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Rwanda, DRC and the New Scramble for Africa (Part 4): Africa’s Israel and the BRICS/NATO Punch and Judy Show
Rusere Shoniwa | A Plague on Both Houses – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Imperialism and the Destabilization of the Alliance of Sahel States
Abayomi Azikiwe | Global Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Rwanda, DRC, and the New Scramble for Africa (Part 3): Is the Genocide a Lie?
Rusere Shoniwa | A Plague on Both Houses – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Rwanda, DRC, and the New Scramble for Africa (Part 2): What Really Happened in 1994
Rusere Shoniwa | A Plague on Both Houses – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2024 ( 1 Comment »)
Displacement in Sudan Crosses 11 million as Devastating Crisis Reaches New Heights: IOM Chief 
Amy Pope | UN International Organization for Migration - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Rwanda, DRC, and the New Scramble for Africa – Part 1: The Genocide’s Historical Context
Rusere Shoniwa | A Plague on Both Houses – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Cash Will Soon Flow: The New Climate Colonialism
Joshua Frank | TomDispatch - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Starvation in Sudan
Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox | TomDispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Away from Global Attention, Sudan Is Starving
Othman Moqbel | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Finally, an Answer to a Mystery Surrounding These 1,000-Year-Old Trees
Tom Page | CNN - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 1st, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Is Shell’s Exit from Nigeria a Front to Dodge Legal Responsibilities?
Andy Rowell and James Marriott | openDemocracy - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
The Del Monte Deaths: Shocking Claims of Violence at Pineapple Plantation
Edwin Okoth, Matthew Chapman and Emily Dugan | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Defying Angola and Interpol, Isabel dos Santos Entrenches Herself on Dubai Waterfront
Nicole Sadek, Scilla Alecci and Karrie Kehoe | The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Africa to France: ‘Get Out!’
Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 13th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Kenya Floods Death Toll at 228 as Crisis Persists
Agence France-Presse | VOA News - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
‘Dead Aid’: What’s Behind the West Helping Africa?
Denis A. Degterev | RT - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
What’s Next as ‘Heavy-Handed’ US Negotiates Pullout from Niger?
Lorraine Mallinder | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Blame South Sudan’s Civil War on Elites, Not “Ethnic Tensions”
Stefan Bakumenko | Jacobin - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
‘Barbaric’ Sexual Violence in Sudan
UNOCHA | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Niger to US: Pack Up Your Forever War
Nick Turse | Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 8th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
We’re Still Breathing: Amhara Genocide in Ethiopia
Graham Peebles | CounterPunch - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 8th, 2024 ( No Comments »)
Libya Climate Crisis Linked to Pentagon-NATO Intervention of 2011
Abayomi Azikiwe | Pan-African News Wire – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Libya Climate Crisis Linked to Pentagon-NATO Intervention of 2011)
Humanitarian Imperialism Created the Libyan Nightmare
The Chris Hedges Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Humanitarian Imperialism Created the Libyan Nightmare)
Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration
Abayomi Azikiwe | Pan-African News Wire – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration)
No Respite for France as a ‘New Africa’ Rises
Pepe Escobar | The Cradle – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2023 ( Comments Off on No Respite for France as a ‘New Africa’ Rises)
Gabon President Bongo Detained in Coup Attempt after Winning Third Term
Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Gabon President Bongo Detained in Coup Attempt after Winning Third Term)
French Ambassador Defies Order to Vacate Niger
Abayomi Azikiwe – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2023 ( Comments Off on French Ambassador Defies Order to Vacate Niger)
Liberia Has Suffered 20 Years of ‘Negative Peace’–It’s Time for Change
Robtel Neajai Pailey and Aaron Weah | Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 21st, 2023 ( Comments Off on Liberia Has Suffered 20 Years of ‘Negative Peace’–It’s Time for Change)
What’s Happening in Niger Is Far from a Typical Coup
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 21st, 2023 ( Comments Off on What’s Happening in Niger Is Far from a Typical Coup)
How the US and France Created a Niger Mess for Themselves
M. K. Bhadrakumar | RT – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 21st, 2023 ( Comments Off on How the US and France Created a Niger Mess for Themselves)
From Chi-Town Bagman to ECOWAS Chairman: Meet the Former Money Launderer Leading the Push to Invade Niger
Kit Klarenberg and Alexander Rubinstein | Defend Democracy Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 14th, 2023 ( Comments Off on From Chi-Town Bagman to ECOWAS Chairman: Meet the Former Money Launderer Leading the Push to Invade Niger)
Nigerian Senate Rejects President Bola Tinubu’s Demand to Send Troops to Invade Niger
Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu | Anadolu Agency - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 14th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Nigerian Senate Rejects President Bola Tinubu’s Demand to Send Troops to Invade Niger)
Niger – The Liberation from “Independence”
Peter Koenig | Global Research - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 14th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Niger – The Liberation from “Independence”)
Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads across West Africa amid Threats against Niger
Abayomi Azikiwe – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 14th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads across West Africa amid Threats against Niger)
Africa in Rebellion: Is a Second Anti-Colonial Liberation on the Horizon?
Denis Rogatyuk | RT - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 14th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Africa in Rebellion: Is a Second Anti-Colonial Liberation on the Horizon?)
Is There a Difference Between Nigeria and Niger?
TMS Editor
August 7th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Is There a Difference Between Nigeria and Niger?)
Niger Coup Leader Joins Long Line of U.S.-trained Mutineers
Nick Turse | The Intercept - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 31st, 2023 ( Comments Off on Niger Coup Leader Joins Long Line of U.S.-trained Mutineers)
Food Insecurity in Africa and the Politics of NATO Expansion
Abayomi Azikiwe – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Food Insecurity in Africa and the Politics of NATO Expansion)
African Union Advances Peace Plan for Sudan after the Failure of U.S.-Saudi Mediation
Abayomi Azikiwe – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 12th, 2023 ( Comments Off on African Union Advances Peace Plan for Sudan after the Failure of U.S.-Saudi Mediation)
African Unity and the New Cold War
Abayomi Azikiwe | Pan-African News Wire – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 5th, 2023 ( Comments Off on African Unity and the New Cold War)
Why Is the African Union Absent in Sudan?
Tafi Mhaka | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 29th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Why Is the African Union Absent in Sudan?)
Africa ‘All Out,’ 54-0, against Joining Biden’s Proxy War on Russia
Walt Zlotow | Antiwar - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 10th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Africa ‘All Out,’ 54-0, against Joining Biden’s Proxy War on Russia)
Burkina Faso Ejects French Troops
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Burkina Faso Ejects French Troops)
Empire by Invitation
Samar Al-Bulushi | The Intercept - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2023 ( Comments Off on Empire by Invitation)
African Solutions to African Problems: Let the African Union Resolve the GERD Dispute!
Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 16th, 2023 ( Comments Off on African Solutions to African Problems: Let the African Union Resolve the GERD Dispute!)
Getting to Yes: What U.S. Africa Command Doesn’t Want You to Know
Nick Turse | TomDispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 24th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Getting to Yes: What U.S. Africa Command Doesn’t Want You to Know)
Africa, the Looted Continent
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2022 ( 1 Comment »)
Behind the Drought and Food Deficits in Africa
Abayomi Azikiwe | Pan-African News Wire – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Behind the Drought and Food Deficits in Africa)
Why Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Why Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?)
New Bill That Passed U.S. House Reinvokes Old Russian Bogeyman as Pretext for More Intervention in Africa
Richard S. Dunn | CovertAction Magazine – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2022 ( Comments Off on New Bill That Passed U.S. House Reinvokes Old Russian Bogeyman as Pretext for More Intervention in Africa)
African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government amid Escalating Food Crisis
Abayomi Azikiwe | Pan-African News Wire – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 13th, 2022 ( Comments Off on African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government amid Escalating Food Crisis)
Chad Declares Food Emergency While International Agencies Sound the Alarm
Abayomi Azikiwe | Pan-African News Wire – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 13th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Chad Declares Food Emergency While International Agencies Sound the Alarm)
AFRICOM: Black Skin, White Mask
Jeremy Kuzmarov | CovertAction Magazine – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2022 ( Comments Off on AFRICOM: Black Skin, White Mask)
US Congress Passes Anti-Russia Bill Reinforcing Neo-colonialism in Africa
Abayomi Azikiwe – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2022 ( Comments Off on US Congress Passes Anti-Russia Bill Reinforcing Neo-colonialism in Africa)
The Rise of NATO in Africa
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2022 ( Comments Off on The Rise of NATO in Africa)
Biden Redeploys Troops to Somalia While Humanitarian Crisis Looms
Abayomi Azikiwe | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2022 ( Comments Off on Biden Redeploys Troops to Somalia While Humanitarian Crisis Looms)
South Sudan: Oil Underground, Blood on the Surface
Baher Kamal | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 4th, 2022 ( Comments Off on South Sudan: Oil Underground, Blood on the Surface)
Why Is Joe Biden Discreetly Looking the Other Way as His AFRICOM Commander Commits War Crimes for Which He Would Have Been Hanged at Nuremberg?
Jeremy Kuzmarov | CovertAction Magazine – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 17th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Why Is Joe Biden Discreetly Looking the Other Way as His AFRICOM Commander Commits War Crimes for Which He Would Have Been Hanged at Nuremberg?)
“Every Option Is on the Table”: US Prepping for Libya-Style Intervention in Ethiopia
Alan Macleod | MintPress News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 20th, 2021 ( Comments Off on “Every Option Is on the Table”: US Prepping for Libya-Style Intervention in Ethiopia)
Backed By AFRICOM, Corporations Plunder DR Congo for “Climate-Friendly” Materials and Blame China
T.J. Coles | The Grayzone - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 6th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Backed By AFRICOM, Corporations Plunder DR Congo for “Climate-Friendly” Materials and Blame China)
“Limited Hangouts:” Western Intellectuals Whitewash Horrific Crimes of Rwandan CIA Asset Paul Kagame
Justin Podur | CovertAction Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 15th, 2021 ( Comments Off on “Limited Hangouts:” Western Intellectuals Whitewash Horrific Crimes of Rwandan CIA Asset Paul Kagame)
UN Told Failure to Deal with Diversity Is Root Cause of Wars
Edith M. Lederer | AP News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 18th, 2021 ( Comments Off on UN Told Failure to Deal with Diversity Is Root Cause of Wars)
AFRICOM in the Congo
Kambale Musavuli | Black Agenda Report - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 6th, 2021 ( Comments Off on AFRICOM in the Congo)
The March of Hatred in South Africa: One Bullet, One Indian
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 9th, 2021 ( Comments Off on The March of Hatred in South Africa: One Bullet, One Indian)
South Africa Durban Riots 1949–The Destruction of Cato Manor and Murder of People of Indian Origins
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 2nd, 2021 ( Comments Off on South Africa Durban Riots 1949–The Destruction of Cato Manor and Murder of People of Indian Origins)
The Rif Republic: A Self-Proclaimed and Internationally Unrecognized State
Rabah Arkam | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 2nd, 2021 ( Comments Off on The Rif Republic: A Self-Proclaimed and Internationally Unrecognized State)
South Africa: The Long Walk to Freedom and a Short Walk to Nowhere
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 26th, 2021 ( Comments Off on South Africa: The Long Walk to Freedom and a Short Walk to Nowhere)
South Africa Is Burning: The Legacy of Mandela Is Dead for a Nation of Thieves
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 19th, 2021 ( Comments Off on South Africa Is Burning: The Legacy of Mandela Is Dead for a Nation of Thieves)
Cry, the Bedeviled Country: I Weep for My Homeland of South Africa, As I Watch Its Disintegration from Afar
Jani Allan | RT - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 19th, 2021 ( 1 Comment »)
Defending Our Sovereignty: US Military Bases in Africa and the Future of African Unity
Tricontinental - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 12th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Defending Our Sovereignty: US Military Bases in Africa and the Future of African Unity)
Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country- Hollywood in South Africa: 1951 and Bollywood Has Come As Well
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 28th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country- Hollywood in South Africa: 1951 and Bollywood Has Come As Well)
AFRICOM Military’s Exercise: The Art of Creating New Pretexts for Propagating US Interests
Pavan Kulkarni | People's Dispatch - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2021 ( Comments Off on AFRICOM Military’s Exercise: The Art of Creating New Pretexts for Propagating US Interests)
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants: Six Reasons They Have Not Been Defeated
Ishaq Khalid | BBC News, Abuja - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 24th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants: Six Reasons They Have Not Been Defeated)
Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda
Dave Zirin | The Nation - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 3rd, 2021 ( Comments Off on Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda)
In the Shadow and Shade of Apartheid in South Africa: Post-Liberation Impact on the Rainbow Nation
Prof. Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 3rd, 2021 ( Comments Off on In the Shadow and Shade of Apartheid in South Africa: Post-Liberation Impact on the Rainbow Nation)
A Locust Plague Hit East Africa–The Pesticide Solution May Have Dire Consequences
Tristan McConnell | National Geographic - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 29th, 2021 ( Comments Off on A Locust Plague Hit East Africa–The Pesticide Solution May Have Dire Consequences)
U.S. Military Turns Somalia into a Failed State for Shell and Exxon-Mobil to Steal Its Oil
Nick Alexandrov | Covert Action Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 22nd, 2021 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Turns Somalia into a Failed State for Shell and Exxon-Mobil to Steal Its Oil)
A Place the World Has Forgotten: Inside the Horror Show of Northern Uganda
Otim Tonny | Covert Action Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 22nd, 2021 ( Comments Off on A Place the World Has Forgotten: Inside the Horror Show of Northern Uganda)
Kizito Mihigo and the Struggle for Rwandan Truth and Reconciliation
Ann Garrison | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 1st, 2021 ( Comments Off on Kizito Mihigo and the Struggle for Rwandan Truth and Reconciliation)
Trump’s Deal on Morocco’s Western Sahara Annexation Risks More Global Conflict
Stephen Zunes | The Washington Post - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 11th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Trump’s Deal on Morocco’s Western Sahara Annexation Risks More Global Conflict)
Community Champions Law to Castrate Pedophiles in Nigerian State
Nosmot Gbadamosi | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 21st, 2020 ( Comments Off on Community Champions Law to Castrate Pedophiles in Nigerian State)
Desert Locust ‘Re-Invasion’ Threatens Millions across Horn of Africa
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 21st, 2020 ( Comments Off on Desert Locust ‘Re-Invasion’ Threatens Millions across Horn of Africa)
Sidelining Africans, the US Imposes Its Own Choice for UN Envoy to Libya
Maurizio Guerrero | PassBlue - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Sidelining Africans, the US Imposes Its Own Choice for UN Envoy to Libya)
Rising Hunger in Drought-Stricken Southern Madagascar Forcing Families to Eat Insects: WFP
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Rising Hunger in Drought-Stricken Southern Madagascar Forcing Families to Eat Insects: WFP)
Trump’s Normalization of Israel Spreads to Africa
Patrick Gathara | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 9th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Trump’s Normalization of Israel Spreads to Africa)
Freeing “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Paul Rusesabagina
Ann Garrison | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 19th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Freeing “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Paul Rusesabagina)
AFRICOM: Deadly Deception
Friends of the Congo - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2020 ( Comments Off on AFRICOM: Deadly Deception)
Africa’s Catastrophic Covid Response
Ian Birrell | UnHerd - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 21st, 2020 ( Comments Off on Africa’s Catastrophic Covid Response)
AFRICOM and the Guise of Terrorism
Tunde Osazua | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on AFRICOM and the Guise of Terrorism)
Sudan: Female Genital Mutilation Officially a Crime
teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 13th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Sudan: Female Genital Mutilation Officially a Crime)
Burundi: Fare Thee Well, President Nkurunziza
Edgar Tabaro | The Observer [Uganda] – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Burundi: Fare Thee Well, President Nkurunziza)
Who Should Try Rwandan Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga?
Nicola Palmer | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Who Should Try Rwandan Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga?)
Second Wave of Locusts in East Africa Said to Be 20 Times Worse
Samuel Okiror | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Second Wave of Locusts in East Africa Said to Be 20 Times Worse)
Ending the Unthinkable Injustice of Human Chaining
Emina Ćerimović and Kim Samuel | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 13th, 2020 ( 1 Comment »)
Pentagon’s Own Map of U.S. Bases in Africa Contradicts Its Claim of “Light” Footprint
Nick Turse - The Intercept
March 2nd, 2020 ( Comments Off on Pentagon’s Own Map of U.S. Bases in Africa Contradicts Its Claim of “Light” Footprint)
(Português) Portugal: Centenas de Pessoas Manifestam-se no Porto pela Libertação do Whistleblower Rui Pinto
Observador – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on (Português) Portugal: Centenas de Pessoas Manifestam-se no Porto pela Libertação do Whistleblower Rui Pinto)
‘All We Can Offer Is the Chain’: The Scandal of Ghana’s Shackled Sick – Exposé
Tracy McVeigh – The Guardian
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on ‘All We Can Offer Is the Chain’: The Scandal of Ghana’s Shackled Sick – Exposé)
A Plague of Locusts Has Descended on East Africa–Climate Change May Be to Blame
Madeleine Stone | National Geographic – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on A Plague of Locusts Has Descended on East Africa–Climate Change May Be to Blame)
Libya Is Being Torn Apart by Outsiders
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Libya Is Being Torn Apart by Outsiders)
From Colonization to Kleptocracy: A History of Angola and Isabel dos Santos
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2020 ( Comments Off on From Colonization to Kleptocracy: A History of Angola and Isabel dos Santos)
Worst Locust Swarm to Hit East Africa in Decades Linked to Climate Crisis
Olivia Rosane | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2020 ( Comments Off on Worst Locust Swarm to Hit East Africa in Decades Linked to Climate Crisis)
How the ‘Venice of Africa’ Is Losing Its Battle against the Rising Ocean
Monika Pronczuk – The Guardian
February 3rd, 2020 ( Comments Off on How the ‘Venice of Africa’ Is Losing Its Battle against the Rising Ocean)
Lions Are Starving to Death in Sudanese Park and a Global Campaign Has Begun to Rescue Them
Jisha Joseph | Upworthy – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Lions Are Starving to Death in Sudanese Park and a Global Campaign Has Begun to Rescue Them)
Read the Luanda Leaks Documents
Will Fitzgibbon and Mago Torres | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Read the Luanda Leaks Documents)
Luanda Leaks: How Africa’s Richest Woman Exploited Family Ties, Shell Companies and inside Deals to Build an Empire
Sydney P. Freedberg, Scilla Alecci, Will Fitzgibbon, Douglas Dalby and Delphine Reuter - The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
January 20th, 2020 ( 2 Comments »)
DRC: I Saw the Unbearable Grief Inflicted on Families by Cobalt Mining–I Pray for Change
Siddharth Kara – The Guardian
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on DRC: I Saw the Unbearable Grief Inflicted on Families by Cobalt Mining–I Pray for Change)
Stunning Images Show How Severe Drought Has Changed One of the World’s Largest Waterfalls
Adriana Navarro | MSN – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Stunning Images Show How Severe Drought Has Changed One of the World’s Largest Waterfalls)
A Game-Changer in the Fight against Ebola
Sarah Baldwin | Watson Institute, Brown University – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on A Game-Changer in the Fight against Ebola)
Muslim Nations Bring Genocide Suit against Myanmar over 2017 Expulsion of Rohingya
Radio Free Asia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Muslim Nations Bring Genocide Suit against Myanmar over 2017 Expulsion of Rohingya)
The Importance of Gambia Invoking Genocide Convention against Myanmar
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Importance of Gambia Invoking Genocide Convention against Myanmar)
How South Africa Forced Gandhi to Reckon with Racism and Imperialism
Mary Elizabeth King | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How South Africa Forced Gandhi to Reckon with Racism and Imperialism)
France and Germany Escalate Occupation of Mali and the Sahel
Will Morrow | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
A Brief History of the CIA’s Dirty War in South Sudan
Thomas C. Mountain | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on A Brief History of the CIA’s Dirty War in South Sudan)
Violence Has Spiked in Africa since the Military Founded AFRICOM, Pentagon Study Finds
Nick Turse – The Intercept
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Violence Has Spiked in Africa since the Military Founded AFRICOM, Pentagon Study Finds)
US Government Tops All for Creating Refugees
Eric Zuesse | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on US Government Tops All for Creating Refugees)
Caster Semenya: The Legal and Ethical Issues That Should Concern Us All
Steve Cornelius – The Conversation
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Caster Semenya: The Legal and Ethical Issues That Should Concern Us All)
Homosexuality Remains Illegal in Kenya as Court Rejects LGBT Petition
Adriaan van Klinken – The Conversation
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Homosexuality Remains Illegal in Kenya as Court Rejects LGBT Petition)
In Memory of Binyavanga Wainaina, a Literary Gangster
Christine Mungai – Al Jazeera
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on In Memory of Binyavanga Wainaina, a Literary Gangster)
Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Is Recipient of Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize 2019
Kimpa Vita Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Is Recipient of Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize 2019)
Raw Ivory Sales: Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia Call for End to Ban
Nyasha Chingono – The Guardian
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Raw Ivory Sales: Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia Call for End to Ban)
98.3% of Ghana’s Gold Remains in the Hands of Multinational Corporations
Celina della Croce | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 98.3% of Ghana’s Gold Remains in the Hands of Multinational Corporations)
How the West’s War in Libya Has Spurred Terrorism in 14 Countries
Mark Curtis – Middle East Eye
May 13th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How the West’s War in Libya Has Spurred Terrorism in 14 Countries)
No Direction Home: The Journey of Frantz Fanon
Adam Shatz | Raritan Quarterly, Rutgers University – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2019 ( Comments Off on No Direction Home: The Journey of Frantz Fanon)
Is Africa on Trial by the ICC?
Global Policy Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Is Africa on Trial by the ICC?)
The Horrors of Child Prostitution in Ghana
Sophia Bogner and Paul Hertzberg – Der Spiegel
April 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Horrors of Child Prostitution in Ghana)
Don’t Blame Sharia for Islamic Extremism – Blame Colonialism
Mark Fathi Massoud – The Conversation
April 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Don’t Blame Sharia for Islamic Extremism – Blame Colonialism)
Zimbabwe’s £118,000 Outlay on Judges’ Wigs Met with Fury
Nyasha Chingono – The Guardian
April 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Zimbabwe’s £118,000 Outlay on Judges’ Wigs Met with Fury)
Ghana Child Slavery: When Seeking Context Overlooks Harm
Kuukuwa Manful – Al Jazeera
April 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Ghana Child Slavery: When Seeking Context Overlooks Harm)
The Communitarianism of Violence in the Sahel: States Confronted with the Challenge of Identity
Abdoulaye Bâ | Cordoba Foundation of Geneva – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Communitarianism of Violence in the Sahel: States Confronted with the Challenge of Identity)
Peace Journalism in Africa—A Profile
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
How Today’s Crisis in the Congo Began
Vijay Prashad and Kambale Musavuli | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on How Today’s Crisis in the Congo Began)
Libya: Nightmarish Detention for Migrants, Asylum Seekers
Human Rights Watch | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Libya: Nightmarish Detention for Migrants, Asylum Seekers)
From Child Refugee in Mozambique to School Principal in the United States
Marta Martinez | UNHCR – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on From Child Refugee in Mozambique to School Principal in the United States)
U.S. Military Says It Has a “Light Footprint” in Africa: These Documents Show a Vast Network of Bases
Nick Turse – The Intercept
December 3rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Says It Has a “Light Footprint” in Africa: These Documents Show a Vast Network of Bases)
Are Anti-Gay Witch Hunts Really Protecting ‘African Values’?
Tafi Mhaka – Al Jazeera
November 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Are Anti-Gay Witch Hunts Really Protecting ‘African Values’?)
Girls in West Africa Offered into Sexual Slavery as ‘Wives of Gods’
Wisdom Mensah – The Conversation
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Girls in West Africa Offered into Sexual Slavery as ‘Wives of Gods’)
UN Rights Chief Warns of Potential ‘Witch-Hunt’ as Tanzanian Official Plans to Track and Arrest LGBT People
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
My Grandfather Nelson Mandela Fought Apartheid. I See the Parallels with Israel
Nkosi Zwelivelile – The Guardian
October 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on My Grandfather Nelson Mandela Fought Apartheid. I See the Parallels with Israel)
Building Resilience Far from Home: Communal Democracy Practices amongst Urban Congolese Refugees in Uganda
Raïs Neza Boneza – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 8th, 2018 ( 5 Comments »)
African Feminists Emphasize Key to Global Peace
H. Patricia Hynes | Truthdig – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on African Feminists Emphasize Key to Global Peace)
The U.S. Is Building a Drone Base in Niger That Will Cost More Than $280 Million by 2024
Nick Turse – The Intercept
August 27th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Is Building a Drone Base in Niger That Will Cost More Than $280 Million by 2024)
Ethiopia: Women Run Co-Ops, UN Collaboration Yields Good Harvest, Rural Savings
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ethiopia: Women Run Co-Ops, UN Collaboration Yields Good Harvest, Rural Savings)
Africa: Revolutionary Intellectuals ‘Inspired by Latin America’
Andre Vitchek – teleSUR
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Africa: Revolutionary Intellectuals ‘Inspired by Latin America’)
For Refugees in Sudan, Fears Surround Probe into UN Resettlement Fraud
Sally Hayden | IRIN – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on For Refugees in Sudan, Fears Surround Probe into UN Resettlement Fraud)
U.S. Secret Wars in Africa Rage On, Despite Talk of Downsizing
Nick Turse – The Intercept
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on U.S. Secret Wars in Africa Rage On, Despite Talk of Downsizing)
America Bombs, Europe Gets the Refugees
Eric Zuesse | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on America Bombs, Europe Gets the Refugees)
Security Council Hails ‘Historic and Significant’ Joint Peace Declaration by Ethiopia and Eritrea
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Security Council Hails ‘Historic and Significant’ Joint Peace Declaration by Ethiopia and Eritrea)
Genocide Hoax Tests Ethics of Academic Publishing
Reuben Rose-Redwood – The Conversation
July 16th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Walk or Die: Algeria Abandons 13,000 Refugees in the Sahara
Al Jazeera News– TRANSCEND Media Service
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Walk or Die: Algeria Abandons 13,000 Refugees in the Sahara)
Why Cuban Doctors in Kenya Don’t Deserve the Treatment They’re Getting
Rich Warner – The Conversation
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Why Cuban Doctors in Kenya Don’t Deserve the Treatment They’re Getting)
South Sudan Suffering on ‘Almost Unimaginable Scale’, Warns UN Relief Chief
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 11th, 2018 ( Comments Off on South Sudan Suffering on ‘Almost Unimaginable Scale’, Warns UN Relief Chief)
UN Hails Release of More Than 200 Child Soldiers in South Sudan
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on UN Hails Release of More Than 200 Child Soldiers in South Sudan)
‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption
Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan – The New York Times
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption)
Weaning African Leaders off Addiction to Power Is an Ongoing Struggle
Kealeboga J Maphunye – The Conversation
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Weaning African Leaders off Addiction to Power Is an Ongoing Struggle)
Africa’s Big New Free Trade Agreement, Explained
Landry Signé – The Washington Post
April 2nd, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World
Brandon Turbeville – Activist Post
April 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on A Brief History of the U.S. Relationship to Jihadists and al-Qaeda across the World)
The New Cold War Is Happening in Africa
Ramzy Baroud | Politics for the People – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The New Cold War Is Happening in Africa)
Is Anyone on the Side of the Congolese Now?
Ann Garrison | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Is Anyone on the Side of the Congolese Now?)
Africa Should Respond to Trump’s Racist Rant by Taking the Moral High Ground
John J Stremlau – The Conversation
January 22nd, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
US Ally Uganda Attacks Congo’s Beni Territory
Ann Garrison interviews Boniface Musavuli - CounterPunch
January 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on US Ally Uganda Attacks Congo’s Beni Territory)
Concentration Camps for African Migrants Blocked from Entering Europe Are Popping Up Across Libya
Vijay Prashad | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Concentration Camps for African Migrants Blocked from Entering Europe Are Popping Up Across Libya)
Africa in Review 2017: AFRICOM, Finance Capital and the Elusive Independent Policy
Abayomi Azikiwe – Global Research
January 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Africa in Review 2017: AFRICOM, Finance Capital and the Elusive Independent Policy)
Rwandan President Paul Kagame Is Not Papa Africa Saving Slaves
Ann Garrison and Bénédicte Kumbi Ndjoko | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 25th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Kagame’s New Order of Thieves without Borders: Neocolonial Kleptocrats with Clinton Connections in Rwanda
Ann Garrison – San Francisco Bay View
December 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Kagame’s New Order of Thieves without Borders: Neocolonial Kleptocrats with Clinton Connections in Rwanda)
Rwanda’s Agricultural Revolution Is Not the Success It Claims to Be
Margot Leegwater, et al. – The Conversation
December 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Rwanda’s Agricultural Revolution Is Not the Success It Claims to Be)
Slave Markets in ‘Liberated’ Libya and the Silence of the Humanitarian Hawks
Neil Clark – Russia Today
December 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Slave Markets in ‘Liberated’ Libya and the Silence of the Humanitarian Hawks)
It’s Not Just Niger — U.S. Military Activity Is a “Recruiting Tool” for Terror Groups Across West Africa
Nick Turse – The Intercept
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on It’s Not Just Niger — U.S. Military Activity Is a “Recruiting Tool” for Terror Groups Across West Africa)
The US Military Is Conducting Secret Missions All Over Africa
Nick Turse – Vice News
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The US Military Is Conducting Secret Missions All Over Africa)
America’s Scramble for Africa
Finian Cunningham – Sputnik News
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on America’s Scramble for Africa)
New African Literature Is Disrupting What Western Presses Prize
Jeanne-Marie Jackson – The Conversation
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on New African Literature Is Disrupting What Western Presses Prize)
Why Is the US at War in West Africa?
Eddie Haywood | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 16th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why Is the US at War in West Africa?)
Perpetrators of Genocide Say They’re ‘Good People’
Jeff Grabmeier | Ohio State University News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Colonialism Was a Disaster and Historical Facts Prove It
Joseph McQuade – The Conversation
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Colonialism Was a Disaster and Historical Facts Prove It)
The Trade in Body Parts of People with Albinism in Africa Is Driven by Myth and International Inaction
Charlotte Baker – The Conversation
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Trade in Body Parts of People with Albinism in Africa Is Driven by Myth and International Inaction)
No One Is Paying Attention to the Worst Humanitarian Crisis since World War II
Jackson Diehl – The Washington Post
July 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on No One Is Paying Attention to the Worst Humanitarian Crisis since World War II)
No Walls in Ethiopia, Rather Open Doors—Even for Its Enemy
James Jeffrey | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 26th, 2017 ( Comments Off on No Walls in Ethiopia, Rather Open Doors—Even for Its Enemy)
How the Media Can Help Protect People with Albinism – A Tanzanian Case Study
Jean Burke – The Conversation
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How the Media Can Help Protect People with Albinism – A Tanzanian Case Study)
Joint African Action Crucial to Protect Persons with Albinism from Violence, Highlights UN Expert
UN News Centre – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Joint African Action Crucial to Protect Persons with Albinism from Violence, Highlights UN Expert)
Tanzania Forced to Embrace Seed Patents or Risk Losing Developmental Aid
Whitney Webb – MintPress News
June 19th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Tanzania Forced to Embrace Seed Patents or Risk Losing Developmental Aid)
Uganda Has Benefited from Peace Journalism
Gloria Laker Aciro | D+C Development and Cooperation – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 29th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Uganda Has Benefited from Peace Journalism)
America’s Snub of the African Union Should Spur Regional Powers into Action
Tshepo T. Gwatiwa – The Conversation
May 22nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on America’s Snub of the African Union Should Spur Regional Powers into Action)
African Migrants Bought and Sold Openly in ‘Slave Markets’ in Libya
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 15th, 2017 ( Comments Off on African Migrants Bought and Sold Openly in ‘Slave Markets’ in Libya)
Killed for Their Bones: The Trade in Human Body Parts of Albinos in Africa
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 8th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Killed for Their Bones: The Trade in Human Body Parts of Albinos in Africa)
Africa’s Anti-Malaria Efforts Face a New Hurdle – Drug and Insecticide Resistance
Andrew Githeko – The Conversation
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Africa’s Anti-Malaria Efforts Face a New Hurdle – Drug and Insecticide Resistance)
Reports Expose Widespread Use of Child Labor in the Congo
Eddie Haywood | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Reports Expose Widespread Use of Child Labor in the Congo)
AFRICOM Spearheads Escalation of US “Scramble for Africa”
Eddie Haywood | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on AFRICOM Spearheads Escalation of US “Scramble for Africa”)
The Strike Action and Human Rights Cataclysms in Anglophone Cameroon
Jean Atabong Fomeni – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 20th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Why Africans Can’t Just Wait for Dictators to Die
Phil Wilmot | Waging Nonviolence – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why Africans Can’t Just Wait for Dictators to Die)
South Sudan Declares Famine, Other Countries May Follow Warns UNICEF
Lyndal Rowlands – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on South Sudan Declares Famine, Other Countries May Follow Warns UNICEF)
The Migrant Slave Trade Is Booming in Libya. Why Is the World Ignoring It?
Ross Kemp – The Guardian
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Migrant Slave Trade Is Booming in Libya. Why Is the World Ignoring It?)
Famine Threatens Millions in the Horn of Africa as Washington Prepares Expanded War in Somalia
Thomas Gaist |WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Famine Threatens Millions in the Horn of Africa as Washington Prepares Expanded War in Somalia)
Kenyans Turn to Wild Fruits and Insects as Drought Looms
Miriam Gathigah – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Kenyans Turn to Wild Fruits and Insects as Drought Looms)
Insecurity Fuelling Food Shortages in Lake Chad Basin: UN Coordinator
Lyndal Rowlands – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Insecurity Fuelling Food Shortages in Lake Chad Basin: UN Coordinator)
Rwandan Catholic Church Admits Role in Genocide, Apologizes
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Rwandan Catholic Church Admits Role in Genocide, Apologizes)
“Nigeria Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis on African Continent
Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on “Nigeria Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis on African Continent)
Africa’s Challenge to the ICC
Solomon Dersso – Al Jazeera
November 14th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Africa’s Challenge to the ICC)
Child Soldiers in Mali: A Skinny Boy with a Kalashnikov
Christoph Titz – Der Spiegel
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Child Soldiers in Mali: A Skinny Boy with a Kalashnikov)
Western Sahara-Morocco Dispute Remains Stalemated as Federation Proposal Advanced
Stephen Zunes | TheNewArab – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
African Farmers Can Feed the World, If Only…
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on African Farmers Can Feed the World, If Only…)
Breaking the Camouflage Wall of Silence: When AFRICOM Evaluates Itself, the News Is Grim
Nick Turse – Tom Dispatch
August 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Breaking the Camouflage Wall of Silence: When AFRICOM Evaluates Itself, the News Is Grim)
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