AS THE WORLD MOURNS: FROM MUHAMMAD ALI TO MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ
As the world mourns Muhammad Ali, it neglects to mourn the passing of Mohamed Abdelaziz, the co-founder of the Polisario Front and the former president of the Sahrawi…
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BURUNDI: WESTERN INTERESTS DISGUISED AS AFRICAN SOLUTIONS
Black Agenda Report Executive Editor Glen Ford The African Union will not be deploying 5,000 troops to Burundi without Burundi’s consent. The A.U. summarily dismissed the U.S.-backed proposal…
Sahrawi “Ambassador” To President Obama: Press Morocco On U.N.-mandated Referendum For Self-Determination
Mouloud Said is the unofficial Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR, or Western Sahara) to Washington, D.C. Unofficial because the U.S. -- unlike almost every African…
South Sudan: Dr. Horace Campbell calls for release of AU report
Fighting has continued in South Sudan’s oil rich Upper Nile State, despite the peace agreement signed on August 26th. Since December 2013, South Sudan's brutal civil war has…
Two-Week Ultimatum: U.S. Says South Sudan’s Salva Kiir To Face “Consequences” Unless Peace Deal Signed
Susan Rice -- says "consequences" for obstructionist Uganda-backed South Sudan ruler Salva Kiir Salva Kiir, the president of war-torn South Sudan has been threatened with sanctions by the…
With Eyes Towards A Liberated Homeland, Exiled Sahrawis Build Lives In Harsh Camps
Sahrawis have been fighting for independence since Hassan II ordered Morocco's invasion These are the voices of Sahrawis, exiled from their homes in Western Sahara, and making a…
SOUTH AFRICA REBUKED FOR ALLOWING SUDAN LEADER TO GO FREE
Jun. 15 (GIN) – In a closely-watched meeting of African Union leaders, the presence of alleged war criminal Omar al-Bashir, president of Sudan, neither produced an arrest or…
Nkurunziza Survives In Burundi But Winds Of Change Reach Central Africa
President Nkurunziza -- challenges remain The Burundi conflict escalated on May 13 with these words by Maj. Gen. Godefroid Niyombare on May 13th, in Bujumbura, the capital of…
Push On Cuomo For Special Prosecutor For Cops In Fatal Encounters, By Families Of Slain New Yorkers
Cuomo -- demands heat up for Special Prosecutor in police slayings The families of 18 New Yorkers killed by the police have launched a campaign to get Governor…
AS EBOLA OUTBREAK SLOWS, WORLD HEALTH BODY SHIFTS FOCUS
Feb. 8 (GIN) – For the first time since the end of June 2014, there have been fewer than 100 new cases of Ebola reported in a week…