U.S. Wins Release of Jailed Hero of Hotel Rwanda

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 27 March 2023 (IDN) — From the cinematic screen of “Hotel Rwanda” to solitary confinement in a Rwandese jail, Paul Rusesabegina has been there and back. Now, following a round of quiet diplomacy with two U.S. senior officials of the Biden administration and a final meeting with […]

Washington Extends Its Long Arm into Africa’s Sahel

By Vijay Prashad* This article was produced by Globetrotter. NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, 25 March 2023 (IDN) — On 16 March 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced—during his visit to Niger—that the United States government will provide $150 million in aid to the Sahel region of Africa. This money, Blinken said, “will help provide life-saving […]

Large Crowds Grieve Death of Mozambican Protest Rapper

A Stricken Nation Recovers from a Deadly Cyclone By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 21 March 2023 (IDN) — Chanting “Resistance!” and “Power to the people!”, thousands of Mozambicans bid farewell to popular protest rapper Azagaia, who died suddenly last week at the age of 38. Planned memorial marches that were expected to […]

Freedom of the Press Suffers a Body Blow in Senegal

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | DAKAR, 14 March 2023 (IDN) — Journalism is in trouble in Senegal.  On March 3, a reporter with the news service Walf TV was detained and then charged with six crimes, including “spreading false news,” after reporting on the questionable prosecution of an opposition politician.  The […]

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