Interview by Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) – Africa No Filter is a not-for-profit set up last year to help shift harmful and stereotypical narratives about Africa through research, advocacy and grant-making to storytellers. It is funded by the Ford Foundation, Bloomberg, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Luminate, Open Society Foundation, Comic Relief, the Hilton Foundation and […]
Myanmar Military Regime Can Rely on China, Russia and India
By Thalif Deen* NEW YORK (IDN) – When million-dollar arms sales knock on the door, human rights violations and war crimes fly out of the window. As the United Nations grapples for a reaction to the military coup in Myanmar, both China and Russia, two veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), refused […]
Myanmar Coup: Asian Response Echoes the Adage ‘Democracy Comes with Stability’
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – Both coverage in the Asian press and statements by neighbouring Asian governments reported in the media on the grabbing of exclusive power by the military in Myanmar, reflects the traditional Asian adage that democracy should go hand in hand with economic and political stability. Thus, sanctions and external funding […]
Two African Nations Emulate U.S. and Cry Election Fraud
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Endangered citizens of the Central African Republic are fleeing the country in the hundreds of thousands as rebel fighters seek to overturn the recent re-election of President Faustin Archange Touadera with familiar cries of fraud and demands for his ouster. Touadera was re-elected after a […]
Macron Willing to Reconcile with Algeria But No Official Apology
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Time marches on but murderous crimes committed during war may demand an apology regardless of the number of years that elapsed since the crimes took place. Such is the current case presented by Algerians who have renewed their demand for an apology for colonialization and […]
The Three-Country Alliance Against Tigray Might Jeopardise Ethiopia’s Future
By Martin Plaut LONDON (IDN | Eritrea Hub) – The Tigray war has turned into an all-out conflict, pitting Tigrayan forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation front (TPLF) against Ethiopian federal troops, the Eritrean army, Amhara militia and – as revealed last week – Somali soldiers. Despite what would seem to be overwhelming odds […]
Asia Welcomes An “Engaging” US President Biden
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – Asian newspapers have welcomed the new American President Biden’s “engaging with the world” message in his inauguration speech to that of his predecessor Trump’s “America First” rhetoric. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has welcomed President Biden’s “engaging” tone in his speech on January 20.
High Atlas Foundation Grows Trees in Nurseries Built on Moroccan Jewish Community Land
By Yossef Ben-Meir, President, High Atlas Foundation MARRAKECH (IDN) – On World Religion Day, January 17, the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) celebrates its interfaith fruit tree nurseries, which are built on land lent in-kind by the Moroccan Jewish community and are enhancing livelihoods for Muslim farming families around Morocco. These nurseries champion the notion that […]
Things Bode Increasingly Ill for the Horn
Compiled by EEPA BRUSSELS (IDN) – Asena TV shows images of four to six explosions outside the municipality offices in the centre of Addis Ababa, which were followed with a few shots. New Eritrean troops have entered Mekelle, roaming the city along with many intelligence agents. Tigray news reports that Al Shebaab fighters are entering […]
Intra-African Commerce Remains Abstract Hope
Viewpoint by Kudzai Chimhangwa* HARARE (IDN) – Edwin Moyo takes a stroll through his maize field, smiling as the lush green leaves of his crop brush against each other in response to the breeze. Busy amid the serenity of his two-hectare farm in the west of Zimbabwe, his patient tending looks likely to pay off, […]