Ugandan activists blast French pipeline deal after ‘secretive agreement’ revealed
(GIN)—Construction of a multi-billion dollar oil pipeline has gotten the go ahead from local officials to carry crude oil from western Uganda to the...
Court freezes planned Amazon headquarters in Cape Town on historically significant site
A massive new complex, housing Amazon’s proposed South African headquarters along with a hotel and other businesses continues to face stiff opposition from indigenous...
Venezuela establishes ‘truth commission’ to uncover colonial-era crimes
Venezuela has established a “commission to clarify the historical truth, justice and reparation regarding colonial rule and its consequences” in the country. President Nicolas Maduro...
Bachelet asks for $400.5 million to support full ‘agenda of rights’
UN Human Rights Chief, Michelle Bachelet, launched on Jan. 26 a $400.5 million funding appeal for 2022, urging States and private donors to support...
Activists warn of ‘fortress conservation’ evicting Kenyans from ancestral homelands
(GIN)—Nature conservancies, with the stated goal of protecting wilderness and endangered wildlife, have enabled the removal of tribal peoples from their ancestral homelands in...
Barbados holds snap general election amid criticism
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados—The eastern Caribbean island of Barbados held a snap general election on Jan. 19 after cutting ties with Queen Elizabeth II late last...
‘Resist them until we are victorious or they rule an empty country after they have killed us all’
The Monday designated a federal holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was the day the United Nations, as the result of horrific violence...
Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel region, which has forced more than...
Belgian court convicts ringleader in 2019 smuggling tragedy
BRUSSELS—A local court on Jan. 19 convicted 18 people who were involved from Belgium in the 2019 deaths of 39 people from Vietnam whose...
Twelve years of suffering, 200 years of oppression: Proud Haiti’s continued quest for self-determination
by Naba’a Muhammad, Nisa Islam Muhammad and William P. Muhammad Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. congresswoman from Georgia, can quickly recall when a massive earthquake...