Tag: Africa

Informed Comment

Who will Control Africa?
Trump, Uncategorized

Donald Trump Is a Very Dumb Man

The male version of Sarah Palin has arrived (ODT)

John Bolton’s absurd, self-aggrandizing new book reveals a shocking secret: Donald Trump knows next to nothing about Africa. The continent is better off without his ignorant meddling.

via Donald Trump Is a Very Dumb Man

Trumpland, Uncategorized

Pentagon Map Shows Network of 29 U.S. Bases in Africa

NAIROBI, Jan. 5, 2020 -- Smoke rises from a U.S. millitary base in Lamu County, Kenya, Jan. 5, 2020. The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said it has attacked the U.S. military base in Kenya's coastal Lamu County on Sunday morning. The police said the airstrip used by the U.S. marine was destroyed and aircraft were burned. (Photo by Xin Huashefa/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Xin Huashefa via Getty Images)

via Pentagon Map Shows Network of 29 U.S. Bases in Africa

Solar Energy, Uncategorized

Energy Revolution: Off-Grid Solar across Africa Benefits 165 mn. People (Video)

via Energy Revolution: Off-Grid Solar across Africa Benefits 165 mn. People (Video)

Crisis, Uncategorized

The forgotten crises: the humanitarian emergencies the world ignored in 2017

 

Congolese protest against President Joseph Kabila's refusal to step down from power in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of ...

Top 10 most under-reported crises in 2017:

  • North Korea: Food shortages and oppression
  • Eritrea: Drought and repression
  • Burundi: Persecution and violence
  • Sudan: War and food shortages
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Conflict and displacement
  • Mali: Violence and malnutrition
  • Vietnam: Typhoon Doksuri
  • Lake Chad Basin (Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria): Conflict, hunger and displacement
  • Central African Republic: Violence, displacement and food shortages
  • Peru: Floods

via The forgotten crises: the humanitarian emergencies the world ignored in 2017

Informed Comment

Secret Documents Reveal a Constellation of American Military Bases Across Africa – Truthdig

While the U.S. maintains a vast empire of military installations around the world with huge, hard-to-miss complexes in Europe and Asia, bases in Africa have been far better hidden.

Source: Secret Documents Reveal a Constellation of American Military Bases Across Africa – Truthdig

Pope Francis

In Kenyan slum, Pope Francis slams wealthy elite over ‘dreadful injustice’ to poor – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Pope Francis lashes out at wealthy minorities during his visit to a crowded slum in Kenya’s capital.

Source: In Kenyan slum, Pope Francis slams wealthy elite over ‘dreadful injustice’ to poor – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Imperialism

Colonization of Africa
Israel

Israeli arms fuel atrocities in Africa | The Electronic Intifada

Weapons sales from Israel to Africa rose by 40 percent in 2014.

Source: Israeli arms fuel atrocities in Africa | The Electronic Intifada

Sentry

Sentry, “Real leverage for peace and human rights will come when the people who benefit from war will pay a price for the damage they cause. ” George Clooney

How Do You Stop Intractable Conflict? Take Away The Profit