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Somaliland, US Ally in the New Cold War

Somaliland officials, led by former President Muse Bihi, pose with US military and diplomatic officials after meeting at the Egal International Airport in Hargeisa. Somaliland aspires to be an “independent” US military enclave in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland is sometimes called the “Taiwan of Africa” because both are self-governing democracies that control and administer territory but with…

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Cuba and the “Influencers”

Poverty is, unfortunately, all too common in Our America and in even more distant latitudes. However, it tends to be under represented in media analyses of our region, with the clear exception of a group of countries, such as Venezuela or Cuba, where, on the contrary, its representation is heightened, presenting it as a clear symptom of the inevitable failure of socialism. In the case of Cuba,…

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State security is terrorising citizens at record levels across East Africa

Robert Amalemba in Nairobi Photo: Luis Tato/AFP Over the weekend, Kenyans learned that a 31-year-old teacher and blogger, Albert Ojwang, had died in police custody. He was arrested in Homa Bay, a town on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria, transferred 400km to Nairobi’s Central Police Station – and then died. Police initially said he died by suicide, allegedly by smashing his head against a…

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France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on

In recent months, the viability of France’s nuclear arsenal has been making headlines with talk of a French “nuclear umbrella”that might shield its allies on the European continent. In the face of the Russia-Ukraine war, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements regarding the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in that conflict, the question of how to best defend Europe has taken on…

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Rwanda’s Migration Agreement with the Trump Administration: A Carefully Calculated PR Move Amid International Pressure

Rwanda has just launched another major communication campaign by announcing that it is in talks with the Trump administration about a potential agreement to accept migrants deported from the United States. At first glance, this might appear to be a humanitarian gesture.  I argue here that it is, in fact, a strategic diplomatic manoeuvre, intended to polish the country’s image at a time when the…

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From Rupture to Belonging: When Poetry Sewed the World Together

By Raïs Neza Boneza (Poetas Del Mundo: Festivale de la Parole 2025, 8th to 13th May Montpellier, France) “The greatest bridges aren’t built of steel—but of words that touch each other’s painand bloom into hope.” The plane landed in Montpellier with a jolt. I clutched my book Where Silence Burns—born between Congo’s rainforests and Norway’s winters—and whispered: “Words, find your home…

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Fra brudd til tilhørighet: Da poesien sydde verden sammen

Av Raïs Neza Boneza (Poetas Del Mundo: Festival de la Parole 2025, 8.–13. mai Montpellier) “De største broene bygges ikke av stål –men av ord som rører ved hverandres smerteog blomstrer til håp.” Flyet landet i Montpellier med et rykk. Jeg klynget meg til boka mi Der stillheten brenner – født mellom Kongos regnskoger og Norges vintre – og hvisket: “Ord, finn deres hjem her.” I Béziers’…

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Open Mic - Kunsthall Trondheim 🎤

 FREDAG 6. JUNI |  19:00–21:00 |  KUNSTHALL TRONDHEIM  GRATIS INGANG Kaller på alle poeter, drømmere og kunstentusiaster! Bli med på en minneverdig Open Mic-kveld arrangert av Kunsthall Trondheim og Trondheim Poesi Café. Enten du er en erfaren performer eller første gangs deltaker – dette er din scene!  Hva kan du forvente: – En varm og velkomst innbydende plass til å dele dikt, spoken word,…

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Poesi Kveld

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Whispers from Japan to Norway: Shinsaku Ashida’s Ecological Elegies

With the Whale At times,the whale’s red bloodmingles with the deep blue of the sea;at other times, human bloodmixes with the ocean.​ To kill a whaleis to livewith the whale.​ “Let any one of youwho is without sinbe the firstto throw a stone at her,”said Jesus.​ This fleshsustainsthe life of the village.​ A shipencirclesa colossal life.​ A young man,harpoon in hand,dives from the bowinto the…

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NATO Was Founded to Crush Communist, Socialist, and Anti-colonial Movements Worldwide

NATO was never a good idea gone wrong. It was founded to crush communist, socialist, and anti-colonial movements in Europe and around the world. Medea Benjamin and David Swanson explain NATO’s supremely violent history in NATO: What You Need to Know . The organization was born on April 4, 1949, when foreign ministers from 12 nations came together in Washington, D.C. to sign the 1100-page North…

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Will the UN Pillory Francesca Albanese? By RICHARD FALK

[Prefatory Note: The post below is based on my responses to Murat Sofuoglu, a journalist working for TRT World in Turkey devoted to the Reappointment of Francesca Albanese, published on 4/3/25. Although the article relies on the interview, its tone and content are quite different. This is another pivotal moment for the UN, and specifically for its Human Rights Council, raising the question…

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Kjære venner, lesere og medsjelers ❤

Kjære venner, lesere og medsjelers ❤ Nå skal jeg ut med noe jeg har båret på i mange år: Min nye lyrikksamling«Lutefisk og andre dikter» klar til å bli født!Boka kommer ut på Lyrikkforlaget – en samling skrevet over lang tid, mens jeg speidet mot tidens bølger og globale skiftninger. Dette er en bok som vil følge deg fra sommer til vinter og videre – en reise mellom Trondheims gater og Afrikas…

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 Eastern Congo: The war continues, and so does the suffering of the civilian population 

Neighbouring states now fear regional expansion  by Peter Küpfer   cc. Singaporean scholar and diplomat Kishore Mahbubani has once again pointed out that Africa’s problems are also Europe’s problems (foreignpolicy.com, 18 February 2025). European colonialism and neo-colonialism are largely responsible for the murder and plundering of Africa – to this day. The fact that millions of sub-Saharan…

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WOMEN’S INTERDEPARTMENTAL COALITION OF HAITI PRESS RELEASE

Haiti Action Committee is honored to publish this powerful statement from the Women’s Interdepartmental Coalition of Haiti. The statement, released to commemorate International Women’s Day, is a clarion call for solidarity, as women throughout Haiti support each other and resist the horrific attacks by the Viv Ansamn paramilitaries. The statement lays the blame for  these assaults squarely at the…

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Tragic Burning of Two Rwandan Refugee Women in Munzenze Prison, Goma

Two Rwandan refugee women were deliberately burned alive in Munzenze Main Prison in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This heinous act was allegedly carried out by M23 rebels backed by Rwanda. These women were accused—without evidence—of being members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), despite their official refugee status. Disturbingly, even the United Nations…

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 Trump’s Address to Congress Highlights the Absence of Opposition

During his address to Congress on March 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump faced brief heckling from Democratic Representative AI Green and scattered jeers from his colleagues. But the overwhelming response was silence, reflective of the reality that opposition to Trump has sharply weakened, even as his administration pushes sweeping domestic and international policy upheaval.  The opening…