A year of challenges and opportunities in Africa
Africa will be remembered in 2022 as the year of the “Sirens of apocalypse: UN climate report warns of worst to come.” Adding insult to this was the Ukraine-Russia war which has limited access to wheat, on a continent that in the past has said its arable land could feed the globe. Cold War revisited the continent, and U.S....
Farrakhan addresses attack on Libya, warns of catastrophe headed for America
By Richard B. Muhammad Editor (FinalCall.com) - America is facing a major earthquake as part of God's divine judgment against the country for her evil, warned the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan during a March 31 press conference at the Nation of Islam's flagship Mosque Maryam. The Minister called the news conference to address this upcoming major catastrophe, U.S. policy in the...
Bush’s ratings plummet abroad too
/GIN Downing of US aircraft in Iraq brings home the harsh reality (Gulf News) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN)–If President George W. Bush was surprised on his recent trip to Indonesia by the negative view the country's Muslim leaders had of his administration, he is unlikely to be reassured by two new surveys from Latin America and Europe. Nearly 90 percent of more...
Happy independence anniversary? French nuclear testing health hazards, dirty war deaths, torture, abuses and Algeria’s yet unresolved post-war issues
(GIN)—Tucked away in the treaty that signaled Algerian independence from France was a “gerboise bleue”—a “blue desert rat” and a code name for the first French nuclear test on Algerian soil. In the independence pact, known as the Evian Accords, France reserved the right to test atmospheric and underground nuclear bombs in Algeria, helping to make France the fourth largest...
President Maduro denounces U.S. policy in Venezuela a ‘failure’
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has denounced the U.S. parallel institution policy in his country, calling Washington’s attempt to assault and replace the public institutions of his country a “failure.” Mr. Maduro made the remarks during the opening ceremony of Venezuela’s now-defunct opposition-led National Assembly (NA) session in the new year, according to TeleSurTv website.07 Criticizing the U.S. attempt to shift political powers in his...
Spain opens 2nd migrant camp on overrun Gran Canaria island
BARCELONA, Spain—Spain’s government is scrambling to manage the steady stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding camp, officials said Nov. 18, as political tensions rise in the Atlantic archipelago. The establishment of a second temporary migrant processing center on the island of Gran Canaria comes amid increasing criticism from local authorities and...
Farrakhan rebukes NATO, U.S. ‘blood shedders’ on Libya war
United Nations Security Council, NATO war on Libya only leads to their doom, warns Nation of Islam minister NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan recently condemned the United Nations, U.S.-sponsored, NATO-led bombing of the North African country of Libya and a “coalition of demons” consisting of duplicitous world governments who have joined attempts to assassinate Col....
Will International Court ruling mean anything for Israel?
The Zionist state of Israel is back in the hot seat with the International Criminal Court at The Hague after judges ruled the ICC has jurisdiction in locations where war crimes have been charged in Palestinian territories and unlocks the gate for a war crimes probe. Conflict has raged over 70 years in Gaza, and started after 1967 in the...
UN won’t hurry report on sarin in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - A report by the Voice of Russia and some connected to the European Union that the UN chemical weapons inspection team would release its findings two weeks early was denied by an associate spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. On Sept. 4, Mr. Ban's lead spokesman told reporters in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he is attending...
Sudan’s political and leadership turmoil continues
Understanding Sudanese politics is like a long-distance relationship. You never fully appreciate the relationship until you are living with the person you are in the relationship with. Understanding Sudanese politics is historically difficult. It’s like everyone speaking at the same time, resulting in a cacophony of voices trying to understand what’s really going on. Add to this equation a new...