Dismay in Addis Ababa as ‘the soul of the city’ is razed for development
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Ethiopia’s push to attract tourism and investment has seen the demolition of a historic district in the capital, with people’s homes...
Front Street host Charles Traylor discusses Haiti with Dr. Ron Daniels
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Aired March 30, 2024 on WVKO 1580 am in Youngstown, Ohio — Front Street host Charles Traylor is joined by special...
World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine...
The incident took place at around 4 AM local time on Monday, about 200 meters offshore near the coastal town of Obock. Twenty-two people were...
A story of reparations and healing from New Zealand
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New Zealand’s reparations for the Māori people are an example the United States can follow in pursuit of racial justice for...
‘Fear and loss’ multiplies in Sudan exodus
At least 1.8 million among them fled across the border into neighbouring, South Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, Egypt and Ethiopia; as well as...
220,000 Urgently Need Humanitarian Aid After Devastating Cyclone in Northeast Madagascar
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Geneva/Antananarivo, 9 April - An estimated 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of tropical cyclone Gamane in...
109-year-old Tulsa massacre survivors get day in court
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The two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, thought to be the worst single act of white supremacist violence against...
Failed U.S. Policy and the Crisis in Haiti
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April 8, 2024Special WBAI Fund Drive Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host...
Palestinian request for UN membership in spotlight amid fears for Rafah invasion
At the same time, a full six months since Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel prompted an unprecedented Israeli military response, former residents of Khan...
World Health Day
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By: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with USCRI’s Refugee Health Services in Arlington,...
Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby
“I thought I was going to lose my baby and die on the journey to hospital.”The chilling words of Samueline Razafindravao, who had to...
How to take on Haiti’s gangs — By Pierre Espérance, Executive Director of the...
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America can do more to create stability and foster democracy
By Pierre Espérance, Foreign Affairs —
Haiti is finally addressing its profound crisis...
Why the Biden campaign should invest in the Black Press
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Why the Biden campaign should invest in the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Advertising in the Black Press provides deeper visibility beyond...
Tireless activism and the latest region to go coal-free
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By Ben Jealous —
Jerry Curran has been organizing to retire the Merrimack Station coal power plant in Bow, New Hampshire for...
Trump allies plan to reinterpret civil rights laws to protect white people: Report
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The former president’s cronies are planning to gut anti-discrimination policies should he retake the White House in November.
By Nikki McCann Ramirez,...
Gaza: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears
Briefing the Council on the current situation on the ground, Ramesh Rajasingham, coordination director with UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, and Janti Soeripto of...
Trump has already laid out his 5-step Fascist plan
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By Robert Reich —
On Friday, Trump posted a video featuring an image of President Biden hog-tied —with hands and feet bound...
World News in Brief: Rights chief dismay over Uganda anti-LGBT law, Haiti update, aid...
In a statement, Volker Türk urged authorities in Kampala to repeal it in its entirety, together with other discriminatory legislation passed into law by...
Haitians Face Deepening Crisis as Siege in Port-au-Prince Stretches on
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Geneva/ Port-au-Prince, 4 April – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is sounding the alarm on the worsening humanitarian situation, and...
Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark
The move will allow for further evaluation of the security issues that impact both personnel on the ground and the people they are trying...
‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts
Painting a grim landscape of the world’s war zones, Virginia Gamba, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed ambassadors, citing grave...
IOM Director General's Address to the National Press Club of Australia
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IOM Director General's Address to the National Press Club of Australia
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Millions of dollars needed to make Gaza safe from unexploded bombs
Charles Birch, known as Mungo, was working with his team in Gaza long before the 7 October conflict, clearing unexploded munitions from the occupied...
UN underscores commitment to stay and deliver in Myanmar
The expansion of fighting throughout the country has deprived communities of basic needs and access to essential services and has had a devastating impact...
