The National Post’s Richard Johnson takes a look at the scale of America’s military bases across the globe. This is a huge graphic, you may have to click it more than once to get it big enough to read, or you may need to go to the National Post link above. There is a lot...
A collective bringing together some 30 Ivorian and African organizations in Europe celebrates Christmas with President Gbagbo before the detention Centre of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Scheveningen, a suburb of the Hague, Saturday, December 24, 2011, from 13 h to...
Message from Mumia Abu-Jamal to OWS dictated while in Administrative Custody at SCI Mahanoy in Frackville, PA. Thursday, December 15, 2011 My Friends of OWS, My message will have to be brief. But let not this brevity take from it, its strength. You are the central...
Free Mumia Abu Jamal Now! Is It Too Much To Ask? By Nana Akyea Mensah The Associated Press reported recently: "Abu-Jamal was convicted of fatally shooting Faulkner on Dec. 9, 1981. He was sentenced to death after his trial the following year." [1] That makes today, 9th...
“The Accidental Ecowas & AU Citizen”: Will the African Integration Revolution be Televised (2), (or a Tale of Africa’s Zeitgeist!) By E.K.Bensah Jr After the indefatigable efforts of West African civil society organizations, including the Economic Justice...
The petition below has my heartfelt support. EPAs have nearly destroyed Ghana's poultry industry (and a great many more economic sectors) and severely damaged our family farming efforts. The EU dumps frozen chicken parts on Ghana and West Africa that are subsidized to sell...
“The Accidental Ecowas & AU Citizen”: Aid-Exit Plan Found: Enter ECOWAS... By E.K.Bensah Jr Last week, the Business and Financial Times paper covered an all-important story entitled “Wanted:Aid-Exit Plan”. In my view, it brought into sharp relief the absolute...
Toward a continental AU government? By E.K.Bensah Jr. When the 12th Ordinary Session of the Africa Union Assembly of the Heads of State and Government ended on 3rd February 2009 with a call by the heads of State for continental government, the election of the late...
"Somalia is a counterterrorism planner`s dream. … “We’ve moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles … to a true hunter-killer role with the Reaper.” … … there is no longer any doubt that targeted killing has become...
Gaddafi's death: African Union lifts Libya's suspension Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The African Union (AU) has lifted Libya's suspension and allowed the National Transitional Council (NTC) to occupy the country's seat at the continental body, following Thursday's death of...
