The US became deeply involved in global counterinsurgency after World War Two, said Stuart Schrader, a sociologist at Johns Hopkins University and author of “Badges Without Borders: Howe Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing.” In the Sixties, Washington “replicated domestically what the United States was already doing oversees in the guise of preventing communist revolution.,” said…
Category: AFRICA
Libyan Tribes Block Oil Production Because the GNA Use Revenues to Fund Terrorism
Libyan tribes met on Friday in the Zueitina region and stressed that Libyan oil revenues were used by the Government of National Accord (GNA) to bring in Syrian mercenaries from Idlib. They indicated that the GNA also utilized these funds to support what they described as the “shameful and betrayal pact” with the government of…
Decolonization, Decoloniality, and the Future of African Studies: A Conversation with Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Duncan Omanga At the sidelines of the recently concluded African Studies Association (ASA) annual meeting held in Boston (November 21–23, 2019), Prof. Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, a prominent voice on the debate on decolonization, had a conversation with Duncan Omanga, program officer for the African Peacebuilding Network and the Next Generation Social Sciences program, on the…
Patrice Lumumba: Revolution, Freedom and Legacy in DR Congo
Roxana Baspineiro The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Patrice Lumumba during a visit to U.N. Headquarters in New York. (July, 24, 1960) On Jan. 17 1961, the African leader and first head of government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Patrice Lumumba was brutally murdered in a heinous crime that…
Blacks From Elsewhere and the Right of Abode
Achille Mbembe Sorrowing over the treatment of migrants, Achille Mbembe calls for Africa to adopt a pro-migration stance, phase out colonial borders and become “a vast space of circulation.” “South African forms of black nationalism are morphing into virulent forms of black-on-black racism.” Achille Mbembe delivered Blacks From Elsewhere and the Right of Abode, the Ruth First…
Statement by the Alliance of the Libyan National Gatherings on the Moscow Meetings on the Libyan Conflict
The Alliance of the Libyan National Gatherings, which includes a number of civil society organizations, national parties, human rights associations, writers, researchers, diplomats and academicians, has closely followed up the efforts recently exerted in Moscow to end the war and find a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis. While we welcome every sincere effort from…
Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aqila Saleh: “The Army Will Liberate Tripoli “
The Address | Benghazi – Libya CAIRO – The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh before the Arab Parliament: “The Libyan National Army (LNA) succeeded in cleansing Libya of terrorism, and it is continuing the battle to liberate Tripoli, and it will liberate it soon.” Saleh added, in his speech at…
LNA: We Will Not Sign Any Document Favouring Militias at the Expense of the Libyan People
An official source at the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA) revealed early on Tuesday the reasons for not signing the ceasefire document in Moscow. It stated that the most important of these reasons is Turkey’s intention to utilize the agreement as a tool to impose itself as a signatory and party in…
Libya Talks in Moscow Progress but Fail to Reach Agreement on Ceasefire
The Address | Benghazi – Libya MOSCOW – Talks aimed at agreeing an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire in Libya failed to achieve a breakthrough on Monday despite making good progress, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters. Lavrov said some sides in the conflict had signed the ceasefire deal, but that Khalifa Haftar, commander of…
Libya: LNA Conditionally Welcomes Initiative of Russian President, Stresses Continued Efforts to Eliminate Terrorist Militias
The Address | Benghazi – Libya The General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA) conditionally welcomed on Thursday the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at establishing peace and achieving stability in Libya, stressing it is the goal of LNA. LNA General Command confirmed, in a statement by its official spokesman, Major General…
Libyan National Army to Continue Operations Until Victory
The General Command of the Armed Forces confirmed its continued targeting of the enemy by air, indicating that its military units are advancing and extending control of new concentrations in all axes, starting from the axes of the capital, through the axes west of the city of Sirte to the outskirts of Misrata. The General…
Before Turkey Pays Lip Service to a Ceasefire It Must First Stop the Flow of Terrorists into Libya
Dr Aref Ali Nayed said he appreciated the firm stance Russia has taken against Turkey sending terrorists, troops, and weapons to Libya. Dr Aref Ali Nayed, Chairman of the President of the Libyan Academy for Advanced Studies(LIAS) commented on Turkey’s call for a ceasefire an interview given today to the Russian news agency Sputnik. He…
