On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Pambazuka Editor <[email protected]> wrote: > > PAMBAZUKA NEWS 566: NIGERIA'S SMOULDERING RAGE AND A NEW LIBYA THREAT > > The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social > justice in Africa > > Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 > > CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Comment & analysis, 3. Advocacy & campaigns, 4. > Books & arts, 5. Letters & Opinions, 6. Cartoons > > > /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ > 1 Features > > NIGERIA: A SMOULDERING RAGE > Nnimmo Bassey > > The crippling strike called by labour organisations may have ended, but > Nigeria is not yet at ease. The arguments the government offered for removal > of the fuel subsidy ring hollow and the people are not convinced. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79195 > ****** > > > NIGERIA: A GIANT ON A KEG OF GUNPOWDER > Uche Igwe > > A wind of disgruntlement is blowing across Nigeria. There are fears that, > unless President Jonathan steadies the ship of state, divisions within the > polity and the rising discontent could be hijacked by political opportunists > to cause something more catastrophic. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79197 > ****** > > > LIBYA AND THE NTC: 12,000 US TROOPS TO LIBYA > Cynthia McKinney > > There are fears that the US is in the process of sending thousands of troops > to Libya, but there is a way that you can vote for peace. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79227 > ****** > > > WESTERN SAHARA: DENIAL OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES > Malainin Lakhal > > The case of the Western Sahara is a clear proof of failure of the > international system that is governed by few powerful states: the five > members of the Security Council who have turned the UN into the biggest > non-democratic organisation in the world. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79252 > ****** > > > SOUTH AFRICA: THE IMPACTS OF COAL EXTRACTION > Glenn Ashton > > 'Against the background chatter about nationalisation and environmental > sustainability, South Africa needs to carefully consider the continued > development of its vast mineral resources.' > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79201 > ****** > > > THE 'POLITICS OF MY POCKET': FORTY YEARS OF EATING KENYA TO ITS KNEES > Beth Maina Ahlberg > > While the Kenyan political elite concentrate on shoring up their own > personal fortunes, the masses of the Kenyan people are turned into > 'destitutes'. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79218 > ****** > > > CORRUPTION IN THE INDEPENDENT AFRICAN STATE > Cameron Duodu > > 'When a colonised state gains its independence, its troubles are not over. > They are just beginning.' > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79192 > ****** > > > WHAT EXACTLY DOES 'SUB-SAHARA AFRICA' MEAN? > Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe > > The widespread use of 'sub-Sahara Africa' makes no sense and is undoubtedly > a racist geopolitical signature. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79215 > ****** > > > SOUTH AFRICA: 'POVERTY IS POLITICAL' > The relentless struggles of the poor > Carmen Ludwig und Jochen Nagel > > 'The important struggles of the community-based movements for a better life > for everyone in South Africa, their sincerity and hospitality impressed us > immensely.' > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79225 > ****** > > > UGANDA'S LABOUR UNIONS A THREAT TO WORKERS' RIGHTS > Vincent Nuwagaba > > The unions have been turned into a de facto branch of the ruling National > Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Bribery, pursuit of personal interest, > co-option, intimidation and manipulation have made the unions less effective > in fighting for workers. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/79224 > ****** > > > > > /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ > 2 Comment & analysis > > ETHIOPIA: MIDDLE PASSAGE TO THE MIDDLE EAST > From the International Slave Trade to the International Maid Trade > Alemayehu G. Mariam > > In what classifies as modern day slavery, Ethiopian women sent to work in > the Middle East have few rights and are subject to widespread abuse. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/79223 > ****** > > > THE GAROWE PRINCIPLES: A SOLUTION OR A DEEPENING OF THE SOMALI CRISIS? > Osman D. Osman > > A Somali National Consultative Constitutional Conference took place in > December 2011 and issued the Garowe Principles. The jury is out on whether > the principles will have any impact on the Somali crisis. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/79220 > ****** > > > > > /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ > 3 Advocacy & campaigns > > AYANDA KOTA HAS LAID A CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST THE POLICE > Unemployed People's Movement press statement > > 'The doctor's finding is that the marks left on his body are consistent with > an assault. Our next step will be to lodge a civil case against the Minister > of Safety and Security.' > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/79217 > ****** > > > FREE NIGERIAN ACTIVISTS AND PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE > > Osmond Ugwu and Raphael Elobuike are Nigerian labour activists and human > rights defenders currently spending their second month in Enugu Federal > Prison in South East Nigeria. They are being detained on charges of > attempted murder of a policeman following their arrest at a workers rally on > 24 October 2011 at Enugu. > > The goal of this campaign is to reach 20,000 signatures and we need more > support. You can read more and sign the petition here ( > http://www.change.org/petitions/free-nigerian-activists-and-prisoners-of-conscience > ) . > ****** > > > SOMALILAND: FREE DETAINED JOURNALISTS, STOP ATTACKS ON MEDIA FREEDOM > ARTICLE 19 > > The sweep of arrests followed a protest by journalists after Somaliland > police raided the offices of a private TV station on 14 January and forced > all the workers to leave and suspended the station. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/79248 > ****** > > > RESOLVING THE FOOD CRISIS: ASSESSING GLOBAL POLICY REFORMS SINCE 2007 > A new policy report from GDAE-IATP, January 2012 > The Oakland Institute > > The report argues that the recent crisis has been a catalyst for important > policy reforms, but governments have yet to address its underlying causes. > The international community is avoiding deeper structural reforms. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/79222 > ****** > > > RECLAIMING MUTHURWA DALLAS SOCIAL HALL > Patrick Kamotho > > A community in Nairobi is fighting to reclaim a historic social hall for > recreational and other activities. But government inattention, corruption > and local politics have made the quest very difficult. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/79207 > ****** > > > > > /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ > 4 Books & arts > > 2011: END OF THE BEGINNING IN SWAZILAND? > Africa Contact > > A new book documents the struggle for democracy in Swaziland in the past > year, highlighting the historic 12 April protests in the absolute monarchy > in southern Africa. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/79208 > ****** > > > SUDAN'S SHIFTING FRONTIER > A review of 'Sudan looks East: China, India and the politics of Asian > alternatives' > Stephen Marks > > This collection of essays takes a broader perspective beyond oil to look at > the impact of the sector and of Asian partners on the rest of Sudan's > economy, society and politics. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/79216 > ****** > > > > > /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ > 5 Letters & Opinions > > CORRECTION > Can Durban recover from city-scale neoliberal nationalism? ( > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/78995 ) > Rozal Damoense > > Mike Sutcliffe has never been Mayor of Durban. Instead Mike Sutcliffe was > Municipal Manager. Stay well. > > The Editor replies: Thank-you for the correction. We apologise for this > error, which was made in the editing process. > ****** > > > > > /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ > 6 Cartoons > > MR JONATHAN, OGA, YOUR LUCK IS NO GOOD FOR NIGERIA! > Gado > > Gado thinks recent protests in Nigeria prove that the president may have run > out of luck. > http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/cartoons/79211 > ****** > > > > > /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ > > Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice > http://www.fahamu.org > > Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. > > (c) Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a > Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported > License. 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