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US President Barack Obama dines with Kenyan family in Nairobi

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US President Barack Obama's gathered with members of his extended family in Nairobi Friday, kicking off a two day visit to his father's native Kenya. Obama's familial connections to the East African nation were on display as soon as Air force One touched down in Nairobi, with the president's sister Auma Obama among those assembled to greet him. . Read More

Burundi presidential term saga balloons into regional crisis as US, Rwanda, Tanzania drawn in

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Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza has been unfazed by the international reaction to his bid for a third term. (Photo/File/Getty) Court backs controversial third term bid for Pierre Nkurunziza, stoking fears of a rapid escalation and a return to conflict. BURUNDI’s crisis this week snowballed into a major regional concern after a constitutional court backed president Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a… Read More

Cuban leader Castro address to the nation, Thawing relations with US and the Path Forward

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Compañeras and compañeros: We have experienced intense and moving moments in recent days. This December we successfully hosted the Fifth Caricom-Cuba Summit and the XIII Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America last Sunday, an occasion on which we paid tribute to its creators: the dear Bolivarian President Hugo Chávez Frías and Commander in Chief of... Read More

US Embassy in Havana: Washington’s “Cuba Gambit”

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The lame duck, Obama, extending a conciliatory hand to Cuba by opening an embassy in Havana, by reopening, after 54 years of a criminal and crippling embargo, diplomatic relations? – At the same time Obama is making not a single concession in terms of lifting the blockade. This smells like a trap. Imagine – a US Embassy in Havana –… Read More

Hillary Clinton finally addresses Ferguson, blaming inequities between Blacks and Whites

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After being implored by Al Sharpeton and many others in the Black Community, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first public comments Thursday on the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., calling for the country to address “inequities” in the criminal-justice system. . Read More

Ukraine Claims ‘Thousands’ of Russian Troops Invaded, Offers No Evidence

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Ukrainian officials are now claiming a Russian invasion of four to five thousand ground troops backed by columns of tanks and other armored vehicles, a dramatic escalation from yesterday’s claims of about 1,000 such troops. As with yesterday’s allegations, Ukraine is offering no evidence to back up the claims, and the reports coming out of the region suggest such a massive invasion... Read More

US, NATO and the destruction of Libya: The Western front of a widening war

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NATO claimed that its intervention in Libya was a historic success. But three years later, Libya is in complete chaos. Some 1700 militias have a combined total of 250,000 men under arms. Another external intervention seems necessary to stabilize the country. But the US and NATO must never be involved Read More

Rwandan Genocide: Not the first nor last in Africa

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Exactly 20 years ago today, things had fallen apart in Rwanda, for the next 100 days after 7 April, 300 people, mostly Tutsi’s, died per hour. The final tally: about a million dead, rape ruled so did the Machetes. To sum it quickly, The Hutus came to Rwanda before the Tutsis, The Hutus are darker and shorter while the Tutsis are taller... Read More

Revelations about U.S. operations in Cuba corroborate President Raúl Castro’s assertions

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 President Raul Castro's denunciations of the United States government's attempts to destabilize Cuba were corroborated by the April 3 revelation of a plan to draw Cuban youth toward counter-revolution, with the participation of a U.S. government agency. To undermine Cuban authorities, Washington planned the creation of a "Cuban Twitter," promoted by USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development), through a network... Read More

As Putin raises the Ante the U.S. promises Cooperation with Ukraine

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Ukraine is facing a moment of historic challenge and historic opportunity. In the coming months, the Government of Ukraine will need to take steps to restore economic stability and to conduct free, fair, and inclusive presidential elections to allow the Ukrainian people to choose their own future. During Prime Minister Yatsenyuk's visit to Washington today, we discussed specific steps the... Read More