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KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! > Pambazuka News 819: The Twin Towers: Christianity & Capitalism > ------------------------------ > > 27 April 2017 > > CONTENTS: 1. Features > <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/issue.php/current/#cat_1> 2. Announcements > <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/issue.php/current/#cat_3> > > ------------------------------ > *Features* > ------------------------------ > Christianity Trumps Science > <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/christianity-trumps-science>Douglas > Schorr <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/9369>Donald Trump says he > is a devotee, born again, his Christian conversion claimed through the > James Dobson ministry. As a committed Christian he is bringing his private > beliefs (how strong the man’s faith is, who can tell?) into the workplace. > He is stacking his cabinet with a range of faith first, science second > quacks, a move that in the face of Climate Change is an assault on all of > mankind. > The missionary position: How Canada’s Christians aided colonialism in > Africa > <https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/missionary-position-how-canada%E2%80%99s-christians-aided-colonialism-africa>Yves > Engler <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/9660>For more than a > century Canadians have gone abroad to do “good” in poorer parts of the > world. Whether they spurred positive change or simply became foreign agents > should be of interest to international non-governmental organizations. > > > > Africa and France: Marine Le Pen or Emmanuel Macron? > <https://www.pambazuka.org/global-south/africa-and-france-marine-le-pen-or-emmanuel-macron>Herbert > Ekwe-Ekwe <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6424>For the French > president and policy of *francophonie* Africa, from de Gaulle in 1958 to > Hollande in 2017, all members of the French establishment, the operational > plaque for action in the Elysée palace has been: invade, intimidate, > manipulate, install, antagonise, ingratiate, indemnify, expropriate, > invade, intimidate. Nothing in this election will change that – only > Africans can. > Some aspects of imperialist influences on the contemporary African > crisis > <https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/some-aspects-imperialist-influences-contemporary-african-crisis>*From > the Cameroon and Somalia to South Africa and Zimbabwe neo-colonialism > remains a major impediment to genuine development and stability*Abayomi > Azikiwe <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/5740>What is often > described as “aid” to Africa is in fact part and parcel of the cycle of > dependency stemming from centuries of slavery, colonialism, neo-colonialism > and imperialism. The only real solutions for advancement of the continent > must derive from the struggle of the masses against Western domination, > which can only be effectively realized through Pan-Africanism and Socialism > in practice. > European museums to ‘loan’ looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria? > <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/european-museums-%E2%80%98loan%E2%80%99-looted-benin-bronzes-nigeria>Kwame > Opoku <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6427>The idea of Europeans > establishing in Benin City a permanent display of looted Benin artefacts > that continue to be in European ownership should be considered by every > African as an insult to Nigerians and African peoples. Successors to > looters become arbiters of the location and display of Benin artefacts. The > wishes of the Oba of Benin are simply ignored. The Benin artefacts should > be returned to the Oba of Benin and his people who may decide to organize a > display showing artefacts that were looted in 1897 by a violent British > army. > > > World Bank and IMF, help #StopTheBleeding of Africa’s wealth! > <https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/world-bank-and-imf-help-stopthebleeding-africa%E2%80%99s-wealth>Africa > Rising <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/africa-rising>As the World Bank > and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hold their Spring meetings in > Washington, DC, billions of dollars due to African nations are illicitly > leaving the continent. > > > > > What the world needs to know about Western Sahara > <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/what-world-needs-know-about-western-sahara>*An > interview with a Sahrawi journalist and activist*Amira Ali > <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6129>For more than 40 years, > Morocco has forcefully and illegally occupied Western Sahara despite > provisions of international law that recognize the country’s sovereignty. > The suffering but resolute Saharawi people, especially the younger > generation, are getting impatient with endless colonialism. African people > and all who value human dignity and freedom must stand up in solidarity > with Western Sahara by demanding an end to Moroccan occupation. > > > Rwanda: The forgotten Hutu massacres in Kibeho > <https://www.pambazuka.org/human-security/rwanda-forgotten-hutu-massacres-kibeho>*An > interview with Rene Mugenzi*Ann Garrison > <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/5282>Twenty-two years ago, on > April 22, 1995, Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s Rwandan Patriotic Army > massacred between 4,000 and 8,000 Hutu men, women, and children at > the Kibeho Camp for internal refugees in southern Rwanda. UN human rights > monitors, photojournalists, and UN peacekeepers all witnessed the massacre > but neither Kagame nor any of his officers have ever been indicted for the > crime in international courts. > > > FRELIMO uses history to claim entitlement to rule > <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/frelimo-uses-history-claim-entitlement-rule>*An > interview with historian Malyn Newitt*Fredson Guilengue > <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/8812>Frelimo has ruled > Mozambique since independence in 1975. The party’s sense of entitlement > raises obstacles in achieving reconciliation or compromise. The existence > of Renamo as a potential threat convinces members of Frelimo to close > ranks, while the party’s long tenure of power means that it can sustain its > client base in a political system that has become increasingly patrimonial. > > > Where exactly is Kenya’s 5.8 per cent growth? > <https://www.pambazuka.org/human-security/where-exactly-kenya%E2%80%99s-58-cent-growth>Henry > Makori <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/7595>Although relatively > better off than its neighbours, Kenya remains a struggling economy > dominated by foreign-owned tourism, agriculture, the services industries > and a small manufacturing sector stunted by huge imports and counterfeits. > Endemic corruption, increased integration into the global capitalist > economy and neoliberal policies that favour a small fabulously rich class > have conspired to hold the majority of citizens tight in the jaws of > poverty. > > > It’s time to lift the ideological haze in debates about Africa’s middle > class > <https://www.pambazuka.org/economics/it%E2%80%99s-time-lift-ideological-haze-debates-about-africa%E2%80%99s-middle-class>Henning > Melber <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3628>The so-called middle > class appears to be a “muddling class”. Rigorously explored differentiation > remains largely absent – not to mention any substantial class analysis. > Fortunately, though, the debate has created sufficient awareness among > scholars to explore the fact and fiction of the assumed transformative > power of a middle class. > > > Consolidating nation-building and democracy in the new Gambia > <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/consolidating-nation-building-and-democracy-new-gambia>Paul > Ejime <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/paul-ejime>The Gambia seems to be > on the path to recovery following the departure of long-time despot Yahya > Jammeh. But beyond international goodwill, Gambians must now play their > part by taking their destiny into their own hands, through continued > demonstration of true patriotism and political maturity. The need for > inclusivity in governance to facilitate national healing cannot be > overemphasised. > > Creating the new man in Africa > <https://www.pambazuka.org/gender-minorities/creating-new-man-africa>Ama > Biney <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6058>How do we create new > men in Africa? A process of consciousness raising, or the journey of men > increasing their self-awareness of patriarchy or male domination, is > required. The new man should be able to experience empathy, to care for > others, show compassion and to discuss their emotions openly. > > > A tribute to Kenneth Abrahams > <https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/tribute-kenneth-abrahams>Shaun > Whittaker and Harry Boesak > <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/shaun-whittaker-and-harry-boesak>Throughout > his life, he refused to collaborate with the ruling elite and remained > committed to the principle of internationalism as witnessed by him joining > up with Namibian migrant workers in Cape Town in the 1950s, or later being > the people’s doctor in Lusaka where he treated fighters from various > national liberation movements in southern Africa. > > ------------------------------ > > *Announcements* > ------------------------------ > > Radical transformations in Africa today: interventions from the left > <https://www.pambazuka.org/announcements/radical-transformations-africa-today-interventions-left> > > An opportunity for activists and scholars to contribute to a series of > three linked workshops in Africa. Each two-day meeting will debate current > challenges and prospects for Left analysis and action. We are seeking both > key speakers and offers of papers, with a plan to publish a selection in > the Review of African Political Economy. > > *Deadlines for abstracts:* > . Accra meeting – June 2017 > . Dar es Salaam – November 2017 > . Johannesburg – January 2018. > > > Pambazuka Android App is now on Google Play Store > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pambazuka.org&hl=en> > As a way to reach more people and to make your experience with Pambazuka > News better, we have developed an android app as another tool to create a > better reading experience with mobile devices. 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