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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 738: UNMASKING OBAMA, LIARS AND ZIONISTS The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! BECOME A FRIEND OF PAMBAZUKA NOW! http://www.pambazuka.org/en/friends.php Follow Pambazuka #PambazukaNews Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Comment & analysis, 4. Advocacy & campaigns, 5. Obituaries, 6. Books & arts, 7. Jobs /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Features BARACK OBAMA, TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT ETHIOPIA! Alemayehu G. Mariam Last week, President Obama declared that Ethiopia has a “democratically elected government”. That is the country where in May elections, the ruling party won all the 547 seats in parliament, thrashing all the 78 other parties. If there ever has been an election won by one party by 100 percent that is democratic, then there is indeed the famous purple cow that nobody has ever seen or the pink elephant that people like Obama see often. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95325 ****** OBAMA’S SPEECHES: TALKING AT A CONTINENT Motsoko Pheko There is nothing that President Obama told Africans that they did not already know. Crucially, America is a major pillar of world capitalism that is entirely responsible for Africa’s numerous problems. But while Obama sermonised the continent, he conveniently forgot to call to question the predatory global power system. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95330 ****** OBAMA’S AFRICA HYPOCRISY Margaret Kimberley No American president has the moral authority to lecture Africans about human rights, when America is itself so rife with egregious violations of the rights of Black people and when America supports criminal regimes around the world. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95326 ****** AFRICA RISING: CHINA, OBAMA AND POPE FRANCIS Odomaro Mubangizi China's huge infrastructural investments in Africa, the frenzied welcome for Obama to East Africa and the planned visit by Pope Francis to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic in November are further evidence of Africa rising. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95343 ****** GEN. KARAKE'S ARREST: ANOTHER CRACK IN THE KAGAME REGIME Claude Gatebuke and Kambale Musavuli The tide is beginning to turn toward justice. Despite receiving enormous political, diplomatic and economic support from Western governments, Kagame and his Rwandan Patriotic Front-led government have been subjected to increasing scrutiny and pressure for past and current crimes committed on the African continent. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95338 ****** XENOPHOBIA AND FEAR DRIVE THE WEST’S DEBATE ON REFUGEES Yohannes Woldemariam As of 2014, 86% of the world’s refugees were hosted in developing countries. Despite the existence of clear international refugee law, and plenty of humanitarian posturing, there is in fact growing hostility to refugees in Western countries. The affluent nations owe refugees more than a moral responsibility. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95337 ****** AN OPEN LETTER TO NBA PLAYERS WHO TOURED OCCUPIED PALESTINE Ahjamu Umi Can you imagine a bunch of white players going to South Africa in the 1980s and partying it up, sending out tweets about how wonderful it is, and basically sending the message that the oppression of Black people in Azania doesn't matter? That it's not important? That's the message the players sent out by participating in the sham trip with zionists. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95329 ****** GLEBELANDS: THE WAR IN OUR BACKYARD Vanessa Burger More than 30 poor South African hostel dwellers have been murdered by thugs in recent months, in collusion with the police or without police doing anything to stop the killings and bring the perpetrators to justice. This is one of the clearest indications of the failed South African state. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95336 ****** MINISTRY TO GAYS: A QUESTION OF ETHICS Harry Rix Does the Bible actually condemn homosexuality, as widely believed? How should Christians treat their gay brothers and sisters? What should be the correct teaching about this controversial issue? In this three-part article, a church minister who has considered this matter extensively attempts to answer these and related questions. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95323 ****** RE-IMAGINING ZIMBABWE, SEATED UNDER THE SHADE OF A TOXIC TREE Lennon Chido Mhishi 35 years after the union jack came down at Rufaro Stadium, a generation of young Zimbabweans are asking questions about, and forging their own, narratives and are re-imagining Zimbabwe. Who re-imagines Zimbabwe, for whom and for what, are going to be important questions as the country struggles to emerge from crisis. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95342 ****** HAVE GERMANS FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE NAMIBIAN GENOCIDE? Kwame Opoku Recent statements from politicians and government officials give the impression that Germany is preparing to abandon the long-standing practice of denying responsibility for the genocide of 1904-1908 and is now prepared to characterize those wars of extermination as genocide. But has the German government adopted fully a new position? http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95344 ****** THE JURY IS OUT FOR AFRICAN BUSINESS SCHOOLS In search of a new Lodestar to guide business education Paresh Soni, Nadeem Cassim, Guillermina Ritacco and Xolelwa Linganiso As the world order is shifting towards multipolarity and the global economy is changing, Business School education needs a new mindset. The old elitism not only contributed to the global financial crisis but is overall Eurocentric and outdated as it ignores reailies and approaches of emerging nations. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/95335 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Announcements SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS: PAN-AFRICAN COLLOQUIUM IN BARBADOS UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES/BARBADOS, JANUARY 12-15, 2016 Pan-African Colloquium The Departments of History and Philosophy; Government, Sociology and Social Work, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados and PANAFSTRAG are pleased to issue a second call for papers for this inaugural international Pan African Colloquium to be held at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados over the period January 12-15, 2016. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/announce/95128 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Comment & analysis ANOTHER NIGERIAN CRISIS CALLED TERTIARY EDUCATION Wole Olubanji Chronic underfunding of tertiary education has reduced Nigerian public universities into shameful outfits that are incapable of discharging their responsibilities of teaching, research and community service. The government of President Buhari must quickly raise education funding to 26% of the national budget as recommended by UNESCO. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/95341 ****** BUHARI SLIPS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN US VISIT Uchenna Osigwe During his recent visit to Washington, the Nigerian president failed to acknowledge human rights violations perpetrated by the country’s soldiers in the ongoing war against Boko Haram. And his defence of Nigeria's draconian law against homosexuality was disappointing. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/95339 ****** MAXWELL'S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS Peter Kenworthy The dissident Swazi student leader was released on bail after spending 14 months in remand prison for singing a pro-democracy song. He shares his experiences inside prison and his political convictions. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/95340 ****** A HUNDRED DAYS TOO SOON Tunde Oyetaru It is about a month to the 100-day deadline the Buhari campaign set for itself to achieve a raft of pledges made ahead of the March elections. There are notable signs of progress, but the new administration must strive to achieve more for the millions of Nigerians who pinned their hopes on Buhari. The people themselves must remain vigilant. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/95331 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 4 Advocacy & campaigns KDF AMENDMENT BILL 2015 UNCONSTITUTIONAL The proposed law contravenes provisions of the constitution that require public participation in national affairs, a culture of openness and subordination of the military to civilian oversight. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/95324 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 5 Obituaries STEPHEN ELLIS: AN APPRECIATION Lansana Gberie Professor Ellis was by far the most accomplished, productive and dedicated scholar of Africa of his generation, and his contribution will remain the gold standard with respect to modern scholarship on Africa. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/obituary/95334 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 6 Books & arts SOUTH AFRICA’S UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF APARTHEID A review of ‘Getting Away With Impunity: International Criminal Law and South African Apartheid Criminals’ Austin Mwange Although apartheid is a crime against humanity under international law, no one has been prosecuted for it. That means criminals who perpetrated this evil system are still free. It is a problem that South Africa – and the world - needs to address, according to a new book. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/95332 ****** ‘SHUBBAK’: A WINDOW ON NORTH AFRICAN & MIDDLE EASTERN ART Mounira Chaeb The event featured music concerts, exhibitions, poetry, talks and discussions, films and art. The aim of the organizers was to bring together artists to speak in a multitude of voices about what matters deeply to them. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/95333 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 7 Jobs COUNTRY CAMPAIGNER: HORN OF AFRICA AI Amnesty International The mobile revolution. Geopolitical power shifts. A radically altered global economy. The world is changing, and so is the way that people fight for their rights. In order to be effective, Amnesty International’s (AI) International Secretariat needs to change how we work. That’s why we’re opening a hub in Kenya. And why we need your campaigning expertise with us on the ground. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/95189 ****** THE CIHA BLOG WORDPRESS DEVELOPER AND DESIGNER CIHA The CIHA Blog The CIHA Blog is looking for a talented freelance WordPress developer with a keen eye for design to update the blog design, customize existing themes to design specification, fix bugs in the back and front-end, and improve usability and site performance. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/95183 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Trust Limited. © 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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