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farmlandgrab.org | Tanzanian villagers pay for biofuel investment disaster
The financial collapse of a project by UK-based Sun Biofuels shows how the development dream can quickly turn into a nightmare for local people.See it on Scoop.it, via Transformative Space
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State department attacks CNN for doing basic journalism
Glenn Greenwald: Obama officials hide behind Ambassador Stevens' family to delegitimize reporting that reflects poorly on them...See it on Scoop.it, via Transformative Space
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Aziz Fall about the Killing of a Great African: Thomas Sankara
One of the most impressive attempts for true independence in Africa was undertaken by Thomas Sankara, the charismatic leader of Burkina Faso in West Africa, the former Republic of Upper Volta....
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Against All Odds, the Biya Regime Clocks 30... - Dibussi Tande: Scribbles...
Dibussi Tande I was going through some old boxes a few days ago when I stumbled across a bunch of pictures I had taken back in 1991 of an anti-Biya rally organized by university of Yaounde students in...
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Breaking Down Corporate Firewalls By Nnimmo Bassey | Sahara Reporters
"Corporations in Nigeria and elsewhere have become experts of spin and continually polish their image through manipulation of language and publication of glossy reports to cover up their wrongs. "See...
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farmlandgrab.org | Carlyle Group to make Africa investment
Ketan Patel, managing director of ETG, said the company was well positioned to capitalise on growing strains in global food supplies.“The last place that has huge tracts of lands that could...
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Tariq Ramadan interviewed post-Arab spring | openDemocracy
We are making a mistake, a very big mistake if we look at what we call the Arab Awakening only by looking at the whole dynamics in political and not in economic terms.See it on Scoop.it, via...
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Ecuador's Correa Seeks South American Allies in Conflict with Anti-Mining...
... and his allies are Colombia and Peru. Correa reminds me of the South African ANC leadership or the "dependencia" Fernando Cardoso, each of whom rode coattails of transformation onto the bandwagon...
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Anglo-American media: why so interested in Latin America’s human rights...
Arabica Robusta's insight:Worth looking at the underlying methodology and interests. What does it mean, in particular, that they controlled for "government repression"? Were Pinochet or Montt, for...
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The Global Water Grab by Shiney Varghese
Dandelion Salad by Shiney Varghese Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy January 18, 2013 Writing in National Geographic in December 2012 about “small-scale irrigation techniques with simple...
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Ecuador: Left-Center Political Regimes versus Radical Social Movements |...
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Cholera and Healthcare in Haiti
Cholera and Healthcare in Haiti, Africa social justice, politics and literature.See it on Scoop.it, via Transformative Space
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US Militarism from the Pacific Islands to Africa
US Militarism from the Pacific Islands to Africa, Africa social justice, politics and literature.See it on Scoop.it, via Transformative Space
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Ecuador's New Deal: Nothing Succeeds Like Success | Op-Eds & Columns
It's not luck but good financial judgment that has set the president on the path to victory in forthcoming electionsSee it on Scoop.it, via Transformative Space
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Bassey: 20 years of ERA’s struggle
Erstwhile Executive Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), Nnimmo Bassey, has said that the secret of the organisation’s success over the past two decades...
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Corporates aren't the only solution to conflict gold
OECD's rules governing the export of conflict minerals fail to engage small-scale miners and the problem, as Greg Valerio discovers on a trip to the DRCArabica Robusta's insight:This article brings up...
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The Missing Ethics of Mining | Ethics & International Affairs
Shefa Siegel on the ethics of mining.See it on Scoop.it, via Transformative Space
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Mbalam Project in Limbo After Hanlong Chair Arrest
... (Business in Cameroon) - There are renewed doubts about the takeover deal of Sundance resources (owner of Mbalam project) by China's HanlongSee it on Scoop.it, via Transformative Space
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UnderstandingSociety: What is "critical" about critical realism?
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