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The Story of Juan Garrido
“I, Juan Garrido, black resident of this city [Mexico], appear before Your Mercy and state that I am in need of making a probanza to the perpetuity of the king, a report on how I served Your Majesty in the conquest and pacification of this New...
Owner: History Workshop Journal
Africa’s Carbon Markets Deliver More Than Emissions Reductions — And the World Should Notice and Invest
By: Joseph Nganga and Daniel M Kammen Africa’s carbon markets are poised to transform not only the continent’s future, but the global fight against climate change. Yet, as leaders gather for the Africa Climate Summit 2 (ACS2), Africa’s...
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Liberia’s Kairos Moment: A Divine Opportunity on the Global Stage
Divine communication often comes in subtle, coded moments that require spiritual discernment. On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, one such moment unfolded at the White House when U.S. President Donald Trump hosted five African nations—Gabon,...
Owner: Rodney D. Sieh
Colonize then, deport now
Left-wing
Africa is a country
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Robert Goldsborough, a Maryland lawmaker, rose one Friday early in 1826 to clinch what he fancied a good deal for his state. Goldsborough informed his fellow legislators that a private entity had “incurred an expense in a late deportation of 150...
Owner: Sean Jacobs
End of French colonialism: Africa reclaims its voice
In 1960, Senegal, a West African coastal country on the Atlantic Ocean, became independent from France in the aftermath of a continentwide decolonization process. This should have marked the end of territorial occupation and cultural...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
World Bank Lists 10 Countries with Largest Poor Populations; Indonesia Ranks 4th
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The World Bank has revealed that Indonesia had the fourth-highest percentage of poor people in the world among upper-middle-income countries in 2024, with 60.3 percent of its population living below the poverty line. This marks...
Owner: Ciputra Family
Hundreds Protest 'Billionaires Over Workers' At Temecula Duckpond, Across RivCo
TEMECULA, CA — Protesters arrived at numerous "Workers Over Billionaires" demonstrations nationwide Monday, including Temecula and others in Riverside County, as part of a Labor Day effort organized by unions and other groups. "The billionaires...
Owner: Charles “Charlie” C. Hale
Trump admin sanctions more companies, vessels linked to Iranian oil
(April 30, 2025 / JNS) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against entities involved in trading Iranian oil and petrochemical products, as part of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign. U.S. President Donald...
Owner: Jewish News Service Inc.
India has highest rate of wasting in the world, despite 30% decrease in undernourishment since 2006: UN food security & nutrition report
Center-left
Down to Earth
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As much as 18.7 per cent of Indian children under the age of five suffered from wasting in 2024, the highest rate in the world, according to the United Nations’ 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report released on July...
Owner: the Society for Environmental Communications
US rulers move to expand their reach in West Africa
President Donald Trump hosted talks with the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House July 9 to discuss what U.S. officials called “incredible commercial opportunities.” In reality, the U.S. capitalist...
Owner: Non-Transparent
Homeowner forced to take drastic action after waking up to unlikely intruder in kitchen: 'Immediate danger'
The danger cuts both ways. by Joseph ClarkSeptember 8, 2025 In New Mexico, a man was sleeping when he awoke to an intruder in his home. But it wasn't human. A black bear had found its way into his home near Hermits Peak, where it was destroying...
Owner: Dave Finocchio & Anna Robertson
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Owner: American Government
APPO to Finalize Launch Date of Energy Bank at Crucial Ministerial Meeting: A Milestone for African Energy Independence
In a pivotal development for Africa's energy sector, the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) is set to convene a high-level ministerial meeting to determine the official launch date of the long-anticipated African Energy Bank (AEB)....
The Latest: Trump hosts African leaders at the White House
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and...
Owner: Donald Graham
Trump's migratory chaos: from panic to helplessness
Photo: JORGE While anti-Cuban congressmen remain complicitly silent, folded to presidential and state decisions on the inhumane and arbitrary treatment of recently arrived migrants or long-time residents, new measures by Donald Trump have put...
Owner: Cuban Government
IMF-WB: Time to shut them down?
With total impunity, they impose and ensure the repayment of suffocating and illegitimate financial debt, increasing their socio-ecological, climate, economic, political, cultural, and gender debts to peoples and ecological balance Balance End of...
Owner: CADTM International network
EXPLAINER: What Nigeria-Brazil direct flight means for Nigerians
The bilateral air service agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Brazil has ripple effects that favour Nigerians and investors in both countries’ aviation sector, however, it could also lead to a waste of investments, according to industry experts....
Owner: Simon Kolawole
Cameroon’s promise and perils: A journey for African unity through beauty and bureaucracy
Travelling by road to Cameroon as an African is a journey that weaves together the vibrant soul of the country with the exasperating challenges that underscore the urgent need for visa-free travel across the continent. Cameroon, often called...
Owner: Ghanian Government
Mastering micro-political risk: The real game-changer for Francophone Africa’s mining futures
It’s more than just the minerals When Western miners explore Francophone Africa, they see world-class opportunities: gold in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire, manganese in Gabon, cobalt in the DRC, and more. However, one risk consistently gets...
Owner: NES Africa Group
Angelina Jolie Boards ‘Muganga, The One Who Treats’ as Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar winner and advocate Angelina Jolie has signed on to the producing team of “Muganga, The One Who Treats,” which is inspired by the true story of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege and the plight of survivors of conflict-related...
Owner: Jay Penske