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About Thomas C. Mountain

May 3, 2013October 26, 2016 Global AuthorHawaii Black History Committee, journalist in Africa, Thoma C Mountain

Thomas C. Mountain is a long time revolutionary political activist and anti-racist educator. His background includes participation and leadership roles in the environment, land and housing struggles, labor, cultural work and education. He is founding co-chair of the Hawaii Black History Committee (1985), founding VP of the Hawaii Alliance for Peace and Justice in the Middle East (1982), co-editor… Read More

Thambo Mbeki bemoans the loss of billions in Africa to Illicit Money laundering

May 3, 2013 Global Author

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says Africa is losing billions each year to illicit capital outflows in development. Addressing members of the 53rd Liberian Legislature in a joint session Tuesday in Monrovia, he said that the rate at which Africa loses development money through illegal means is alarming. . Read More

The Moon Landing and Paul Kagame of Rwanda – 2 Conspiracy Theories

April 30, 2013 Global AuthorDRC, Genocide, Kagame, Rwanda

The Moon Landing and the Presidency of Paul Kagame of Rwanda have much in common. Both are shadowed in conspiracy theories. There is a network of those who believe that the Moon Landing was a great conspiracy on the part of the United States Government and faked in order to intimidate the then Soviet Union. President Kagame has convinced his loyal followers that… Read More

RWANDA: Harassed to harass in the name of dignity ‘’Young people as a tool to sustain oppression’’

April 19, 2013 Global AuthorKagame, Oppression, RPF, Rwanda, Rwanda Rights, youth

APRIL 19, 2013 12:16 PM The Rwandan government and security services are forcibly using young people to participating in activities that aim to promote its image and control its people. Due to the nature of those activities and training provided in order to develop necessary skills and knowledge to implement them, young people suffers various levels of physical and psychological… Read More

RWANDA: POLITICAL PRISONER INGABIRE SUPREME COURT APPEAL SUBMISSION

April 18, 2013 Global AuthorCourt, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Victorie Ingabire

APRIL 18, 2013 Kigali April 17 2013 Mrs Ingabire appeals to the Supreme Court to quash the sentence passed by the High Court because it was based on matters that were not brought before the court by the Prosecution. On Wednesday 17th April 2013 Mrs Ingabire Umuhoza, made submission to the Supreme Court, asking the Supreme Court to quash the… Read More

Statement from Vision GRAM regarding the Adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty-

April 3, 2013 Global AuthorArms Trade Treaty, Control Arms, UN, Victor Amisi, Vision-GRAM International

Wednesday April 3, 2013 Today Vision GRAM celebrates the victory of the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty. After a long battle, 154 states voted in favor, with 23 abstentions and 3 voting against. This is significant, as states took this RESPONSIBLE action on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people around the world whose lives will be saved… Read More

Bosco Ntaganda’s Surrender In Rwanda: What Must Be Different This Time In The Congo

March 30, 2013 Global AuthorBosco Ntaganda, DRC, Kagame, Kambale Musavuli, Rwanda

By: Kambale Musavuli On March 26, 2013, war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda appeared for preliminary proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the judges set the date for the case “The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda” to begin September 23, 2013. The ICC had taken him into custody on March 22 and escorted him to the ICC detention center in… Read More

UN approves DR Congo ‘intervention brigade’

March 28, 2013 Global AuthorDR Congo, DRC, Offensie brigade, UNSC

Security Council unanimously approves first-ever “offensive” brigade to battle rebel groups in DR Congo. Brigade has been established to serve for one year “on an exceptional basis and without creating a precedent” The UN Security Council has unanimously approved the first-ever “offensive” UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in the Democratic Republic of… Read More

Why does the media focus on reporting bad news from Africa and what impact does it have? asks Simon Birch

March 25, 2013 Global Author

Disaster, disease and disorder: for decades now our TVs and newspapers have been flled with the latest unfolding debacle in Africa. How many times have we watched grim-faced reporters broadcast live from equally grim, fy-infested refugee camps?The trouble is that whilst there’s nothing made up about the horrors of Darfur, the reality is that they’re not happening everywhere in Africa,... Read More

Malawi Coup presiding judge Ivy Kamanga getting death threats

March 25, 2013 Global Author

BLANTYRE—Malawi High Court Judge Ivy Kamanga, who is presiding over treason case involving former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top officials including its acting president Peter Mutharika has gone into hiding following anonymous death threats she has been receiving relating to the case. Kamanga, according to acting registrar of the High Court Michael Tembo, has been receiving anonymous death threats... Read More