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African, Caribbean nations agree to push for slavery reparations

African and Caribbean nations have agreed to seek reparations for slavery, urging their former colonialists to pay for their “historical mass crimes.” The global movement was forged recently in a summit in Ghana, with the 55-member African Union partnering with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of 20 countries. They announced that the African Union would explore “litigation options” and work with the...

India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions

BEIJING—Chinese and Indian military commanders pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border, China’s Defense Ministry said, in an apparent effort by the sides to stabilize the situation after a rise in tensions. China’s Defense Ministry issued a joint statement on social media late August 15 saying the 19th round of commander-level talks between the sides held recently had...

Latin American rally hails Chavez

Venezuelan president stands tall for the Black and Brown Poor stand with Venezuela's president, despite country's hardships Latin America, Looking Backward (BlackElectorate.com)'Proof of US involvement in Venezuela Coup Attempt' BBC News CARACAS, Venezuela (IPS)–Who said that raised fists at a political rally were out of style? Representatives from the whole spectrum of the Latin American left gathered in Venezuela recently...

African coaches show gain in jobs once reserved for Whites

(GIN)—Africa may finally be trusting its own coaches. This year’s Africa Cup of Nations featured 15 African-born coaches, leading some to conclude that local coaches had broken through racial and ethnic barriers to a level long reserved for Europeans. But do the success stories in a few nations mean that the coaching pathway has truly opened up for local coaches in...

CIA medics ran experiments on detainees, group charges

NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - A major human rights organization claims it has uncovered evidence indicating that the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush conducted “illegal and unethical human experimentation” and research on detainees in CIA custody. The group, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), claims “the apparent experimentation and research appear to have been performed to provide legal...

Poverty and violence push 378,000 Central Americans North each year

For the past five years, poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence have pushed, on average, some 378,000 Central Americans a year into the United States, according to a new report launched on Nov. 30 by the UN food relief agency. A joint report published by the World Food Program (WFP), Migration Policy Institute (MPI), and Civic Data Design Lab...

Mali calls on France to withdraw soldiers ‘without delay’

BAMAKO, Mali—Mali’s ruling junta is demanding the immediate departure of French and European forces, a day after France announced that it will withdraw its troops from the West African country. “The government invites the French authorities to withdraw without delay,” Malian government spokesman Col. Abdoulaye Maiga said Feb. 18 on national television. French President Emmanuel Macron made the withdrawal announcement the...

The response to military coups in Africa remains toothless

Getting rid of incentives for military takeovers in Africa is something regional organizations like the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) as well as the 55 member state African Union (AU) have not done well—and in some cases their responses have been miserable failures. The eight member state IGAD, composed of Djibouti, Eritrea,...

Prayers, pain but no invasion of Haiti, say analysts

With the news of the killing of Haiti’s president, and later announcements accused mercenaries who murdered President Jovenel Moïse and seriously wounded his wife were in custody, came expressions of support and grief for Haiti and a fierce declaration: No more outside meddling in the world’s first Black Republic. News of possible U.S. involvement came July 12 with the arrest...

Campaign demands: Get out of Cuba’s way and let their doctors help treat Covid-19 in U.S.!

While billion-dollar deals are being made with biotech companies speculating on untested Covid-19 vaccines and political banter promising results in a short few months, tried and proven treatments for Covid-19 is only 90-miles away from the U.S. southern border in Cuba. The Latin-American country has effectively treated cases in Cuba and worldwide as far away as China.  However, because of...