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From Baloney to Base: The Making of the US Military Footprint in Ghana

In February 2008, beneath the harsh afternoon sun of Accra, US President George W. Bush stood before a small gathering of journalists and dismissedswirling rumors with a chuckle. The United States, he claimed, had no intention of building military bases in Africa. “That’s baloney,” he said. The casual, dismissive word lingered,as such words often do when spoken from the heights of power. His…

The Feminization of Poverty: A Socialist Feminist Perspective By Bayan Saleh

When we speak of poverty in political or academic discourse, we often tend to treat it as a neutral phenomenon, as though it falls upon everyone equally and in the same way. Yet a critical class-based lens exposes the falsity of this supposed neutrality, affirming that poverty is not distributed evenly, and that women bear its burden in a more acute and enduring way. This is precisely where the…

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#africa #economy #gender #Peace #poverty #socialism #WOMEN

Politics in Sports: Could Exercising the Olympic “Nuclear Option” Save Humanity?

How can one take a straight, razor-sharp steel blade, pair it with a cold, rock-hard, lifeless surface, and create an explosion of gracefully curving, joyfully passionate, life-affirming beauty? Watch 1988 Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano do just that on an Alaskan glacier. Clip here. First, you need to attach the blades to a pair of well-constructed boots. Place the feet of a weak,…

The Narco Trap: When Power Chooses Its Criminals and Its Heroes

There are moments in geopolitics where reality becomes so absurd it feels like satire — and yet, it’s official policy. The word “narcotrafficking” has now become one of those magic labels politicians use not to describe crime, but to justify power plays, invasions, coups, and sanctions. Over the past months, Donald Trump has repeated — with the confidence of a late-night televangelist — that…

Trump, Kagame, Tshisekedi & the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace: A Peace Deal Short on Peace

Let’s start with the basics. We are told this is “one of the deadliest and longest-running wars on the planet.” Millions dead, villages erased, women raped on an industrial scale, more than seven million displaced. In human terms, it’s a catastrophe. In geopolitical terms, it’s a resource hub with a body count. Enter Washington. Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi are summoned to the United…

Innovation without Wisdom Is like Life without Love

Technological innovation is far outpacing social, economic, and political innovation to our extreme peril. More precisely, the implementation of technological innovation, driven by profit motives, is suppressing our potential to harness advancements in all of these areas towards making life more wonderful for the entire human family, not just the privileged few. If human beings are smart enough…

DONUYOR KIYAMETE DEK İNSAN DAMARLARI!

DONUYOR KIYAMETE DEK İNSAN DAMARLARI! İlikten bir geceydi, yazdım o şiiri, kısacık saçlarımdan kasıklarıma indi kan! Korkuyu sürdüm çıplaklığıma, ay ışığında patladı yaram, çekik gözlü bir silah Kollarımda şahmeran can verdi. Ve büyüttüm frengi soğuğunda Akropolisi Çaldı çanları kırmızı sürüngelerin .Demir bir işaret kazıdım kalabalığıma Asırlardır beklediğim dolaplarda unuttum cesedimi. İnşa…

The Caribbean Faces Two Choices: Join the US Attempt to Intimidate Venezuela or Build its own Sovereignty

US President Donald Trump has authorised the USS Gerald R. Ford to enter the Caribbean. It now floats north of Puerto Rico, joining the USS Iwo Jimaand other US navy assets to threaten Venezuela with an attack. Tensions are high in the Caribbean, with various theories floating about regarding the possibility of what seems to be an inevitable assault by the US and regarding the social catastrophe…

#Caribbean/Trinidad and Tobago #news #North America/United States of America #politics #South America/Venezuela

Afro-Descendant Communities Offer a Living Blueprint for Amazon Conservation

Spanning nine nations and covering more than 5.5 million square kilometers—roughly the size of the continental United States—the Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest. Often called the “lungs of the Earth,” it regulates the global climate, maintains freshwater cycles, and sustains life on a planetary scale. Yet the Amazon is not a single uniform forest. It is a vast mosaic of interconnected…

Photo Essay: Passage to Agadez

For many people, Agadez is known as a place of passage – a waypoint for hundreds of thousands of African travellers on a hopeful journey across the Mediterranean. For others it's more than that. Words: Hannane Ferdjani Photos: Shola Lawal Dates with destiny: A farmer climbs a palm tree to harvest dates at the oasis of Azel – an almost surreal stretch of green in the otherwise arid…

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#Africa #Agadez #Immigration #Refugee #Sahara #Sahel

I Thought I Knew What Genocide Was By Biljana Vankovska

As a professor who has spent more than forty years studying questions of war and peace, international law and relations —and above all, the human consequences of armed conflict— I once believed I knew what genocide was. As someone who witnessed the bloody disintegration and murder of my beloved homeland, Yugoslavia, I thought I understood. For decades, I have mourned the innocent victims of…

Sudan’s split in two (again) is now more concrete

Khalid Elwalid in Khartoum ‘Hemedti’ now controls all of Darfur, continuing the genocide that began with the Janjaweed. Source: THE CONTINENT The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El Fasher this week after besieging the city for more than 500 days. It was the last Darfuri city not under the paramilitary group’s control. The 6th Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied…

The Illusion of Change: When Liberation Becomes Another Chain By Raïs Neza Boneza

“A dictator is a dictator — male or female. Power wears no gender.” The Mirage of Progress They said it was a new dawn.A woman at the helm. A symbol of progress, inclusion, and hope.The world applauded; the headlines rejoiced:“Tanzania’s First Female President — A New Era Begins.” But history loves irony.Beneath the applause, beneath the bright fabric of symbolism, the old machine was already…

Poesikveld og Solidaritet kveld på Stammen Café

Bli med når Trondheim Poesi Café og Stammen Café inviterer til en spesiell kveld i solidaritet med kongolesiske flyktninger.En kveld der ord, kunst og fellesskap møtes på tvers av grenser – gjennom poesi, fortellinger og musikk. 🗓 6. november 2025 · kl. 18:00📍 Stammen Café, Trondheim🎟️ Gratis inngang – alle språk er velkomne🖋 Åpen mikrofon – alle er velkomne til å dele!🎨 Kunst- og minimarked –…

Poesi & solidaritetskveld — Skeiv bevegelse

Trondheim Poesi Café × Ivar Matlaus Bokkafé på Svartlamon Dato: 12 November 2025 • Kl. 19:00 Ivar Matlaus Bokkafé på Svartlamon Gratis og åpent — alle språk velkomneEn kveld der poesi møter solidaritet og den skeive bevegelsen.Opplesninger, åpen mikrofon og samtale på tvers av grenser med våre partnere ved PASHA Youth Hub (Uganda) — som deltar live fra Kampala.Vi retter også en stor takk til…

Trondheim Poesi Café: Antologilansering og poesikveld (Åpen Mik)

🗓 Onsdag 5. november 2025⏰ Kl. 18:00 – 20:00📍 Kunsthall Trondheim, Kongens gate 2 Velkommen til en kveld med poesi, rytme og byens mange stemmer når Trondheim Poesi Café markerer innvielsen og lanseringen av sin første antologi,«Her kommer vi – Trondheim Poesi Café: En antologi av byens stemmer»(utgitt mars 2025). Kvelden byr på opplesninger fra bidragsytere i samlingen, flerspråklige…

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