in a region riddled with them. The mine shut down years ago, but the site, near the town of Roxana, still bears the scars of extraction. DeVaughan, an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation, joined some two dozen people on Janu…
Took Part in the International Youth Assembly: | by Ivy Grace M. Bunnat | What does it take to fulfill a university endeavor? For the Supreme Student Council (SSC) of Baguio Central University (BCU), it takes courage, time, group effort, initiative, careful planning, and the help of the advisers Mrs. Gladys O. Soliweg, Dr. Michael T. Sebullen, consultant Engr. Lorelie S. Malit, head of the Student Services Office Ms. Sheenah Pearl L. Pangda, and the international relations officer and dean of the Graduate School Dr. Genevive Kupang. | The SSC has passed through four levels of the accreditation process a…
The dictionary defines the word picaresque as "relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero." | That couldn't be a more apt description of 
Unidentified attackers raided cattle camps in a southeastern area of Cattle raiding, linked to competition for scarce resources, is one of the main triggers of conflict between ethnic groups in the country awash with weapons after decades of "On January 31, the Dinka Bor cattle camps were attacked," the leader, Mayom Ateny, told Reuter…
Earlier Monday, the Israeli army continued its military escalation and violations in various parts of the occupied West Bank, causing damage to homes and infrastructure, and abducting at least 25 Palestinians. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the army invaded Kafr Malek village, east of the city, stormed homes, and abducted Hayel Hamayel, Ghassan …
Syracuse, NY — In a historic and inspiring political development, the Onondaga County Republican Party has selected 26-year-old Bonnke Sekarore to run for the District 9 seat in the County …
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have sent over 40,000 captured troops from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and militia coalition to its camp in Rumangabo, Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province for fresh military training. The FARDC soldiers and militia coalition under their umbrella Wazalendo (Patriots) were captured by …
Over the weekend, members of the Democratic National Committee elected a long-time party insider and supporter of Israel as their new chairman. | On the heels of He received 246.5 votes out of 428 cast on the first ballot, a decisive vote for the Democrats' new leadership, tasked with party infrastructure and fundraising. | Martin is a longstanding supporter of Israel. O…
The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…
US President The report came after US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was reportedly working to finalise the exact wording of the agreement between the two countries. | Last week, Witkoff visited Riyadh on a trip tha…
The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" in the US President IS has a relatively sma…
On Sunday, Israeli soldiers killed 27-year-old Mohammad Amjad Haddoush and injured several others after the army invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media sources stated that the soldiers invaded the refugee camp, storming and ransacking homes, and deploying snipers on the rooftops of several houses and …
A former The Gaza Health Ministry revealed two Palestinians were killed south of Jenin, including Abdul Hadi Issam Alawneh. | Alawneh was released under the November 2023 
The Iraqi government and the UN have agreed to repatriate all families linked to Ali Abbas, spokesperson for the migration ministry, announced the recent return of 81 more Iraqi families from al-Hol camp to al-Jada camp in southern Mosul, northern Iraq. | "Since 2021, more than 2,600 Iraqi families have been repatriated 
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary 
The issues blocking his way to freedom COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Supreme Court in a landmark case ruled on Jan. 31 that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. " All charges or criminal trials or pending trials involving civilians must immediately cease and be transferred to ordinary courts with competent jurisdiction," …
Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Masaka Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi Kawuma and Chief Magistrate Ruth Nabaasa for misconduct. According to the statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, Mudhasi was dismissed for abusing her judicial authority by ordering the attachment of the accounts belonging to Makerere University, Uganda Nurses …
As schools officially opened their doors for the 2025 academic year, Uganda's education landscape faced significant challenges on the first day. While most schools began the term as scheduled, a few defiant institutions ignored the national school calendar and opened a week earlier. However, the most notable concern on the first day was the low …
Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.
On Friday, nine nations announced that they have formed the Hague Group (HG) with the aim of holding Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and to push for justice and liberation for the Palestinian people. The nine — South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize …
KAMPALA, KAMPALA | Xinhua | Uganda on Saturday launched mpox vaccination campaign targeting high-risk populations in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the current epicenter of the virus outbreak in the east African country. Charles Olaro, director general of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua by telephone that phase one of the vaccination exercise, …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) has completed and deployed its first water vessel on Lake Victoria, between Kampala and Tanzania's Mwanza Port. M.V Mpungu, a roll-on/roll-off vessel has a capacity of 1000 tonnes, which experts equate to 21 freight trailers, a promise to be a game changer. She …
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Chancay is a small Peruvian town that has become the hub for South America's biggest Chinese-built mega port. | The deepwater facility can dock larger cargo ships than other ports in the region. It's strategically located in the center of South America's Pacific coast. | The town's mayor, Juan Alvarez, spoke to CGTN's Dan Collyns, who began by asking him how the town of 65,000 plans to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the mega port.
Officials in Colombia say fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and FARC dissidents this last week has left more than 52,000 displaced people, 32,000 trapped in their homes and 52 new homicides. | CGTN sat down with government Peace Advisor and Former head of the ELN, Carlos Velandia, to talk about the state of the Peace Process. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Until she was detached from paternal care, Jovia Laker (not her real name) realized she was not just fighting for parental love but also carrying the burdens handed down by traditions that had banished her to a life of rejection. When her birth was confirmed as the result of incest, her …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Panama for talks with President Jose Raul Mulino. | His visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States will "take back" the Panama Canal, one of the world's most important trading routes. | CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports.
How politics in Kinshasa combines with international power politics to undermine regional efforts for peace in DRC THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Once again, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on fire. This week, M23 rebels captured the strategic town of Goma and are now advancing on Bukavu. At an emergency session of the …
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have sent over 40,000 captured troops from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and militia coalition to its camp in Rumangabo, Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province for fresh military training. The FARDC soldiers and militia coalition under their …
CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Arab League (AL) stressed in a joint statement on Saturday the rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The statement was issued after a meeting in …
A group of 50 sick and wounded The reopening of the Rafah crossing represents a significant breakthrough that bolsters the 
Addis Ababa, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was re-elected today as president of the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) of Ethiopia, at the closing day of its second congress.
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Friday it has intensified surveillance at all entry points across the country following an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Uganda. "As a precautionary measure, surveillance systems have been enhanced in all counties and points of entry," Principal Secretary of the Ministry …
Authorities in the Turkish Republic of This refers to the requirement for Turkish Cypriot men living in Turkey, who are also Turkish citizens, to complete military service both in A bill drafted by National Unit…
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The Israeli army assassinated two Palestinian young men and injured others, on Saturday, after targeting their vehicle in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.
A Palestinian citizen was killed on Sunday evening by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in Al-Shawka town, east of Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Wafa news reported that Salah Musa Al-Sufi was killed by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Shawka. No further details were available, but Palestinians in Rafah report the ongoing …
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by her husband and the Uganda …
üî¥ üáπüáøTANZANIA tourism figures ‚ö™ 5.36 million tourists in 2024 ‚ö™ 3.22 million domestic tourists | 2.14 million international ‚ö™ Generated $4 billion ‚ö™ TARGET $6billion by December 2025 DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania hosted 5.36 million tourists in 2024, a record high and breaking its target of attracting 5 million tourists by 2025, …
Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground in Mitooma District, marks a …
Lira, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | Jimmy Akena Obote, the Uganda People's Congress party (UPC) president has slammed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government led by President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for allegedly deliberately killing cooperative societies that played key roles in community empowerment. Speaking to Journalists in Gulu City on Friday, Akena boasted that the UPC …
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen headteachers in Luwero district are in trouble over the poor performance of their schools in Primary Leaving Examinations. According to the PLE results for Luwero, 1085 (6.8%) candidates failed and 288 (1.8%) candidates didn't turn up to sit examinations out of 16162 candidates that registered in 2024. About …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, has called for a thorough investigation into the significant failures recorded in Luwero District during the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations (P.L.E). The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) announced the 2024 P.L.E results on January 23, 2025. The results …
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rt. Rev. Julius Caesar Nina Otim, the Bishop of the Diocese of West Lango, has issued a stern warning ahead of the 2026 general polls, banning religious leaders from engaging in partisan politics. Bishop Nina addressed Heads of Laity drawn from all Parishes and Archdeaconries within the Diocese of West …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | As the world prepares to mark World Wetlands Day Sunday, Uganda is reaffirming its commitment to wetland conservation, citing progress in its restoration efforts. In a statement issued before the day, the Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment announced that the country will commemorate the day under the theme, "Conserving …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has urged Ugandans to use the client satisfaction initiative in which they can use Quick Response (QR) codes to report errant health workers. Following recent complaints of absentee health workers and run-down medical equipment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital which the public blamed for …