Africa
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Tunisia Newslinks for 18 January, 2011
18 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Citizens hopeful as new Tunisian government forms CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) — As Tunisians adjust to a new government following the ouster of their longtime president, some say they are … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/18/tunisia.protests/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 17 January, 2011
17 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia May Form Coalition After Ben Ali Overthrow BusinessWeek 17 (Bloomberg) — Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said he may announce a coalition government today after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the … www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-17/tunisia-may-form-coalition-after-ben-ali-overthrow.html Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks 16 January, 2011
16 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Libya’s Gaddaffi pained by Tunisian revolt, blames WikiLeaks Monsters and Critics.com Cairo/Tripoli – Libyan President Moammar Gaddaffi said he was pained by events in Tunisia surrounding the overthrow of former president Zine al-Abedine ben … www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1612073.php/Libya-s-Gaddaffi-pained-by-Tunisian-revolt-blames-WikiLeaks Continue reading
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The Tunisian intifada: The way forward
This issue of AMEC insights examines the ongoing protests in Tunisia – which have persisted for four weeks. It looks at the underlying reasons for the explosive protests, tracing them back to the implementation of structural adjustment programmes by the Tunisian state. It also discusses the uniqueness of the current protests as compared to previous… Continue reading
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A New Bandung? Samir Amin Interviewed by Christophe Champin
Would you say that you’re among the pessimists who regard the five decades of African independence as five lost decades? I’m not a pessimist and I don’t think that these have been five lost decades. I remain extremely critical, extremely severe with respect to African states, governments, and political classes, but I’m even more critical… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks reveals how Shell infiltrated Nigeria
The petrol giant Shell has thoroughly infiltrated the Nigerian government, newly leaked WikiLeaks documents show. The multinational corporation inserted its employees into every key government ministry to gain unparalleled influence in policy-making in the oil rich Niger Delta. Al Jazeera’s Jesse Mesner-Hage reports on how the revelation fits into the decades-long troubled relationship between Royal… Continue reading
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More on the Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case By John Byrne
According to a story filed late Wednesday, Cheney will be indicted in a Nigerian bribery case as part of an investigation into an alleged $180 million bribery scandal. Continue reading
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Nigeria Issuing Arrest Warrant For Dick Cheney!
3 December, 2010 Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case, issue Interpol arrest warrant Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Will The Obama Govt Pressure Nigeria To Back Off Issuing An Arrest Warrant For Dick Cheney?
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Nova – Trafigura 17 May 2010
Witnesses and victims describe the aftermath of Trafigura’s dumping of lethal toxic waste in the Ivory Coast. In Dutch with English subtitles. Continue reading
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Yemen: The Covert Apparatus of the American Empire By Andrew Gavin Marshall
Yemen is perhaps an excellent example of America being on the “wrong side of a world revolution,” as the secret war in Yemen being exacerbated in the name of “fighting al-Qaeda” is in actuality, about the expansion and supremacy of American power in the region. It is about the suppression of natural democratic, local, revolutionary… Continue reading
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RED SEA ROILING
In the last two years, Washington and its allies have trained their gaze upon the western tip of what Zbigniew Brzezinski and others have called the “arc of crisis.” The capture of several merchant vessels by pirates in the Red Sea and the failed underwear bombing of Christmas 2009 have prompted extensive media coverage, much… Continue reading
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Israel/Palestine and the Apartheid Analogy: by Ran Greenstein Part 2
In the previous section I made a distinction between historical apartheid (unique to South Africa) and apartheid in its generic form — a structured system of political exclusion and social marginalization on the basis of origins (including but not restricted to race). I concluded that Israel is different from historical apartheid, but it displays characteristics… Continue reading
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Israel/Palestine and the Apartheid Analogy by Ran Greenstein Part 1
In the last decade, the notion that the Israeli system of political and military control bears strong resemblance to the apartheid system in South Africa has gained ground. It is invoked regularly by movements and activists opposed to the 1967 occupation and to various other aspects of Israeli policies vis-à-vis the Palestinian-Arab people. It is… Continue reading
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Fears for South Africa's Press Freedom By Chris Stein
‘The broad language of the POI Bill would criminalise information-gathering methods essential to investigative journalism,’ Ayesha Kajee, executive director of the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), told IPS. ‘It would chill the practice of this field of journalism essential to keeping the government accountable to the public.’ Continue reading
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South African Public Sector Strike Highlights Society’s Contradictions By Patrick Bond
The two major civil service unions on strike against the South African (SA) government vow to intensify pressure in coming days, in a struggle pitting a million members of the middle and lower ranks of society against a confident government leadership fresh from hosting the FIFA World Cup. Continue reading
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South African civil servants on strike over pay
One million South African civil servants have begun indefinite strike action, leaving schools without teachers and trials postponed. Continue reading
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Yeoville in 2 Genres Parts 1 & 2
As quiet as it is kept, Aura Msimang is a legend in our midst. To the Yeoville community where she lives, to the artistic fraternity, the Rastas and the local street kids, she is known endearingly as M’Aura. Excerpt from Mam Aura Msimang, A Legend In Our Midst (by Nhlanhla Hlongwane) This documentary highlights the… Continue reading
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South Africa loses its ‘War on Poverty’ By Patrick Bond
Shortly before Pretoria’s presidential power change from Thabo Mbeki to Jacob Zuma two years ago, the South African state announced its War on Poverty. What news from the front, in the immediate wake of World Cup host duties that showed observers how very pleasant life is for the rich and middle class here? We don’t… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 