PAMBAZUKA NEWS 547: TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11: WAR CAN'T BRING PEACE
The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social
justice in Africa
Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839
CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Comment & analysis, 4.
Advocacy & campaigns, 5. Books & arts, 6. Cartoons
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1 Features
TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11: WAR CANNOT BRING PEACE
Ama Biney
Western reaction to 9/11 over the past decade has made the world more
insecure, especially the global South, which has suffered from
increased militarism and exploitation, writes Ama Biney. Only a
commitment to genuine justice, freedom and equality will bring peace.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76281
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GLOBAL NATO AND THE RECOLONISATION OF AFRICA
Lessons from the Libyan intervention
Horace Campbell
'If there was any uncertainty about the real mission of the United
States, France, Britain and other members of NATO in Libya, these
doubts were clarified with the nature of the military campaign against
the people of Libya,' writes Horace Campell.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76300
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WITNESSING THE TRANSITION TO FEAR IN TRIPOLI
Lizzie Phelan
'Amidst all the media furore about the fall of Tripoli from the grasp
of the Libyan government, it's not easy to get a clear picture of what
things look like under the new rulers,' writes Lizzie Phelan.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76282
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NATO'S WAR ON LIBYA IS AN ATTACK ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
AFRICOM and the neocolonialists
Dan Glazebrook
Under Gaddafi, Dan Glazebrook contends, Libya was rising as a
socialist, anti-imperialist and pan-Africanist nation spearheading
African unity and independence. This threatened the West's long
imperialist interests in the continent, hence the NATO-led war.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76284
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SWAZILAND: 'BUILD AN UNSTOPPABLE TSUNAMI FOR FREEDOM!'
Mario Masuku
The people of Swaziland are out in sustained protest against the
country's 'system of royal oppression', writes Mario Masuku.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76248
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PALM OIL FUELS LAND GRABS IN AFRICA
Joan Baxter
By next year 'palm oil is forecast to be the world's most produced and
internationally traded edible oil.' But as foreign investors descend
on Africa to develop large-scale palm oil plantations, the survival of
local people is threatened as they lose control of the land and water
on which they depend for their food production and livelihoods, warns
Joan Baxter.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76280
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THE YOUTH IN IVORIAN RECONSTRUCTION
Myriam Wedraogo
As the Ivorian government works on security, reconciliation and
economic recovery in the country, the issue of the youth is crucial.
Myriam Wedraogo looks at the roles youths played in the post-election
crisis and explores windows of opportunity for their empowerment.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76296
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PRESIDENT JONATHAN, WHERE IS THE NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE BILL?
Uche Igwe
It has been more than eight months since the harmonised version of the
National Climate Change Commission Bill was forwarded to Nigerian
President Goodluck Jonathan for assent. Uche Igwe asks why there is
still no word from the presidency on the fate of this very important
bill.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76247
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THINGS FALLING APART IN NIGERIA
Sokari Ekine
The storming of the Israeli embassy by Egyptian protestors and a
selection of stories on Nigeria, including bomb attacks, Boko Haram
and a campaign to rebrand the country are the focus of this week's
review of the African blogosphere, by Sokari Ekine.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76279
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IS AFRICA RISING OR FLAILING?
Toby Moorsom
In the wake of sustained social unrest in many parts of Africa this
year, Toby Moorsom considers the extent to which the continent might
be said to be 'rising or flailing'.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76251
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INDIA–AFRICA RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Genuine partnership or a marriage of convenience?
Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi
Edited by Emma Mawdsley and Gerard McCann, 'India in Africa: Changing
Geographies of Power' (
http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100776420 ) is now available
from Pambazuka Press. In this original book, which enables readers to
compare India to China and other 'rising powers' in Africa, expert
African, Indian and Western commentators draw on a collection of
accessibly written case studies to explore inter-related areas
including trade, investment, development aid, civil society relations,
security and geopolitics. The following article comprises the book's
introductory essay, written by Fantu Cheru and Cyril Obi.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76254
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RWANDAN GENOCIDE SURVIVORS STILL WAITING FOR REPARATION
Juergen Schurr
Almost two decades after the genocide in Rwanda, in which up to 1
million people died, hundreds of thousands of survivors are still
waiting for reparation, writes Juergen Schurr.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76249
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RWANDA'S MOTHER AND SON GENOCIDAIRES
Elizabeth Barad
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, the only woman indicted for rape and genocide
at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, was sentenced to
life imprisonment on 24 June 2011. Elizabeth Barad reflects on the
10-year trial of Rwanda's former minister for family and women's
affairs and her son, who was also given a life sentence for rape,
genocide and crimes against humanity.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76285
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'BIKO LIVES!', 34 YEARS LATER
Khadija Patel
Like Che Guevera, Steve Biko is the poster child for revolution. His
face adorns the T-shirts and posters of a generation who may know
nothing of his teachings except that his is a face with some erstwhile
significance. Thirty-four years after his death, Steve Biko is an icon
but he is also a lot more than a trifling symbol of an ancient idea.
Khadija Patel talks to Steve Biko scholar, black consciousness thinker
and organiser, co-editor of 'Biko Lives!' and publisher of the journal
'New Frank Talk' Andile Mngxitama about Biko's legacy.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76283
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THE POLITICS OF EVERYDAY RACISM
Camalita Naicker
Camalita Naicker is convinced that racism is not yet dead, as can be
seen from supposedly harmless everyday encounters. It is baggage from
the past that should be thrown off to create new, inclusive
identities.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/76286
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2 Announcements
FAHAMU CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Comparative African perspectives on China and other emerging powers in Africa
China's deepening engagement with Africa is receiving increased
attention from the global media, the public and private sectors and
academic research. This should not however overshadow the activities
of other emerging powers in Africa, including India, Brazil and the
Gulf states. This call therefore seeks to develop African perspectives
in the discourse surrounding the engagement between Africa and these
emerging powers. Deadline for receiving applications: 12 October 2011.
For further details please download information here (
http://www.fahamu.org/Fahamucallforresearchproposals2011-final.pdf ) .
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
We are very pleased to announce that admissions are now open for five
scholarships for candidates from African Commonwealth countries to
study for the part-time Masters in International Human Rights Law at
the University of Oxford, starting September 2012.
The course website can be found here (
http://humanrightslaw.conted.ox.ac.uk/MStIHRL/index.php ) , while
details about the scholarships, including eligibility criteria and how
to apply, can be found on the fees and funding pages (
http://humanrightslaw.conted.ox.ac.uk/MStIHRL/fees/index.php#africanscholarships
) .
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CHIMURENGA RECEIVES THE PRINCE CLAUS FUND'S 2011 PRINCIPAL AWARD
Chimurenga
Through the annual Prince Claus Award, the Fund honours eleven
cultural pioneers, for their outstanding achievements in the field of
culture and development.
Chimurenga ( http://www.chimurenga.co.za ) is honoured to receive the
Prince Claus Fund's 2011 Principal Award, and congratulates the 2011
laureates. We thank the Prince Clause Fund for their recognition of
our work over the past nine years, and are proud to join the list of
previous winners. Most of all, this award honours Chimurenga's
contributors and readers.
Congratulations Chimurenga People (
http://www.chimurenga.co.za/contributors.html ) .
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3 Comment & analysis
KENYA: THE TRIBAL FACTOR IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINATION
Samuel N. Omwenga
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki nominated the new Attorney General Githu
Muigai because he does not care what the rest of the country thinks,
asserts Samuel N. Omwenga, adding that it also shows how tribalism is
deeply rooted in Kenya.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/76287
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UGANDA: CONFRONTATION WON'T END TEACHERS' SALARY STAND-OFF
Tumusiime Kabwende Deo
Tumusiime Kabwende Deo investigates the current malaise in Uganda's
education sector which has seen teachers going on strike for the
second time this year after fruitless month-long talks with the
government for a 100 per cent pay rise.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/76256
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ETHIOPIA: MISSING A 'LARGE CHUNK' OF TERRITORY?
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Why does Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi refuse to make public
the details of a 'large chunk' of Ethiopian land given to Sudan, asks
Alemayehu G. Mariam.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/76244
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CAPE TOWN: OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR PATRICIA DE LILLE
Calls for genuine dialogue around housing needs
Mzonke Poni
In response to Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille, Mzonke Poni of
Abahlali baseMjondolo stresses that dialogue around housing, justice
and a dignified existence can never be a matter of mere stage-managed
engagement.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/76245
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AFRICAN LESBIAN MAKES US HISTORY
Nick Mwaluko
On 24 July 2011, New York State legalised same-sex marriage. Masotho
Kelebohile Nkhereanye and her African-American wife Renee Boyd were
among the couples that made US history by marrying that day. A few
months later Nick Mwaluko spoke to them about their decision and what
same-sex marriage might mean to Africans on the continent and in the
diaspora.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/76288
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REVOLUTIONS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST ARE JUST THE FIRST STEP
Tristan Gevers
As people around the world celebrate the fall of repressive
dictatorships at the hands of popular uprisings in North Africa,
Tristan Gevers observes that even in the 'free world', the deepest and
darkest forms of oppression remain. How can we attain 'true humanity'?
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/76299
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4 Advocacy & campaigns
CALL TO DURBAN
Via Campesina
The international peasant's movement La Via Campesina and its South
African member the Landless People's Movement are mobilizing for the
17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that will take place
in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 9 December 2011.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/76229
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ETHIOPIA: LAND AND WATER GRABS THREATEN HALF A MILLION LIVES
A new Land Deal Brief from the Oakland Institute (OI) exposes that the
controversial Gibe III hydroelectric project located in Ethiopia's Omo
Valley is 'facilitating the take over of 350,000 hectares (ha) of land
for sugar cane and cotton plantations and resulting in state-sponsored
human rights violations.'
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/76289
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FINAL DECLARATION OF 2ND CONTINENTAL ENCOUNTER OF AGROECOLOGY TRAINERS
International peasant's movement La Via Campesina (LVC) makes clear
its intentions to bring together millions of peasants, small and
medium-size farmers, landless people, women farmers, indigenous
people, migrants and agricultural workers from around the world. It
defends small-scale sustainable agriculture as a way to promote social
justice and dignity.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/76257
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DECLARATION BY PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS IN SUPPORT OF SOCIAL PROTEST,
ANTI-COLONIAL STRUGGLE
Some 20 political parties and social movements from both sides of the
Green Line issued an historic declaration in support of the social
protests currently rocking Israel and their necessary linkage to the
struggle against Israel's occupation and colonial policies.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/76230
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'WHEN INNOCENCE ISN'T ENOUGH: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT TROY ANTHONY DAVIS'
Naji Mujahid
Troy Anthony Davis is on death row for the 1989 murder of police
officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, GA in the US. Troy has always
maintained his innocence, and there was never any physical evidence
linking him to the crime. On March 28, the US Supreme Court denied
Troy's final appeal, clearing the way for Georgia to set the execution
date. The state of Georgia has now set Troy Davis's execution date for
midnight on 21 September. As part of the campaign to save Davis's
life, Naji Mujahid calls on readers to view and share the following
documentary.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/76294
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY: AN OPEN RESPONSE TO DEAN PETER LEPAGE'S PLANS FOR
AFRICANA STUDIES
As alumni of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell
University, we are deeply troubled by the most recent development
regarding the Africana Center's future. In a recent Cornell Chronicle
article, Peter Lepage, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,
announced his plans for the Africana Center to "flourish" at Cornell
University. Beneath a camouflage of concern, this decree rests on
blatant misinformation and a reckless disregard for the integrity of
Africana Studies and—by extension—the credibility of Cornell
University as an institution of higher learning.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/76301
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5 Books & arts
ZIMBABWE'S BOOK CAFE WINS 2011 PRINCE CLAUS AWARD
Pamberi Trust
Zimbabwe's Book Café ( http://www.zimbabwearts.org/about-us.html ) ,
flagship venue of Pamberi Trust, is a laureate of 2011 Prince Claus
Awards. These prestigious global awards in culture are presented
annually to individuals and organisations for outstanding achievement
in culture and the positive effect of their work on the wider cultural
or social field.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/76307
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'I AM BECAUSE WE ARE: AFRICAN WISDOM IN IMAGE AND PROVERB'
Betty Press
Betty Press has published a book of 125 of her black and white
photographs of African daily life, combined with related proverbs
collected by Annetta Millar over more than 30 years. The book aims to
'make a significant educational and artistic contribution to the
appreciation and understanding of African culture and society'.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/76297
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'THE NON-LINEARITY OF PEACE PROCESSES'
Theory and Practice of Systemic Conflict Transformation
Berghof Conflict Research
This recently published collection of essays, edited by Daniela
Körppen, Norbert Ropers and Hans J. Giessmann, aims to link the most
recent debates in the peacebuilding field with various systemic
discourses. It is the 'first comprehensive volume analysing the value
added by integrating systemic thinking into peacebuilding theory and
practice.'
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/books/76298
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6 Cartoons
BLOOD BROTHERS IN TRIPOLI
Gado
Something to celebrate?
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/cartoons/76252
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NATO AND NTC IN LIBYA
Pulling the strings from behind the scenes...
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/cartoons/76253
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