By Yves Engler · August 25, 2017 Why is the Trudeau government supporting Africa’s most ruthless dictator? After amending the constitution to be able to run indefinitely Paul Kagame recently won 98.63 per cent of votes in Rwanda’s presidential election. In response, Canada’s High Commissioner Sara Hradecky tweeted “Congratulations to Rwandans for voting in peaceful presidential election” and […]
A Brutal Part of Canada’s Dark History in Africa By Yves Engler | Dissident Voice | June 28, 2017 Canada’s 150th anniversary offers a unique opportunity to shed light on some darker corners of Canadian history. One of the dustier chapters is our contribution to one of the most barbarous regimes of the last century […]
Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo risked death when he went undercover to gather information about bribery and corruption in the Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having won a prestigious environmental prize, he has now set his sights on another challenge
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Du 3 au 8 février 2017, Mon ciné vous propose une série de nouveaux rendez-vous avec une cinématographie diverse et méconnue, celle du continent Africain.
Cette formule qui a fait date, est de l’écrivain français Anatole France. Elle est tirée d’une tribune du même nom, parue dans l’Humanité le 18 juillet 1922 pour dénoncer dans un bilan rétrospectif, l’absurdité de la Première Guerre mondiale. L’écrivain renommé est alors prix Nobel depuis quelques mois. Voici ce qu’il y écrit :
The Congo has experienced all five-year’s of the Syrian civil war every year for a ten-year period.
A dark secret behind the Hiroshima bomb is where the uranium came from, a spy-vs.-spy race to secure naturally enriched uranium from Congo to fuel the Manhattan Project and keep the rare mineral out of Nazi hands, reports Joe Lauria.…Read more →
The US signs on to plans for a UN peace bomb force; military contractors salivate over armed police robot contracts; and a Patriot Act expansion is staved off...for now.
The US signs on to plans for a UN peace bomb force; military contractors salivate over armed police robot contracts; and a Patriot Act expansion is staved off...for now.
