Kenyan troops in Haiti bring feelings of uncertainty, uneasiness
Among Haitians, mixed feelings and controversy surrounds the arrival of 200 highly militarized police from the East African country of Kenya, under the guise...
China and Africa engaged in new development stage
Western powers, mainly the U.S., are seemingly hell bent on reducing China’s global economic footprint through increasing tariffs and sanctions. It is...
UN experts say Gaza children are dying in Israel’s ‘starvation campaign’
UN experts have sounded the alarm about the Palestinian children in the besieged Gaza Strip losing their lives due to Israel’s “starvation campaign.” “We declare...
Human traffickers: The sinister cabal of human trafficking
by Raúl Antonio Capote, Granma Each year, between 14,500 and 17,000 people from some 59 countries are trafficked into the U.S.; however, experts in the...
Brazil initiates free trade deal with Palestine in show of support
Brazil has adopted a free trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) in a show of support for the Palestinian statehood. “The agreement is a...
African nations continue push for self-determination
Three African nations officially announced they are through with the pro-West regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The leaders of Burkina Faso,...
UN rights chief calls time out on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
At the UN Human Rights Council’s first panel for the annual full-day discussion on women’s rights, UN human rights chief Volker Türk told a...
The struggle to achieve sustainable development goals amid rising debt levels
The inability of Global South countries—which include the continent of Africa—to achieve sustainable development goals in the face of rising debt levels, requires financial...
Iran slams U.S. human rights violations 36 years after downing of passenger plane
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the United States’ serious and gross violations of human rights on the 36th anniversary of the downing of...
Kenya’s repressive tax policies, derived from IMF austerity programs, spark protests
Thousands poured into the streets in Kenya for a second time in less than a week as the country’s majority youth population engaged in...