Continued….This new foray into the Caribbean under the guise of Pan-Africanism has received condemnation both in Kenya and Haiti. Listening to Haitians speak on the legacy of previous foreign occupations, it’s a puzzle why the international community and African Union, most unfortunately, are allowing it to happen.
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MEDIA HIDES LIBYA FLOODS CONTEXT
Today marks 13 years since NATO attacked Libya in response to warfare that kicked off in 2011 between the Libyan government and militants.
However, the effects of that intervention still haunt what was once Africa’s most prosperous country.
In September 2023, Libya suffered one of the deadliest natural disasters of recent times when about 11,300 people died and about 10,100 went missing after Storm Daniel landed on 10 September, dumping 414 millimetres (16 inches) of rain in 24 hours. The rainfall in the eastern port city of Derna caused two dams to burst, wiping out whole neighbourhoods and destroying civilian infrastructure.
Today marks 13 years since NATO attacked Libya in response to warfare that kicked off in 2011 between the Libyan government and militants.
However, the effects of that intervention still haunt what was once Africa’s most prosperous country.
In September 2023, Libya suffered one of the deadliest natural disasters of recent times when about 11,300 people died and about 10,100 went missing after Storm Daniel landed on 10 September, dumping 414 millimetres (16 inches) of rain in 24 hours. The rainfall in the eastern port city of Derna caused two dams to burst, wiping out whole neighbourhoods and destroying civilian infrastructure.
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Continued….In this clip, Max Blumenthal, founder of independent media outlet The Grayzone, said that former Information Minister Moussa Ibrahim Gaddafi had mentioned the dams were due for a 2012 inspection. However, after the US-led coalition attacked Libya in 2011, it was impossible to follow through with needed infrastructure work.
Blumenthal commented that US war hawks, such as Samantha Power, who worked as a senior aide at the US National Security Council, and President Barack Obama, are responsible for Libya’s 2011 destruction and its aftermath. He added they must be held accountable for the flooding deaths.
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Blumenthal commented that US war hawks, such as Samantha Power, who worked as a senior aide at the US National Security Council, and President Barack Obama, are responsible for Libya’s 2011 destruction and its aftermath. He added they must be held accountable for the flooding deaths.
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ISRAELI POLICE KILL BOY LIGHTING FIREWORK
On March 12th, Israeli police shot dead a 12-year-old boy who lit a firework during Ramadan in the West Bank. Rami Hamdan al-Halhouli was branded a terrorist by Israel’s National Security Minister, who claimed he’d aimed the fireworks at officers. However, footage shows them being let off into the sky.
Rami’s grieving father described his son as a smart student who wasn’t a troublemaker. He says that night he’d simply broken his fast and gone outside to light a firework to celebrate.
Over 400 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since on October 7th’s escalation in the conflict.
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On March 12th, Israeli police shot dead a 12-year-old boy who lit a firework during Ramadan in the West Bank. Rami Hamdan al-Halhouli was branded a terrorist by Israel’s National Security Minister, who claimed he’d aimed the fireworks at officers. However, footage shows them being let off into the sky.
Rami’s grieving father described his son as a smart student who wasn’t a troublemaker. He says that night he’d simply broken his fast and gone outside to light a firework to celebrate.
Over 400 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since on October 7th’s escalation in the conflict.
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MUSEVENI: HOW NATO SCUPPERED AFRICAN MISSION TO SAVE LIBYA
Thirteen years ago today, NATO doomed Africa’s richest nation to failure - as it launched its intervention to topple Pan-African leader Muammar Gaddafi from power. This didn’t just spell disaster for Libya, which was eventually overrun by extremists who brought back open slave markets, but for the wider region as well, as the security crisis spilled over into the Sahel, leaving a trail of tens of thousands of African bodies. To this day, the likes of Burkina Faso and Mali are having to fight jihadist insurgents as a result of NATO’s 2011 regime change.
The worst of it is that it could all have been prevented - if, as Uganda’s president explains in this clip, Africans had been left to their own devices.
Thirteen years ago today, NATO doomed Africa’s richest nation to failure - as it launched its intervention to topple Pan-African leader Muammar Gaddafi from power. This didn’t just spell disaster for Libya, which was eventually overrun by extremists who brought back open slave markets, but for the wider region as well, as the security crisis spilled over into the Sahel, leaving a trail of tens of thousands of African bodies. To this day, the likes of Burkina Faso and Mali are having to fight jihadist insurgents as a result of NATO’s 2011 regime change.
The worst of it is that it could all have been prevented - if, as Uganda’s president explains in this clip, Africans had been left to their own devices.
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Continued….Yoweri Museveni relates how six African presidents had decided to fly over to Libya to mediate peace. But NATO stopped their plane mid-flight and ordered them to turn back - even though it was going from Africa to Africa via African airspace!
The impromptu peace mission was conceived at the residence of the president of Mauritania, who was hosting other African heads of state at the time, including the chair of the African Union.
Museveni tells his audience it’s a sign of just how much contempt the West has for us. The fact that the plane did as it was told, he says, shows how weak some African leaders still are. It’s the kind of weakness that saw us colonised in the first place, he claims.
He peppers his tale with a few jokes to take the sting out.
Libya is still suffering today from NATO‘s actions. When will bodies like the African Union learn stand up to outside meddling? Even now, member state Kenya looks adamant on doing America’s bidding in Haiti. Or think of how West African bloc ECOWAS did the West’s bidding over Niger.
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The impromptu peace mission was conceived at the residence of the president of Mauritania, who was hosting other African heads of state at the time, including the chair of the African Union.
Museveni tells his audience it’s a sign of just how much contempt the West has for us. The fact that the plane did as it was told, he says, shows how weak some African leaders still are. It’s the kind of weakness that saw us colonised in the first place, he claims.
He peppers his tale with a few jokes to take the sting out.
Libya is still suffering today from NATO‘s actions. When will bodies like the African Union learn stand up to outside meddling? Even now, member state Kenya looks adamant on doing America’s bidding in Haiti. Or think of how West African bloc ECOWAS did the West’s bidding over Niger.
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U.S. HOUSE OF CARDS COLLAPSING IN NIGER?
Niger’s military coup that ousted Western-aligned President Mohamed Bazoum in July threw a wrench into US and French hegemony of Africa’s Sahel region.
The United States may have to abandon a $110 million airbase in Agadez after the new government announced on 16 March that the US military is no longer welcome in the country. This comes three months after Niger forced the French military to pack its bags.
According to Nigerien authorities, the US military was not required to report on its activities or help with anti-terrorism efforts despite building the largest and most expensive US drone base, according to an agreement former President Mahamadou Issoufou had signed in 2014.
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Niger’s military coup that ousted Western-aligned President Mohamed Bazoum in July threw a wrench into US and French hegemony of Africa’s Sahel region.
The United States may have to abandon a $110 million airbase in Agadez after the new government announced on 16 March that the US military is no longer welcome in the country. This comes three months after Niger forced the French military to pack its bags.
According to Nigerien authorities, the US military was not required to report on its activities or help with anti-terrorism efforts despite building the largest and most expensive US drone base, according to an agreement former President Mahamadou Issoufou had signed in 2014.
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ZIONIST SPITS ON BLACK CHILD & HURLS PROFANITY
A Venn diagram showing the overlap of the political ideology of Zionism and white supremacy should not be a surprise to our people. Both involve the oppression of minorities, thereby justifying genocide and the theft and exploitation of land and resources.
In this 24 November video reportedly recorded at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, California (USA), a red-headed woman can be seen booing and spitting over a balcony onto a march of about 1,000 pro-Palestine protesters on the lower level.
A Venn diagram showing the overlap of the political ideology of Zionism and white supremacy should not be a surprise to our people. Both involve the oppression of minorities, thereby justifying genocide and the theft and exploitation of land and resources.
In this 24 November video reportedly recorded at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, California (USA), a red-headed woman can be seen booing and spitting over a balcony onto a march of about 1,000 pro-Palestine protesters on the lower level.
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Continued…..Afterwards, a Black man confronted the white woman because her spit had apparently landed on his young daughter. Instead of apologising, she hurled a profanity-laced insult against Black people.
The day after the US Thanksgiving holiday is called ‘Black Friday’ because companies look forward to people cramming into stores for cheaper holiday presents, pulling companies out of the ‘red’ (financial loss) and into the ‘black,’ denoting balanced account books. In this case, the possibility of a large shopping crowd presented an opportunity for Palestine supporters to highlight the 75-year struggle of Palestinians against the Israeli occupation while they protested a five-day ‘humanitarian pause’ in Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip.
Depraved acts as we see in this video are commonplace in occupied Palestine. A video of an Israeli woman recently attacking a bus transporting Palestinian orphans from Gaza has gone viral, as well as videos of Israeli settlers blocking aid from entering the besieged enclave. Plus, some Christians making pilgrimages to occupied Palestine have reported incidents of Israelis of spitting on them.
Meanwhile, Western countries may not be spitting on Palestinians. However, they have been providing surveillance technology to Israel, as well as bombs and weapons, billions of dollars, and several UN vetoes against a ceasefire.
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The day after the US Thanksgiving holiday is called ‘Black Friday’ because companies look forward to people cramming into stores for cheaper holiday presents, pulling companies out of the ‘red’ (financial loss) and into the ‘black,’ denoting balanced account books. In this case, the possibility of a large shopping crowd presented an opportunity for Palestine supporters to highlight the 75-year struggle of Palestinians against the Israeli occupation while they protested a five-day ‘humanitarian pause’ in Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip.
Depraved acts as we see in this video are commonplace in occupied Palestine. A video of an Israeli woman recently attacking a bus transporting Palestinian orphans from Gaza has gone viral, as well as videos of Israeli settlers blocking aid from entering the besieged enclave. Plus, some Christians making pilgrimages to occupied Palestine have reported incidents of Israelis of spitting on them.
Meanwhile, Western countries may not be spitting on Palestinians. However, they have been providing surveillance technology to Israel, as well as bombs and weapons, billions of dollars, and several UN vetoes against a ceasefire.
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🇿🇦 MP WARNS OF ‘CIVIL WAR’ OVER LAND
2024 marks three decades since apartheid officially ended in South Africa. The transition had given many Black people hope that they could finally fully participate in the nation’s economic affairs.
However, this has not been the case, Black South Africans continue to largely remain on the periphery of the economy. Nowhere is this case more pronounced that in the country’s land ownership imbalances.
Upon taking power in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) had vowed to redress South Africa’s racially biased land-ownership structures. It promised to transfer at least 30 per cent of the country’s land back to Black people within the first five years of being in power. However, three decades later, White settlers still own more than 78 per cent of the land despite making up less than 10 per cent of the population.
2024 marks three decades since apartheid officially ended in South Africa. The transition had given many Black people hope that they could finally fully participate in the nation’s economic affairs.
However, this has not been the case, Black South Africans continue to largely remain on the periphery of the economy. Nowhere is this case more pronounced that in the country’s land ownership imbalances.
Upon taking power in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) had vowed to redress South Africa’s racially biased land-ownership structures. It promised to transfer at least 30 per cent of the country’s land back to Black people within the first five years of being in power. However, three decades later, White settlers still own more than 78 per cent of the land despite making up less than 10 per cent of the population.
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Continued….With the country poised to head to the polls at the end of May, the land issue is featuring prominently in the national debate - and, from the look of things, the ANC faces an uphill task explaining to the voters why, despite being in government with a parliamentary majority, it’s failed to correct the land-ownership imbalances.
Some have accused the party of being timid in its approach to land reform, which critics say has emboldened White settlers to resist any state attempts to redistribute the land that was forcibly taken from Black South Africans during colonial and apartheid days. Many settlers have made it clear that they will not cooperate with the state when it comes to land reform.
In this clip from 2017, Pieter Groenewald - an MP and leader of the right-wing Freedom Front Plus party - warns of “civil war” if the government attempts to get land from White settlers.
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Some have accused the party of being timid in its approach to land reform, which critics say has emboldened White settlers to resist any state attempts to redistribute the land that was forcibly taken from Black South Africans during colonial and apartheid days. Many settlers have made it clear that they will not cooperate with the state when it comes to land reform.
In this clip from 2017, Pieter Groenewald - an MP and leader of the right-wing Freedom Front Plus party - warns of “civil war” if the government attempts to get land from White settlers.
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ALI: WHY IS EVERYTHING SO WHITE?
Widely considered to be the greatest heavyweight boxer the world has ever seen, the legacy of Muhammad Ali extends far beyond the ring. Throughout his career, he was outspoken about racial injustices and inequality. He had a perspective that was difficult to ignore or argue with.
In this clip from a 1971 interview with talk-show host Michael Parkinson, the three-time world heavyweight champion relates how, as a kid, he would pester his mother with questions, especially when he wondered why everything ‘white’ was portrayed as ‘good’ and everything ‘black’ as ‘bad.’
Even though the interview is more than 50 years old, Ali’s wit is remarkable and his words are as salient as ever. Did you ever ask yourself similar questions as a kid?
(For more on this theme of ‘white = good’ versus ‘black = bad,’ check out this week’s Facts of the Week!)
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Widely considered to be the greatest heavyweight boxer the world has ever seen, the legacy of Muhammad Ali extends far beyond the ring. Throughout his career, he was outspoken about racial injustices and inequality. He had a perspective that was difficult to ignore or argue with.
In this clip from a 1971 interview with talk-show host Michael Parkinson, the three-time world heavyweight champion relates how, as a kid, he would pester his mother with questions, especially when he wondered why everything ‘white’ was portrayed as ‘good’ and everything ‘black’ as ‘bad.’
Even though the interview is more than 50 years old, Ali’s wit is remarkable and his words are as salient as ever. Did you ever ask yourself similar questions as a kid?
(For more on this theme of ‘white = good’ versus ‘black = bad,’ check out this week’s Facts of the Week!)
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ISRAELI SOLDIERS' RAMADAN MESSAGE
This viral clip of Israeli soldiers wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan is sadistic at worst and a failed public-relations stunt at best.
Israel has killed more than 31,000 Palestinians, injured close to 74,000 and restricted food for the Gaza Strip's 2.1 million people.
Israeli police attacked Muslim worshippers at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, Islam's third holiest site, on the first night of Ramadan (10 March). Restrictions for the entry of worshippers continued during the first week of the holy month of Ramadan, with a 20 per cent reduction this year of people who were able to enter the holy site for the first Friday of Ramadan prayers.
This viral clip of Israeli soldiers wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan is sadistic at worst and a failed public-relations stunt at best.
Israel has killed more than 31,000 Palestinians, injured close to 74,000 and restricted food for the Gaza Strip's 2.1 million people.
Israeli police attacked Muslim worshippers at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, Islam's third holiest site, on the first night of Ramadan (10 March). Restrictions for the entry of worshippers continued during the first week of the holy month of Ramadan, with a 20 per cent reduction this year of people who were able to enter the holy site for the first Friday of Ramadan prayers.
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Continued….Men above age 55 and women above 50 only were allowed in with a permit, leaving more than 95 per cent of Palestinians out, according to Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative. Last year, on the first Friday of Ramadan prayers, about 100,000 people entered the holy site.
Meanwhile, Israel has warned it may attack Rafah, the southernmost point of Gaza, escalating the ongoing humanitarian crisis for the approximately 1.5 million Palestinians taking refuge after being displaced from points north.
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Meanwhile, Israel has warned it may attack Rafah, the southernmost point of Gaza, escalating the ongoing humanitarian crisis for the approximately 1.5 million Palestinians taking refuge after being displaced from points north.
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ISRAELI YOB SPITS AT PALESTINIAN BOY
A video has emerged of an Israeli boy spitting at a Palestinian child in the West Bank. A glimpse of what daily life looks like under occupation. The footage has been geo-located to Massager Yatta, which is also known as Firing Zone 918. It’s a cluster of Palestinian villages and hamlets south of Hebron.
Firing Zones were introduced by Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon in 1979, ostensibly for military training purposes. But in reality, they impose great restrictions on Palestinians living within them. And as this video shows, Palestinians are routinely harassed by Jewish settlers who want to force them out.
Under international law, firing zones are illegal since they are on occupied land. According to a 2022 UN report, they cover nearly a fifth of the West Bank.
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ISRAELI YOB SPITS AT PALESTINIAN BOY
A video has emerged of an Israeli boy spitting at a Palestinian child in the West Bank. A glimpse of what daily life looks like under occupation. The footage has been geo-located to Massager Yatta, which is also known as Firing Zone 918. It’s a cluster of Palestinian villages and hamlets south of Hebron.
Firing Zones were introduced by Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon in 1979, ostensibly for military training purposes. But in reality, they impose great restrictions on Palestinians living within them. And as this video shows, Palestinians are routinely harassed by Jewish settlers who want to force them out.
Under international law, firing zones are illegal since they are on occupied land. According to a 2022 UN report, they cover nearly a fifth of the West Bank.
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CANADA BANS ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL
Canada will ban all arms shipments to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced.
The move comes after lawmakers voted 204-117 on Tuesday in favour of a non-binding motion to stop the weapons sales, after a lengthy debate Monday.
Initially, the motion was for a weapons sales suspension, but that was changed to an outright ban. The motion also included a clause that called for support of the eventual "establishment of the State of Palestine."
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Palestinian advocacy group, said the vote represented a "small step forward for ending Canadian complicity in Israel's genocidal war in Gaza."
Canada will ban all arms shipments to Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has announced.
The move comes after lawmakers voted 204-117 on Tuesday in favour of a non-binding motion to stop the weapons sales, after a lengthy debate Monday.
Initially, the motion was for a weapons sales suspension, but that was changed to an outright ban. The motion also included a clause that called for support of the eventual "establishment of the State of Palestine."
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Palestinian advocacy group, said the vote represented a "small step forward for ending Canadian complicity in Israel's genocidal war in Gaza."
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Continued….Canada exported over CAN$21 million (US$15 million) in military gear to Tel Aviv in 2022. The highest amount sent to Israel was CAN$28 million (US$20.5 million) during the First Intifada (Palestinian uprising) in December 1987. Lawmakers are concerned that Israel is increasingly using Canadian arms to commit war crimes in Palestinian territories.
Almost 32,000 Palestinians - the majority, women and children - have been killed by relentless Israeli attacks since October 7th, 2023.
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Almost 32,000 Palestinians - the majority, women and children - have been killed by relentless Israeli attacks since October 7th, 2023.
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EU’S BORRELL: GAZA FAMINE MAN-MADE, LET AID IN!
The EU’s foreign policy chief is urging action over the famine in Gaza. Josep Borrell has admitted the hunger crisis is man-made - pointing to the many aid trucks stuck at the border, waiting to be let in.
Over a million Palestinians in Gaza - half the Strip’s population - face food insecurity, according to The World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, while Human Rights Watch says Israel is illegally using starvation as a weapon of war.
The EU’s foreign policy chief is urging action over the famine in Gaza. Josep Borrell has admitted the hunger crisis is man-made - pointing to the many aid trucks stuck at the border, waiting to be let in.
Over a million Palestinians in Gaza - half the Strip’s population - face food insecurity, according to The World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, while Human Rights Watch says Israel is illegally using starvation as a weapon of war.
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Continued…..While he’s finally making the right noises, Borrell appears unaware of the extent to which Europe, whose foreign policy he represents, is responsible for for the situation in Gaza, given the material support EU members have given to Tel Aviv, not just now but over the years. Nicaragua, for example, recently filed a case against Germany at the International Court of Justice, accusing Berlin of “facilitating Israeli genocide” in Gaza.
It was Borrell, of course, who infamously referred to Europe as a ‘garden’ and much of the rest of the world as a ‘jungle’ - a remark that’s not just racist, but willfully ignores the role European colonial plunder had in the region’s prosperity and industrialisation. That kind of language also mirrors talk of Israel as “a villa in a jungle” touted by some Israeli politicians, which clearly seeks to dehumanise Palestinians.
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It was Borrell, of course, who infamously referred to Europe as a ‘garden’ and much of the rest of the world as a ‘jungle’ - a remark that’s not just racist, but willfully ignores the role European colonial plunder had in the region’s prosperity and industrialisation. That kind of language also mirrors talk of Israel as “a villa in a jungle” touted by some Israeli politicians, which clearly seeks to dehumanise Palestinians.
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KENYANS SPEAK THEIR MINDS ON HAITI DEPLOYMENT
Nairobi’s plans to send Kenyan police to Haiti on a US-funded mission to restore order to the troubled Caribbean nation have been mired in controversy from the get-go.
Critics say that - despite the rampant gang violence on the island - the last thing Haiti needs is more meddling by outside actors (especially at Washington’s behest). Moreover, Kenya badly needs to get its own security situation under control - and can’t spare the men.
Kenya’s High Court recently ruled the plans unconstitutional, and now more doubt has been cast on the entire mission after the Haitian prime minister’s sudden resignation.
African Stream canvassed opinion in the streets of Nairobi on the very idea of sending Kenyan officers to Haiti, and got reactions to the news that the deployment has, for now, been put on hold.
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Nairobi’s plans to send Kenyan police to Haiti on a US-funded mission to restore order to the troubled Caribbean nation have been mired in controversy from the get-go.
Critics say that - despite the rampant gang violence on the island - the last thing Haiti needs is more meddling by outside actors (especially at Washington’s behest). Moreover, Kenya badly needs to get its own security situation under control - and can’t spare the men.
Kenya’s High Court recently ruled the plans unconstitutional, and now more doubt has been cast on the entire mission after the Haitian prime minister’s sudden resignation.
African Stream canvassed opinion in the streets of Nairobi on the very idea of sending Kenyan officers to Haiti, and got reactions to the news that the deployment has, for now, been put on hold.
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