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A “human-induced” heat wave struck Burkina Faso and Mali in early April resulting in many deaths, with temperatures topping out above 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat lasted for 5 days and occurred during Ramadan, when Muslims do not eat or drink...
by GatheringTribes
on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 09:11 PM PDT
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The Wagner Group, designated a terrorist organization 15 Sep 2023 by the British government and under sanction by the US Department of Treasury, has been committing atrocities against civilians in Mali according to Human Rights Watch. Abject poverty,...
by C0RI0LANUS
on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 07:54 PM PDT
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French President Emmanuel Macron got a lot of attention this week when he publicly raised the prospect of sending the French Army to fight in Ukraine. I’ve been wondering lately about the potential fallout in eastern Europe if the US remains sidelined...
by Horst deWurmer
on Tue Feb 27, 2024 at 08:50 PM PST
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Latest news It’s a lie - Burkina Faso’s military ruler calls out Akufo-Addo over Wagner claims Interim President Captain Ibrahim Traore says that gold mines are not “given” to to the Wagner group but rather they have to pay taxes and licensing fees...
by GatheringTribes
on Tue Feb 06, 2024 at 12:50 PM PST
with 13 Recommends
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Commentary by Black Kos editor JoanMar The year 2023 has proven to be especially brutal for the most vulnerable among us. Wars and acts of terrorism around the globe have not spared those least equipped to protect themselves. Already traumatized by...
by Black Kos
on Fri Dec 08, 2023 at 02:00 PM PST
with 69 Recommends
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Three weeks ago the US-trained military in Niger staged a coup against its own civilian government. This was the 4th coup among ECOWAS members in the past 3 years, and for the Nigerian-led block of west African nations trying to uphold the rule of law...
by Irontortoise
on Fri Aug 18, 2023 at 07:43 AM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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Dear kossacks, It’s Friday evening and its time to sink into a weekend but things are moving, outside the US, that have the potential to be seriously determinative for the future (geo) political development. So I see that there is not a lot published...
by marsanges
on Fri Aug 04, 2023 at 12:01 PM PDT
with 134 Recommends
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Sahel means “border” in Arabic. The Sahel region in Africa is the border between the Sahara Desert in the north and the savannah and tropics further south. In the east, Sudan, a nation of 50 million people, has experienced fifteen military coups since...
by Alan Singer
on Sun Jul 30, 2023 at 09:38 AM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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The History of Juneteenth, By dopper0189, Black Kos Managing Editor Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Celebrations of ...
by Black Kos
on Fri Jun 19, 2020 at 02:00 PM PDT
with 89 Recommends
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When someone asks you if global warming is real, a perfect example is an African region on the southern border of the Sahara Desert called the Sahel. Depending on who’s drawing the border, the Sahel spans as many as 14 countries, and is one of the...
by Leslie Salzillo
on Sun Mar 31, 2019 at 02:30 PM PDT
with 604 Recommends
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Voices and Soul
by
Justice Putnam
Black Kos Poetry Editor
When I was 26 years old, I embarked on an epic bicycle trip with two other friends. Starting in Malibu, we peddled north to the ...
by Black Kos
on Fri Nov 02, 2018 at 02:00 PM PDT
with 57 Recommends
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Last June, when Ambassador Nikki Haley bragged about cutting a half billion dollars from the UN peacekeeping budget, she knew that terrorists were escalating their attacks in the Sahel region of Africa.
The UN Secretary General was pleading for...
by Mark Lippman
on Wed Oct 25, 2017 at 09:16 AM PDT
with 32 Recommends
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The French Defense Minister, Florence Parly, was in Washington, DC this week, for talks about the nuclear non-proliferation deal with Iran and the situation in the Sahel region of Africa where France leads an anti-terror military operation.
Standing...
by Mark Lippman
on Sat Oct 21, 2017 at 01:56 PM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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FAMINE – A Reason to March on Earth Day – Alan Singer’s Latest Huffington Post
Saturday April 22, 2017 is Earth Day. There are marches planned in over 500 cities in defense of science, in favor of environmental responsibility, and against the...
by Reeces Pieces
on Thu Apr 20, 2017 at 06:40 PM PDT
with 10 Recommends
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Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Sahara (OEF-TS), operates across 10 countries source , those being Algeria, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Tunisia, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. OEF-...
by Cartoon Peril
on Fri Feb 28, 2014 at 05:26 PM PST
with 20 Recommends
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here .
Here’s a question for you: Can a military tiptoe onto a continent? It ...
by TomDispatch
on Thu Sep 05, 2013 at 07:18 AM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here .
The other day, Hamid Karzai, the U.S.-supported Afghan president who was ...
by TomDispatch
on Tue Jun 18, 2013 at 07:47 AM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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Since the year 1327, the Djingareiber mosque has stood in Timbuktu, Mali. Made of earth, straw and fibre, it has stood the test of time and temperature, and provides a worship space for over 2,...
by Denise Oliver Velez
on Sun Jul 15, 2012 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 161 Recommends
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Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet .
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by NourishingthePlanet
on Fri Sep 24, 2010 at 05:48 AM PDT
with 10 Recommends
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Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute'...
by BorderJumpers
on Thu Apr 22, 2010 at 11:02 AM PDT
with 51 Recommends
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