Podcasts about Liberia

After a decade of indulging his darkest vices as a nightclub promoter, Scott declared spiritual, moral, and emotional bankruptcy. He spent two years on a hospital ship off the coast of Liberia, saw the effects of dirty water firsthand, and came back to New York City on a mission. Upon returning to NYC in 2006, having seen the effects of dirty water firsthand, Scott turned his full attention to the global water crisis and the (then) 1.1 billion people living without access to clean water. He established a small core team in a tiny Manhattan apartment and created charity: water. Sixteen years later, with the help of more than 1 million supporters worldwide, charity: water has raised over $740 million and funded over 137,000 water projects in 29 countries. When completed, those projects will provide over 17.4 million people with clean, safe drinking water. Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw

In this compelling episode, Barkue Tubman-Zawolo takes us deeper into her journey, revealing the strategies and passion that propelled her brand to international heights. We explore her impactful return to Liberia, where she adeptly read the local landscape by connecting with officials and communities. Barkue recounts the launch of Miss Boss Lady International and delves into her philanthropic endeavors, particularly her mission to develop opportunities for boys and girls, especially girls, in Liberia through the I AM Legacy program. Additionally, she shares valuable insights from her role as Chief of Staff & Diasporic Engagement at Essence Ventures. Join us for an enlightening conversation that uncovers the global impact of a visionary entrepreneur. Host IG:@itstanyatime Guest IG: @barkueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview by Haze   / mike_tall   We recently sat down with Broward County artist HTM Tray for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about life in Hollywood FL, growing up in the Liberia neighborhood, playing football, jumping off the porch when he was 14, being the oldest of all his siblings, dropping out in the 11th grade, describes the incident where the police ran over his foot, explains what inspired him to start rapping, his songs “Why” & “FTO” blowing up, putting his music out on Soundcloud, reveals what HMT stands for, explains his creative process, “FTO” music video approaching half a million views, partnering with EMPIRE, his new project ‘Misty World' dedicated to his mother, his new music video for “Triple Cross”, upcoming music videos, the music scene in Broward right now, getting a lot of support in Miami, shares advice for new artists coming up, goals, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liberia has a complex relationship with women, human rights and international law; purportedly this nation which was intended to be the safe haven for freed slaves demonstrated the worst examples of civil armed conflict and yet produced the first female African president and an example of the power and resilience of women to stand for justice, and equality in political spaces. Hosts Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme and DaJonna Richardson learn the strength of women survivors of war through the deeply touching experience of Dr Veronica Fynn Bruey. Additional Resources: Books: ⁠Political and Legal History of Liberia ⁠| ⁠Historical Dictionary of Liberia ⁠| ⁠This Child Will Be Great ⁠| ⁠Mighty Be Our Powers ⁠   Documentaries: ⁠Liberia: America's Stepchild ⁠| ⁠Firestone and the Warlords ⁠| ⁠Liberia the Uncivil War ⁠ Links: Kissi and Gola: First Peoples of Liberia | Paul Cuffee Back to Africa Movement | Marcus Garvet Black Star Line | American Colonization Society | The Mayflower of Liberia | African American Mosaic: Library of Congress | Liberia Declaration of Independence | Joseph Jenkins Roberts: First Governor/President of Liberia | Angie Elisabeth Brooks Randolph | Sanniquellie: The Birth Place of the Organisation of African Unity now the African Union | You kill my Ma, you kill my pa, I'll vote for you | George Bush: Taylor Must Leave Now | George Bush Dancing in Liberia | Charles Taylor Trial | Travel Embargo on Prince Yormie Johnson | UNSC Resolution 2288: Terminating 13 Years Embargo on Liberia | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: First Democratically Elected Female President in Africa | Leymah Gbowee: Pray the Devil Back To Hell | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee: Nobel Peace Prize Laureates | Gender Quota for Elections  Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations. Want to get ahead of the pack? Joining the D.C. Bar Law Student Community (LSC) can get you there. Your LSC membership will provide resume and skills boosting opportunities and one-on-one access to local practicing attorneys. To learn more, ⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠.

Les Vingt-Sept ont annulé hier mercredi leur mission d'observation avant les élections générales du 20 décembre. En cause : l'Union européenne n'a pas reçu l'autorisation pour déployer son matériel (téléphones ou kit internet). Dommage, regrette Aujourd'hui au Faso : cette « observation aurait permis de raffermir la relation bilatérale UE-RDC » et de rassurer « une Europe qui craint que l'avenir de la démocratie soit sur le gril au tournant de ces élections ».Une inquiétude évoquée à demi-mots par l'Union hier, puisque, comme le rapporte Radio Okapi, « l'UE encourage les autorités de la RDC (…) à poursuivre leurs efforts pour faire en sorte que "le peuple congolais puisse exercer pleinement ses droits politiques et civils" ». Le gouvernement congolais a, de son côté, réagi et a dit regretter l'annulation de cette mission, « au moment, précise 7 sur 7.cd, des discussions avec des experts européens sur les modalités pratiques de son déploiement ».Pas une complète surpriseIl faut dire, comme le souligne Jeune Afrique, que le déploiement de la quarantaine d'observateurs dépêchés par Bruxelles « a rapidement connu des couacs ». Outre la question du matériel, des tensions ont émergé autour de la désignation du nouvel ambassadeur de l'UE dans le pays. Et puis, il y a un passif, que relève Aujourd'hui au Faso : « Une sorte de guigne suit les missions d'observateurs en RDC depuis une décennie », aucune équipe n'ayant pu suivre de scrutin depuis 2011. De la malchance ? Pas vraiment, estime Jeune Afrique, qui y voit surtout le dernier symptôme en date de « relations déjà compliquées entre Kinshasa et l'UE ».Alors certes, il y a de quoi faire craindre à certains, comme Wakat Séra, « un recul majeur », car le titre estime que la mission de l'UE ne pouvait « que renforcer le crédit de ces élections ». Mais justement, voilà une opportunité à saisir, s'enthousiasme Aujourd'hui au Faso : « Ce désistement de l'UE est une aubaine pour la RDC, de montrer qu'elle peut organiser des élections par elle-même qui soient crédibles, objectives et acceptées. »Félix Tshisekedi attendu à Dubaï dans ce contexteLe président participe à la COP28 sur le climat, assises que « la RDC a grand intérêt à ne pas manquer en tant que "pays solution" », pointe Politico.cd. Et pour cause : le pays abrite de nombreux espaces « de grande importance écologique », rappelle un acteur de la société civile interrogé par le journal, mais aussi l'une des plus grandes forêts primaires au monde.Félix Tshisekedi sera accompagné de ses homologues, le Sénégalais Macky Sall, le Kényan William Ruto ou encore le Congolais Denis Sassou Nguesso. Car « l'Afrique a son mot à dire, martèle Le Pays, avec 4% des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, [c']est de loin le continent le moins pollueur de la planète ». Et pourtant, « il reste le plus vulnérable aux effets du changement climatique ». Fragilité encore exacerbée par le fait que, d'une part, « ​​​​​​​les grandes puissances ne semblent pas prêtes à payer le prix de l'adaptation du continent aux changements climatiques ». Et que, d'autre part, « ​​​​​​​les enjeux sont énormes au point de toucher aux intérêts » de ces mêmes puissances, réticentes « ​​​​​​​à consentir les sacrifices nécessaires à la préservation de la planète ».L'exemple des compensations carboneIllustration mise en avant ce matin par Le Monde Afrique. Pour rappel, ce mécanisme permet à un pays qui dépasse ses objectifs de réduction d'émissions, de vendre ses « excédents » sous forme de crédits à un pays plus pollueur. En clair, c'est la théorie des vases communicants.Sauf que, dénonce un biologiste dans les colonnes du quotidien, cela permet aux pays industrialisés « ​​​​​​​d'échapper à leurs responsabilités, simplement parce qu'ils ont les moyens de payer ». Ainsi de l'exemple de Blue Carbon, société émiratie qui a signé, dévoile le Monde, « ​​​​​​​des protocoles d'accord pour des projets de gestion des forêts avec quatre pays africains ». Dans le détail, un dizième de la superficie du Liberia est concerné, idem pour la Zambie et la Tanzanie, et même un cinquième de la superficie du Zimbabwe.Au Liberia particulièrement, le texte prévoit que l'entreprise touche plus des deux tiers des revenus générés par la vente des crédits carbones, contre seulement 30% pour le gouvernement libérien. De quoi provoquer la colère de certains acteurs rencontrés : « À qui appartient la forêt ? »Et puis, ce type d'exemples ne fait que renforcer cette interrogation, portée par Le Pays : cette fois, « la voix de l'Afrique sera-t-elle entendue ​​​​​​​? »

This is the web version of Foreign Exchanges, but did you know you can get it delivered right to your inbox? Sign up today:TODAY IN HISTORYNovember 28, 1814: The Times of London is published via a new steam-powered printing press, making it the first major newspaper so produced. The use of the faster steam press took newspapers from a niche business to a mass market one, in the process boosting efforts to increase literacy.November 28, 1943: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin begin the Tehran Conference, the first of three major World War II meetings between the leaders of the UK, US, and USSR. The main outcome of Tehran was that Roosevelt and Stalin managed to get Churchill to commit to an invasion of France, in part to force Germany to pull forces away from their eastern front with the Soviets. They also discussed the eventual partition of Germany and creation of the United Nations.MIDDLE EASTISRAEL-PALESTINEHamas and the Israeli government, thanks primarily to Qatari mediation, finally agreed on the terms of a detainee exchange and temporary ceasefire deal last week. The accord, which went into effect on Friday morning, was originally intended to involve the release of some 50 hostages being held by Hamas and other Gazan militant groups and some 150 Palestinians in Israeli custody. Hamas has also been releasing a number of Thai and Filipino nationals under a separate arrangement negotiated by the Qataris. The arrangement was to have been implemented in stages over four days, ending Tuesday morning local time. The process appeared to be faltering on Saturday, as Hamas delayed its hostage release while accusing the Israelis of violating the terms of the agreement, before some additional Qatari diplomacy apparently salvaged things.The reason I referred above to what the deal “originally” involved is because it's since been extended. The Israelis and Hamas have agreed to continue the ceasefire and daily detainee releases for at least two more days, though Thursday morning, albeit amid new accusations from both sides about ceasefire violations. I'm not entirely certain about the details but Israeli officials have said they're expecting Hamas to release at least 10 hostages per day, which at current exchange rates suggests around 30 Palestinians released per day. Efforts are underway to extend this arrangement beyond Thursday morning, though it goes without saying that at some point all the hostages will be released and it's unclear what will happen then. It's true that conflicts at rest have a tendency to stay at rest, but Israeli rhetoric has indicated a clear intention to resume pulverizing Gaza once the detainee exchanges are no longer part of the equation.In other items:* Some of the freed Israeli hostages have talked to media and describe being treated poorly, which is not surprising. There have been claims of treatment that seems outright cruel though I'm unaware (which to be clear does not mean they haven't been made) of any claims of physical cruelty (apart from the cruelty of their initial abductions, of course). Several of the hostages seem to indicate that their access to food and water diminished over time but that may be related to deprivations across Gaza caused by the Israeli blockade and the minimal amount of aid that has entered the territory. Palestinians released from Israeli custody, who have been described as “prisoners” though many of them have never been charged with anything under the West Bank's rigged military justice system, have described harrowing treatment including torture. This is consistent with claims made by Palestinians swept up in Israeli mass arrest operations since the October 7 attacks and subsequently released.* On the subject of aid, the ceasefire is/was intended in part to facilitate a surge of aid into Gaza and its distribution throughout the territory—including across the heavily battered northern area. That effort does appear to have been successful, though as United Nations officials have said even this temporary surge isn't enough to meet the need. The Biden administration is sending three military planeloads of humanitarian aid to Egypt this week for distribution into Gaza.* Over the four days of the initial detainee exchange, under which Israeli authorities released somewhere around 150 Palestinians, they detained 133 Palestinians in the West Bank. Make of that what you will. As Spencer Ackerman noted yesterday, with events in Gaza getting most of the attention the Israeli government and its settler proxies are continuing to kill (including at least two more on Tuesday), arrest, and displace Palestinians in the West Bank at unprecedented rates. Unlike Gaza, where Israeli leaders have at least articulated the barest inkling of a goal (the “destruction of Hamas,” ostensibly), there's no indication what, if anything, might stop the violence in the West Bank.* The Biden administration has dispatched CIA Director and de facto Secretary of State William Burns to Qatar to participate, along with Egyptian, Israeli, and Qatari officials, in talks on extending the current “pause” (the administration is still refusing to call it a “ceasefire”). Burns is there mostly so that the administration can claim credit for the ceasefire/exchange deal even though its embrace of the Israeli military campaign in Gaza has left it unable to contribute all that much to this diplomatic process. Actual Secretary of State Antony Blinken is undertaking another European-Middle Eastern tour this week, mostly (from what I can tell) in order to look busy.* One message the administration is now ostensibly delivering to the Israeli government is that any eventual Israeli military (IDF) incursion into southern Gaza has to be more circumspect than its obliteration of northern Gaza. In particular the administration says it's insisting that a southern operation must not cause “significant further displacement of persons.” With most of the territory's population already displaced into the south (where the IDF has continued bombing them), it's unclear where they would go anyway. And with the IDF already having killed over 15,000 people (probably well over, given that it's been at least a couple of weeks since Gazan authorities could issue a reliable casualty update), the optics of this situation may finally be testing the administration's capacity for indulging Israeli war aims.* Israeli media outlets have gotten hold of leaked emails demonstrating that “a highly respected career military intelligence NCO” in the IDF had warned her superiors over the summer that Hamas fighters were training for what looked like an attack on an Israeli kibbutz. Those warnings were, according to the emails, subsequently corroborated but then dismissed further up the chain of command with arguments that the training was nothing more than a staged demonstration. The emails may increase public anger toward the IDF but seemingly give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu evidence to bolster his claim that any failure to prevent the October 7 attacks rests with Israeli security forces rather than with his government. Perhaps that's why they were leaked.YEMENYemen's Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on Israeli interests when they hijacked the cargo vessel Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on November 19. That ship is apparently part-owned by an Israeli businessman, though there was no other immediately apparent connection to Israel and none of the 25 people who were on board—and who are now in Houthi custody—are thought to have been Israeli. The USS Mason, a naval destroyer, reportedly prevented the hijacking of another cargo ship in the Red Sea on Sunday, but US officials now believe the would-be hijackers were Somali pirates rather than Houthi fighters. They have not ruled out the possibility of some sort of Houthi connection. Some Israeli shipping now appears to be diverting around Africa to avoid the Red Sea, which needless to say makes for a significantly longer journey.TURKEYTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had told reporters earlier this month that his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, would visit Ankara on Tuesday. Turkish media reported on the planned summit for more than two weeks, even as late as Monday evening, but Tuesday came and Raisi was, uh, not there. It's unclear whether this was an intentional snub or a miscommunication, particularly since the Iranian government never mentioned any planned summit. Either way it's somewhat bizarre.UNITED ARAB EMIRATESThe BBC is reporting, based on “leaked briefing documents,” that UAE officials are hoping to use the COP28 climate change summit, which they're hosting later this week, as a forum for concluding some new oil and natural gas deals. UAE officials haven't denied the report but they have said their focus is on achieving “meaningful climate action” at the summit—efforts to undermine that action notwithstanding.SAUDI ARABIAAnother investigative report suggests that the Saudi government is pursuing its own oil-forward agenda, something called the “oil demand sustainability program.” This effort aims to use the kingdom's massive public investment fund and some of its largest companies to sell developing nations on an array of fossil fuel-heavy technologies, including supersonic aircraft, gas-fueled cars, and oil and natural gas fueled power plants. The initiative is primarily aimed at emerging African economies and, as the name suggests, is intended to sustain oil demand even as developed countries move increasingly toward renewable energy. This is completely incompatible with the kingdom's stated adherence to the international climate agenda, though if you think the Saudis actually mean what they say when they talk about reducing carbon emissions you're a far more trusting person than I.ASIAMYANMARThe rebel “Brotherhood Alliance” claimed on Monday that its fighters had seized control of another significant commercial outpost close to the Chinese border in northern Myanmar's Shan state. In that sense the rebels seem to have picked up right where we left them prior to Thanksgiving, on the advance in Shan and several other provinces across the country. With Myanmar's ruling junta promising to stem those advances without actually demonstrating any ability to do so, the Chinese military conducted multi-day exercises near the border over the weekend. There's no indication that Beijing is planning to intervene here but it would need to respond to any instability along the border itself. PHILIPPINESThe Philippine government and communist New People's Army rebels announced on Tuesday that they will reopen peace talks, under Norwegian mediation. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte broke off the last round of talks in 2017 but the basic outlines are still in place for a deal that would see the NPA transition from militant to political movement in return for amnesty for its fighters.NORTH KOREAThe North Korean military finally succeeded in putting a spy satellite in orbit last week, sparking an immediate security crisis along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The South Korean government announced shortly after the launch that it was suspending part of the intra-Korean Comprehensive Military Agreement in order to increase its surveillance capabilities along the border, which Pyongyang took as an invitation to scrap the rest of the deal and begin restoring border guard posts and moving heavy armaments into the border region. The CMA bans “aerial surveillance,” a category that the South Korean government has decided includes satellites as well as sub-orbital aircraft so they're accusing North Korea of having violated the accord first. North Korean state media reported on Tuesday that the satellite had taken photographs of the White House and the Pentagon, which puts Pyongyang roughly on par with Wikipedia in terms of its new surveillance capabilities.JAPANJapanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng on Monday, at which time the two agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship to the level of “comprehensive strategic partnership.” That means strengthening economic as well as military ties, which could pull Vietnam further toward the US axis despite its still-strong relationship with China. Tokyo has in the past helped to support Vietnamese activity in the South China Sea, in waters whose ownership Hanoi disputes with China. The upgrade puts Japan's relationship with Vietnam on an equal footing with China, India, and the US.AFRICASUDANThe deputy commander of the Sudanese military, Yassir al-Atta, delivered a speech to the Sudanese General Intelligence Service in Omdurman on Tuesday in which he openly accused the UAE government of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group. This is the first time a senior member of the Sudanese military/de facto government has leveled that accusation directly and it charges the UAE with complicity in a growing list of (alleged) RSF atrocities, particularly in the Darfur region. Atta further accused the governments of the Central African Republic, Chad, and Uganda of acting as conduits for UAE-supplied arms.In response, Emirati officials denied supporting the RSF and insisted that they have “consistently called for de-escalation, a ceasefire, and the initiation of diplomatic dialogue” since the military and RSF went to war with one another back in April. Observers have noted that the RSF is using more sophisticated weaponry, especially drones, than it had at the start of the conflict, but the paramilitaries insist they've seized those arms from Sudanese military bases rather than obtaining them from abroad. The Ugandan government also responded to Atta's charges, similarly rejecting them.SIERRA LEONESierra Leonean authorities say that unrest in Freetown early Sunday morning was the result of a “failed attempted coup” involving a number of active duty and retired members of the country's military and police forces. According to Al Jazeera, they've arrested “13 military officers and one civilian” and “have published photographs of 32 men and two women…being sought in connection with the unrest.” The alleged coup plotters attacked a military barracks and two prisons in the capital, killing at least 20 people and releasing some 2200 detainees, an unknown number of whom have been recaptured. Authorities imposed a curfew in the city that they've since relaxed. Like most failed coups the rationale behind this one remains unclear, though it presumably involved some combination of political and economic resentment. President Julius Maada Bio's narrow and heavily disputed victory in June's presidential election may have ratcheted up some of those resentments.LIBERIAThe official results came out while I was on break, but challenger Joseph Boakai did in fact defeat incumbent George Weah in Liberia's presidential runoff earlier this month. Weah, to his credit, conceded without incident even before the release of those official numbers.BURKINA FASOSome 3000 jihadist fighters attacked the town of Djibo in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, according to Burkinabé state media. Details are very spotty but authorities are claiming that security forces killed at least 400 attackers from the al-Qaeda aligned Jamaʿat Nusrat al-Islam wa'l-Muslimin group, which has kept Djibo blockaded and largely cut off from the rest of the country for more than a year. There's no definitive word on casualties among security forces or civilians, though the UN says it's confirmed at least 40 civilians killed and more than 42 wounded.EUROPERUSSIAA Russian court on Tuesday extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich through at least January 30. Russian authorities arrested Gershkovich in March on spying charges that they've never fully explained, contending that the details are classified. He will presumably be traded back to the US at some point, but Russian officials have said they won't discuss a prisoner swap until after Gershkovich stands trial, and they continue to delay that process.A new report from the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and the Levada Center shows that domestic support for Russia's war in Ukraine has not diminished, even as Russians show increasing weariness for the conflict and for the economic hardships caused by Western sanctions. Indeed, the hardship appears to be hardening attitudes toward negotiations, with a number of focus group subjects expressing the view that Russia has sacrificed too much to give up any of the Ukrainian territory it has seized. I bet more sanctions will solve that problem.UKRAINEThe Ukrainian military's commander in Avdiivka, Vitaliy Barabash, told a media outlet on Tuesday that the Russian military has intensified its assault there and is now “attempting to storm the city from all directions.” It's unclear whether the Russians would be able to use Avdiivka as a staging ground for further offensives, particularly in the short term giving the impending onset of winter, but taking the city would at the very least further secure Russian-controlled parts of Donetsk oblast. Elsewhere, Marianna Budanova, the wife of Ukrainian military intelligence head Kyrylo Budanov, has reportedly been hospitalized for heavy metal poisoning and there are indications that a number of officials in the military intelligence service (GUR) have also been poisoned. I'll leave it to the reader to speculate as to potential suspects.The Ukrainian government will later this week reportedly unveil a number of changes to its military mobilization system in an effort to reduce the incidence of both draft dodging and of forced conscription. Full details aren't yet known, but one part of the reform will involve the use of “commercial recruitment companies” to identify potential conscripts who have needed skills (mechanics, for example). These individuals will then somehow be given assurances that they won't be deployed to the front but will instead be put to work in support roles. Given Ukraine's need for more front-line soldiers, however, there must be more to it than that.POLANDPolish President Andrzej Duda on Monday swore in a new government led by incumbent Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a move that has opposition leaders crying foul. Morawiecki has two weeks to form a government that can pass a parliamentary confirmation vote, a task even he acknowledges he's almost certain to fail given the results of last month's election. So Duda, who favors Morawiecki's right wing Law and Justice Party, is simply delaying the opposition's inevitable takeover for another two weeks. Why, you ask? Well, it seems fairly clear at this point that he's delaying in order to give Law and Justice more time to appoint party loyalists to important state positions, which could create problems for the government that will presumably take office after this two week period is up.FINLANDThe Finnish government, which had already closed all but one of its checkpoints along the Russian border, is planning to close the entire border for the next two weeks in hopes of stemming the flow of asylum seekers attempting to enter Finland. Authorities say that 900 such people have tried to cross the border from Russia this month, a hefty increase that they say is the product of a deliberate effort by the Russian government to funnel people to the border.NETHERLANDSConfounding polling that suggested a narrow race, the far right Party for Freedom (PVV) handily won last week's Dutch parliamentary election. PVV came away with 37 seats in the 150 seat House of Representatives, 12 ahead of the second place GreenLeft-Labour alliance. The victory may put party boss Geert Wilders in line to become the next Dutch prime minister, assuming he can moderate his extremist agenda enough to attract coalition partners. That may be easier said than done.AMERICASARGENTINASpeaking of far right election victories, libertarian extremist Javier Milei won Argentina's presidential runoff on November 19. Polling, which had been wrong at every stage of this election, was wrong again, having predicted a tight race only to see Milei win an 11 point victory over Finance Minister Sergio Massa. Milei, whose agenda includes dissolving Argentina's central bank and ditching the peso in favor of the US dollar, may find himself struggling against a relatively unfavorable Congress once he takes office next month.UNITED STATESFinally, The Nation's Mohammad Alsaafin finds both US and Israeli plans for the future of Gaza to fall short, for one seemingly basic reason:Speaking to reporters last week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested that the territory's governance should be unified with the West Bank, and laid out a series of edits for the future of Palestine.“Gaza cannot continue to be run by Hamas,” Blinken said. “It's also clear that Israel cannot occupy Gaza…. it is imperative that the Palestinian people be central to the governance of Gaza and the West Bank.Blinken's parameters were defied days later by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who declared, “IDF forces will remain in control of the Strip,” and made clear that he will not allow the Palestinian Authority to play a role there. (Netanyahu then told Fox News that Israel “does not seek to occupy” Gaza, though, given the facts on the ground, it is hard to know how Israel defines “occupation.”)The back-and-forth over what comes next in Gaza has prompted headlines like this one from NBC News: “The gap between the Biden administration and Netanyahu government over Gaza's future is widening.”But there is a glaringly absent party in these conversations: the Palestinian people themselves. Nobody seems particularly interested in what they might have to say about the future of their land.Thanks for reading! Foreign Exchanges is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribe

In this episode, Bright and Anousha invited Monue Flomo to share his story living with hepatitis B. Monue came to the U.S. from Liberia as a nursing student and plans to become a hepatologist to serve his community. Support the showOur website: www.hepb.orgSupport B Heppy!Social Media: Instagram - Twitter - Facebook

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TWiP solves the case of the Haitian female with AIDS and voluminous diarrhea, and review the pathogenesis, epidemiology, prevention and treatment of malaria and Chagas disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula Click arrow to play Download TWiP #223 (63 MB .mp3, 88 minutes) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Malaria (Lancet) Chagas disease (AJTMH) Hero: Joe Cook Letters read on TWiP 223 Become a patron of TWiP Case Study for TWiP 223 46 yo man with minimal pmh, elevated cholesterol, ongoing right upper extremity swelling, 5-10 years intermittently. Goose egg swelling on hand, foot. Lasts for hours, every few months. Go to ER, right upper extremity. Lives in NYS suburbs, Is vet and epidemiologist. Has done extensive travel, Liberia, Ghana, DRC, Uganda, Rwanda, 2 week duration. Doing work, fair amount of animal contact with bats, rodents, birds. PE unremarkable except for swelling of right arm. Blood work unremarkable. 2.5 yr later notice prickling irritation under right eyelid, think they see undulation under skin.  Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

This week's guest, international boss lady Barkue Tubman-Zawolo, takes us on a journey from Liberia to global leadership. A true trailblazer, Barkue has not only shattered barriers but also established herself as a visionary entrepreneur and Chief of Staff at Essence Ventures. With a focus on bridging gaps and fostering connections, she's redefining industries and leaving a lasting impact. In this episode, Barkue recounts her family's journey and shares how those early experiences shaped her perspective on hard work, integrity, and the hidden strength found in overcoming fear. Join us for an inspiring conversation with a leader who's making waves on a global scale. Host IG:@itstanyatime Guest IG: @barkueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Joseph Kaifala recounts his experiences growing up in civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, and lays out a vision for peacebuilding that requires first dealing with the legacies of mass atrocities.  Kaifala is the inaugural recipient of the Projects for Peace Alumni Award. The newly created award, supported by the CT Collaborative, grants up to $50,000 in support of the ongoing peacebuilding efforts of a past Projects for Peace recipient who demonstrates innovation and persistence in working for peace and transforming conflict. A former Davis United World College Scholar, Kaifala earned his bachelor's degree from Skidmore College, a master's in international relations from Syracuse University, and his juris doctorate from Vermont Law School.  This episodes draws from an interview with PfP director Betsy Vegso and from a July 2023 campus talk that Kaifala gave as part of a convening on experiential learning and CT.  Learn more from our newsroom and video library: https://www.middlebury.edu/announcements/announcements/2023/05/projects-peace-presents-first-alumni-award https://vimeo.com/852855029

Annoncées en octobre 2021 par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), les premières livraisons du vaccin antipaludique (RTS, S) ont démarré le 21 novembre. Plus de 330.000 doses du vaccin ont ainsi été livrées au Cameroun après une phase pilote au Ghana, au Kenya et au Malawi. Une étape clé qui prépare le terrain pour une vaccination à grande échelle sur le continent. Pour le docteur Charles Shey Wiysonge, chargé de l'immunisation au bureau régional de l'OMS, cette tournée de vaccinations marque « une étape historique » dans la lutte contre le paludisme. Il est l'invité de Christina Okello. RFI : Quelle est la spécificité du vaccin RTS,S ?Charles Shey Wiysonge : Il s'agit du premier vaccin antipaludique recommandé par l'OMS pour prévenir le paludisme chez les enfants. Le vaccin agit contre le Plasmodium falciparum qui est le parasite du paludisme le plus meurtrier dans le monde et celui qui est le plus présent en Afrique. Les recommandations de l'OMS concernant ce vaccin antipaludique reposent sur les résultats du programme pilote de mise en œuvre du vaccin qui a été conduit dans trois pays, au Ghana, Kenya et Malawi.Le Cameroun n'avait pas participé au programme pilote de vaccination, pourquoi a-t-il été choisi pour recevoir les premières doses ?Le Cameroun, et d'autres pays, vont recevoir la livraison dans les prochaines semaines, ce sont les premiers pays qui ont soumis une demande de soutien à Gavi, l'Alliance du vaccin. Puisque la forte demande a dépassé l'offre disponible, on a limité l'allocation de stocks parce qu'on a environ 18 millions de doses, donc avec 28 pays, c'était difficile. Donc il y en a un quart qui a été développé avant que les pays ne fassent la demande.Quelle est la situation du paludisme au Cameroun, et ailleurs ?Dans les pays comme le Cameroun, le Nigeria, c'est vraiment un grand problème de santé publique. Il y a au moins 10% de la population qui est atteinte du paludisme.Quelle est l'importance de ce vaccin pour la lutte contre le paludisme ? C'est une étape très importante parce que le vaccin est très efficace pour réduire le nombre de cas de paludisme causé par le Plasmodium falciparum chez les jeunes enfants et il réduit les formes graves. Après l'introduction du vaccin dans le programme pilote, on a constaté une baisse très remarquable du nombre d'enfants hospitalisés et une diminution du nombre de décès chez les enfants d'environ 13%. Donc c'est vraiment important.Quelle est l'efficacité du vaccin RTS,S compte tenu de la résistance du paludisme aux médicaments ?Il y a une résistance seulement quand quelqu'un a déjà le paludisme. On a vu qu'après trois doses de ce vaccin, il y a une diminution de 75% des cas de paludisme pendant la première année. C'est vrai que l'efficacité diminue, c'est pour cela qu'on recommande qu'un an après la troisième dose, il faut en donner une quatrième, et aussi un an après ça, il en faut une cinquième. Qui peut prendre le vaccin RTS,S ?On recommande quatre doses aux enfants à partir de l'âge de cinq mois. Par exemple, au Cameroun, le calendrier vaccinal prévoit qu'il y ait quatre doses, à six mois, à sept mois, à neuf mois et à vingt-quatre mois d'âge. C'est seulement pour les enfants.Le mois dernier, l'OMS a donné son feu vert à l'utilisation pour les enfants d'un deuxième vaccin antipaludique, le R21, quelle est la différence avec le vaccin RTS,S ?Il n'y a pas de différence, les deux vaccins agissent de la même manière. Mais pour le premier vaccin, il y a seulement, environ, dix-huit millions de doses qui seront disponibles d'ici 2025. Ce n'est pas suffisant. Au moins vingt-huit pays d'Afrique envisagent d'introduire ces vaccins contre le paludisme dans leur programme de vaccination d'enfants. Mais ce qui est aussi important, c'est que l'autre vaccin, le fabriquant a dit qu'ils vont produire beaucoup plus de doses que dix-huit millions, donc d'ici la fin de l'année prochaine, on n'aura pas de problèmes de stocks limités.Après le Cameroun, quels sont les prochains pays destinataires du vaccin?Après le Cameroun, il y aura le Burkina Faso, le Liberia, il y aura le Niger et la Sierra Leone. D'après les nouvelles qu'on a, le gouvernement du Cameroun prévoit de commencer la campagne de vaccination le 12 décembre. Quand va démarrer la vaccination à grande échelle sur le continent ?Chaque pays a son calendrier. Par exemple, le Cameroun va commencer en décembre. Il y a d'autres pays, comme le Burkina Faso, il y a le Burundi, il y a la RDC, on prévoit qu'il y aura cinq pays entre janvier et juin, parce qu'on pense que l'autre vaccin R21 sera disponible à partir de juin. Donc on pense qu'il y aura un peu plus de pays après juin.Et que signifie pour l'Afrique cette vaccination à grande échelle ?Chaque année, il y a autour de 500 000 enfants qui meurent dans le monde et la plupart, 95%, sont en Afrique. Si on a un vaccin, il va diminuer ce taux de mortalité. On a vu la réduction du taux de mortalité au Ghana, au Kenya, au Malawi, autour de 13%. Vous imaginez, un taux de réduction de 13% de la mortalité ? Et il y a une diminution des cas de paludisme de 75%. Donc c'est un grand atout pour la lutte contre le paludisme, je pense que c'est un moment historique pour l'Afrique et pour la vaccination en général.

Today I have creative consultant Nora Rahimian- in the same room recording this episode! We have previously tried to record this episode a couple times via phone but it didn't work out due to audio technical difficulties. 2 years later we made it work and recorded this episode at Hype Studios LA. On this episode Nora talks about her upbringing & what lead her to manage a rapper in Liberia, consultation work & Culture Fix. We also had discussions on Self Sabotage, Perfectionism, Social Media, the impact of negative dialogue in our head & why I have over 31,000 unread emails and more! Thank you Nora for helping me out along with many others on their journey as entrepreneurs / creatives. Nora Rahimian: IG: https://www.instagram.com/norarahimian/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/norarahimianhttps://linktr.ee/norarahimian

Ready to uncover the captivating narratives behind Thanksgiving from a multicultural perspective? This special episode not only celebrates the third anniversary of our beloved Culture Curriculum Chat podcast but also takes you on a journey from America to Liberia, bringing forth rich insights into how this occasion is honored in different cultures. You'll hear personal memories and stories, including a hilarious account involving a jar of spicy peppers. As we engage in these compelling reflections, let's remember to appreciate the diverse, inclusive, and welcoming spaces we've fostered.The second half of the episode invites you to the warmth of shared gratitude and belonging, an integral part of the Thanksgiving tradition. We also reveal a brand-new mini-course on our website, a treasure-trove of educational resources designed to fuel your curiosity and broaden your understanding. So, come join us as we delve deeper into the essence of Thanksgiving, all while championing the cause for diversity and inclusion. Looking forward to celebrating, learning, and growing together in the spirit of Thanksgiving! COME SAY Hey!! Instagram: @Jebeh01 Facebook: @JebehCulturalConsulting Pinterest: @Jebeh Cultural Consulting LinkedIn: @Jebeh Edmunds Leave a Review on our Podcast! We value your feedback!Save time and effort with our informative newsletter that offers strategies, tools, resources, and playlists from the culturally competent and socially just educator and creator Jebeh Edmunds! https://jebehedmunds.com/digitalcourse/email-signup/

Le Liberia s'apprête à tourner une page : celle des années George Weah. L'ancien footballeur, largement élu président en 2017, a été battu d'un cheveu la semaine dernière, lors du second tour de la présidentielle, par un vieux routier de la politique libérienne : Joseph Boakai, 78 ans, qui a été durant douze ans le vice-président d'Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Vaincu en 2017 par George Weah, Joseph Boakai a donc pris sa revanche. Comment analyser ce résultat ? George Weah a-t-il fait les frais d'un bilan jugé par certains très décevant ? Et quel avenir désormais pour le pays ? Mathias Hounkpè, directeur pays de la Fondation internationale pour les systèmes électoraux (IFES) au Mali, est notre invité.  RFI : Joseph Boakai a été déclaré lundi vainqueur de l'élection présidentielle avec 50,64% des voix, une victoire à l'arraché. Mais dès vendredi, avant même la proclamation des résultats, George Weah avait reconnu sa défaite. C'est là un geste très rare ?Mathias Hounkpè : Disons que c'est un geste assez rare lorsque vous êtes en Afrique subsaharienne et en Afrique de l'Ouest, et donc je pense qu'il faut saluer le président sortant George Weah pour avoir posé cet acte qui a réduit de façon considérable les risques de protestation ou les tensions dans le pays, surtout lorsqu'on sait que les résultats de la présidentielle étaient très serrés.Les soutiens les plus radicaux de George Weah appelaient l'ex-chef de l'État à contester les résultats du scrutin. Lundi, à Monrovia, une voiture a foncé sur une foule de partisans du vainqueur, faisant plusieurs morts. Avec ce résultat très serré, un peu plus de 20 000 voix d'écart, doit-on craindre une montée en tension dans le pays, selon vous ?Je pense que ça dépendra en partie de la manière dont le nouveau président, donc le président Boakai, va gérer le pays. Parce que lorsqu'on hérite d'un pays aussi divisé, il faut d'abord attendre et voir les résultats des élections au niveau du Sénat et de l'équivalent de l'Assemblée nationale, la première chambre, pour voir si à ce niveau également les chambres ne seront pas pratiquement divisées en deux parce que ça, ça peut rendre la gouvernance politique même difficile. Et ensuite, le nouveau président, comme je le disais, aura la responsabilité de réunir le pays. Et lorsque vous écoutez le discours de Weah où il a concédé la victoire au nouveau président, l'un des défis sur lequel il a attiré son attention, c'est justement la nécessité d'unir le pays. Joseph Boakai a donc pris sa revanche sur George Weah, après son revers de 2017. George Weah a-t-il fait les frais de son bilan, jugé décevant par certains, voire même très décevant ?Oui, à mon avis, la raison fondamentale, c'est vraiment que George Weah n'a pas eu de résultats, et ceci pour diverses sortes de raisons. En-dehors de quelques secteurs, par exemple les infrastructures, un peu quand même dans le domaine de l'emploi, je crois que le président Weah n'a pas pu vraiment produire des résultats, a déçu et aussi a adopté des comportements qui donnaient le sentiment que s'occuper des préoccupations des citoyens n'était pas vraiment sa première préoccupation. Par exemple, lorsqu'on l'a vu passer une dizaine de jours pendant la Coupe du monde [de football au Qatar en 2022] pour aller regarder les matchs, on a vu que dans le pays, il était devenu comme un prêtre qui animait des messes, il a construit une maison de composition en musique, etc. Donc je pense que les citoyens ont eu le sentiment à un moment donné que le président Weah n'avait pas vraiment à cœur leurs préoccupations.Vous diriez que ce sont ses résultats en matière de lutte contre la pauvreté et contre la corruption qui lui ont coûté l'élection ?Oui, surtout la lutte contre la corruption. Je pense que Weah n'a pu rien faire contre ça. Vous vous rappelez que dans ce pays, il y a deux ou trois juges de l'équivalent de la Cour des comptes qui ont été tués, simplement parce que l'équivalent de la Cour des comptes était sur un dossier qui était très sensible. Donc je pense que non seulement il n'a pas réussi mais il n'a même pas laissé la marge aux institutions mises en place pour aider la lutte contre la corruption. De mon point de vue, c'est l'un des grands défis auxquels le nouveau président aura à se confronter.Pour gagner, Joseph Boakai a bénéficié du soutien du très influent Prince Johnson. Or, ce sénateur est un ancien chef de guerre accusé de nombreux meurtres pendant la guerre civile. Est-ce à dire que le Liberia ne va jamais juger ses bourreaux des années 90 ?Je pense que ça va être très difficile pour lui et pour le Liberia, parce que j'ai le sentiment, en ce qui me concerne, que l'un des prix pour obtenir la stabilité dans le pays c'est aussi de savoir gérer cet aspect de leur histoire et essayer d'éviter de rechercher nécessairement à sanctionner, à punir, etc. Ce n'est pas surprenant que Prince Johnson continue d'être dans l'espace politique, comme Charles Taylor à travers son parti politique. Donc, je pense qu'ils ont peut-être décidé de s'accommoder de ça, afin de garantir la stabilité et éviter encore des facteurs qui pourraient contribuer à raviver les plaies qui peut-être avec le temps sont en train de se cicatriser.

In this episode, I interview Scott Harrison, CEO of the non-profit organization charity: water. We discuss the global water crisis and how charity: water is working to provide clean water access to communities around the world.   Scott shares his story of how he went from being a nightclub promoter in New York City to volunteering with doctors and humanitarian workers in Liberia, West Africa.   He describes seeing thousands of sick people unable to get medical help, which inspired him to start charity: water to address the lack of clean water fueling disease. Scott explains how 771 million people worldwide lack access to clean water, with women and girls often bearing the burden of finding and carrying water for their families.    So, how does Scott make a difference?   He discusses the different technologies and solutions charity: water uses to fund water projects based on each community's needs, from drilled wells to piped water systems.   Lack of clean water prevents children, especially girls, from attending school regularly. Providing water access allows more girls to get an education. Women and girls spend countless hours walking for water each day. Bringing water closer to home gives them more time for work, family, and community.    Scott stresses that we have the ability to solve the water crisis but need the resources and will to make it happen.   He shares powerful stories that reveal the dramatic impact clean water access makes on people's health, dignity, and quality of life.   Transformational Takeaway:   While the global water crisis can seem overwhelming, this episode underscores that every one of us has the power to make a real difference through small, consistent acts of service. When we shift from self-focus to serving others, we tap into our innate compassion and humanity. What simple act of service, however small, could you engage in today to be part of the solution to the world's immense needs?     VISIT THE SHOW NOTES HERE FOR MORE: https://www.jimfortin.com/297   LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people.   OTHER RESOURCES YOU MAY ENJOY: My Instagram account My Facebook page Free Training “Discover How To Eliminate Fear And Negativity In An Instant” Click here to send your questions   UPCOMING EVENTS: Join the waitlist for the upcoming Transformational Coaching Program   Thank you for listening!  With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

In Diplomatic Immunity's new format, Headlines and History, we take listeners through a roundup of the most important headlines you may have missed in foreign policy and diplomacy, and take a deep dive into our most pressing topic with an expert conversation. Each week, we will alternate between Headlines and History and our regular Diplomatic Immunity format. In our third episode, we discuss the recent Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco, elections in Liberia and Argentina, increasing violence in Sudan, and we talk with Georgetown's Rita Konaev for an update on Ukraine's counteroffensive Dr. Margarita Konaev is deputy director of analysis and a research fellow at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology, where she focuses on military applications of AI and Russian military innovation. She is also an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security. RITA previously served as a non-resident fellow with the Modern War Institute at West Point and has held post-doctoral fellowships at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, and at the University of Pennsylvania. The opinions expressed in this conversation are strictly those of the participants and do not represent the views of Georgetown University or any government entity. Episode recorded: November 21, 2023. Produced by Jarrett Dang and Freddie Mallinson. Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  Funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.  For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu.

Liberia's president, George Weah, has been praised for his sportsmanship after peacefully conceding the country's election this week. Andrew Mueller explains why this is remarkable and why the football legend might have lost his position in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

C'est un geste qui ne passe pas inaperçu. Au Liberia, le président sortant Georges Weah a reconnu sa défaite et félicité son adversaire Joseph Boakai, alors que les résultats définitifs n'avaient pas encore été publiés. Pourquoi ce fair-play est-il si rare en Afrique ? Quelles leçons nous donne le Liberia ? 

As Liberians wait to swear in President-elect Joseph Boakai, we look back at George Weah's time in office. Why did he lose the last election? What impact did he make? Also what happened at the stadium in the Brazaville-Congo where 37 people died and over 100 were injured? And how the rise in the cost of living is forcing girls out of schools in some African countries.

Three news stories summarized & contextualized by analytic journalist Colin Wright.Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises ‘drastic' changesSummary: Far-right outsider candidate Javier Milei has won Argentina's presidential runoff election in a landslide, defeating the more conventional, continuity candidate nearly 56% to just over 44%.Context: That's a staggering victory for someone who has promised to essentially gut the government, kill-off the peso in favor of adopting the US dollar, and who has been embroiled in controversy for years; the degree to which Milei will be able to do what he's promised to do is still an open question, but this victory—and the size of that victory—is being seen as a pretty clear indication that the Argentine voting population is fed up with the existing political and economic status quo in the country, which has, among other things, led to persistent incredibly high levels of inflation, rising poverty levels, and ever-increasing levels of government debt.(More on Milei and what was at stake in this election in this recent Let's Know Things episode: Argentina Election)—The Associated PressOne Sentence News is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Liberian leader George Weah hailed for his sportsmanship after accepting defeatSummary: The outgoing President of Liberia, George Weah, has conceded defeat to his rival, the now-incoming President Joseph Boakai, easing concerns that the country might face a power-struggle in the wake of a tight election.Context: Liberia has a history of fairly brutal and recent politics-tied conflict, so there were concerns that this election, the first since 2018, could trigger violence; this peaceful transfer of power, though, is being lauded both for the clarity it grants everyone involved and for the trend it continues and example it sets in a region that has otherwise been partially defined, in recent years, by military coups and instability.—BBC NewsMike Johnson to release 40,000 hours of January 6 footageSummary: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced last week that tens of thousands of hours of footage from the January 6, 2021 Capital Building incursion will be released to the public.Context: Far-right House Representatives have been demanding this footage be released for a while, and this is being seen as a nod to them as the Speaker attempts to keep the different wings of his party in sufficient lockstep to move other priorities forward, following inter-party disagreements about his recent stopgap spending bill; some Representatives and security professionals have said this footage could present a security risk, calling its release an attempt to politicize the event in question, but others—those who favor its release—have said that the 5%-ish of the footage that's considered to be a major security risk will be withheld, and that those who are being charged for breaking into the Capitol deserve to have access to footage that could help them defend themselves in court.—AxiosRecent analysis from Oxfam and other research groups indicate that—mostly because they have things like yachts, private jets, and mansions (though also investments in highly emitting business endeavors)—twelve of the world's wealthiest people produce more emissions than about 2.1 million average homes each year (which is about 17 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions).—The Guardian280 millionApproximate number of electric two- and three-wheeled vehicles on global roads in 2022 (bikes, mopeds, etc).That far surpasses the just-over 20 million electric four-wheeled vehicles and around 1.3 million commercial EVs (buses, delivery vans, etc) that are in use, at the moment.And because the majority of trips people take across much of the world (often using cars) are short, these smaller electric vehicles are estimated to be savings folks a bunch of money, but also reducing global oil demand by something like 1%, according to Bloomberg estimates.—The ConversationTrust Click Get full access to One Sentence News at onesentencenews.substack.com/subscribe

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également aux questions des auditeurs sur les élections générales en RDC, sur la réaction des habitants de Kidal et sur le candidat choisi par le Pastef au Sénégal. Libéria : les raisons de la défaite de George WeahAu Libéria, Joseph Boakai a remporté l'élection présidentielle face à George Weah. Pour quelles raisons le président sortant n'a-t-il pas été réélu ? Quelles pourraient être les premières mesures du nouveau président ? Avec Bineta Diagne, correspondante permanente à Abidjan, de retour de Monrovia.   Élections en RDC : comment voteront les territoires occupés ? En RDC, à un mois des élections générales, les habitants des territoires de Rutshuru et du Masisi ne pourront pas voter. Qu'en est-il du reste de la région ? Un report est-il envisageable dans certains territoires comme ça avait été le cas en 2018 ? Avec Paulina Zidi, envoyée spéciale de RFI en République démocratique du Congo. Mali : que pense la population de Kidal du retour de l'armée ? Comment la population de Kidal a-t-elle réagi à la reprise de la ville par les forces armées maliennes ? Où se sont réfugiés les habitants qui ont fui les combats ?  Avec David Baché, journaliste au service Afrique de RFI.   Sénégal : Diomaye Faye, le candidat Bis du PastefLe Pastef, le parti d'Ousmane Sonko, a désigné Bassirou Diomaye Faye comme candidat. Pourquoi une telle décision alors que les recours judiciaires ne sont pas épuisés pour permettre la candidature d'Ousmane Sonko ? Comment expliquer le choix de cette personnalité alors qu'elle est également en prison ? Avec Léa-Lisa Westerhoff, correspondante permanente de RFI à Dakar.    

On Daybreak Africa: Liberia's election victory celebration is marred by a terrorist act. Plus, the party of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is disappointed but not surprised by the country's Supreme Court ruling on his political future. Experts fear Nigeria's food inflation could worsen a hunger crisis. What's behind the recent wave of violence against women in Eswatini? DRC Presidential candidate Moise Katumbi gets an important endorsement. And, the perspective of a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza. . For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

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Today we speak with Clinton Zeantoe, the Dean of Students at the School of Nursing, UM University, in Ganta, Liberia, Africa. Our church has not only provided several scholarships every semester, we've help to build a cafeteria, provided text books, computers, copy machines, and manakins for practicing medicine, among many things. The Christian education these men and women are receiving and the medical knowledge they are acquiring is making a huge impact on a country desperate for spiritual and medical care.

En RD Congo, le scrutin présidentiel sera observé par plusieurs missions d'observations. Celle des églises catholiques et protestantes, qui est la plus importante, annonce pouvoir déployer 60 000 observateurs le jour du scrutin. Il y a également la mission de l'Union européenne. L'euro-députée suédoise Malin Bjork a présenté le dispositif prévu par l'UE.

World News in 7 minutes. Monday 20th November 2023.With Stephen Devincenzi.Today: Argentina Milei President. Brazil Swift death. Israel Hamas deal? Liberia Weah concedes. South Korea dog ban. Kenya floods. Spain protests. France Napoleon has an expensive hat.If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/supportSupporters can read the transcripts at send7.org/transcriptsSupporters can try our weekly news quiz at send7.org/quizContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it. For more information visit send7.org/contactThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4907677/advertisement

Le président sortant ne réalisera pas le doublé : il s'est fait dribbler par son opposant Joseph Boakai. Une défaite concédée avant même les résultats définitifs par l'ancien Ballon d'or, et sur laquelle la presse continue de revenir ce lundi, croyant voir dans son attitude des réminiscences de « son esprit exemplaire de fair-play footballistique », tel l'Observateur Paalga au Burkina Faso. Le journal burkinabè souffle de soulagement, comme d'ailleurs Wakat Séra : « George Weah a désamorcé la bombe sociale que bien des observateurs redoutaient », à savoir celle de violences post-électorales.Pas de violence donc pour cette troisième alternance pacifique, « scénario d'un président-candidat qui perd les élections », dans lequel Aujourd'hui au Faso voit « la preuve que le scrutin, peu ou prou, s'est déroulé dans la transparence ». Autant d'éléments poussant le titre burkinabè à décerner au Liberia « un nouveau laurier de démocratie ».Les raisons d'un échecLes promesses n'engagent que ceux qui y croient – mais attention au retour de bâton. Et c'est, pour plusieurs journaux, précisément ce qui est arrivé à « l'enfant de Santa Clara » qui, rappelle Le Monde Afrique, promettait en 2017, « une lutte implacable contre la corruption et la misère ». Six ans plus tard, « l'euphorie a très vite fait place à la désillusion. La majorité des Libériens auront donc exprimé cette année contre Mister George un vote protestataire, plus qu'une adhésion franche au programme de son adversaire », analyse donc L'Observateur Paalga.Face à une situation plus difficile encore qu'il y a six ans – les crises successives d'Ebola, puis du Covid, ont mis à mal l'économie d'un pays déjà fragile. Le parcours de technocrate de Joseph Boakai, aux antipodes de celui de George Weah, a aussi su « réveiller l'espoir », analyse Le Monde Afrique. Car il peut se prévaloir de quarante ans de carrière, durant lesquels il a été successivement ministre de l'Agriculture, dirigeant de grandes entreprises, vice-président. Autant de galons qui, estime Wakat Séra, donnent au président-élu sa « solide casquette d'homme d'État », encore renforcée par le fait que ce « fils de paysans sait parler à ses compatriotes le langage qu'ils connaissent ».De lourds défis à venirSans être responsable des « manquements » de l'ère Weah, Joseph Boakai en hérite pourtant, pointe encore le titre burkinabè. Et dans un pays où « tout est urgent et prioritaire », il va falloir faire preuve de stratégie et de savoir-faire.Mais, les électeurs, eux aussi, auront du travail, conclut le Liberian Observer. Car la population se doit, prévient le journal, de « répondre présent à chaque occasion, et pas seulement dans les bureaux de vote ». Exit « l'idée reçue au sujet de la démocratie, selon laquelle la population est spectatrice de la performance des élus ». Au contraire, poursuit l'Observer, il faut « appliquer une pression éclairée » sur ladite performance pour s'assurer que les volontés populaires sont respectées. En somme, un travail main dans la main.Les votants dans l'isoloir aussi en RDC dans un moisPour les élections présidentielle, législatives et provinciales et à un mois du scrutin, la campagne a été lancée hier dimanche. Peu de réactions à ce stade dans la presse congolaise – les titres burkinabè eux ne se privent pas de commenter cette période qu'ils voient déjà « âpre et haletante », comme Aujourd'hui au Faso, « au regard du poids des candidats ». Parmi les 25 en lice – ils étaient 26 jusqu'à ce que Matata Ponyo se rallie à Moïse Katumbi – on peut en effet désigner le sortant Félix Tshisekedi, le prix Nobel Denis Mukwege ou encore le déçu de 2018 Martin Fayulu.Et même si tous, « comme des d'Artagnan, Porthos ou Aramis se lanceront sabre au clair à la conquête de la présidence » dans un pays où l'insécurité est grandissante, il faudra « tout faire, prévient Le Pays, pour éviter des accrochages ou affrontements entre militants et sympathisants » issus de telle ou telle écurie. Des différents candidats à leurs soutiens en passant par les observateurs internationaux, il faut, prescrit encore le titre, « que soient respectées les règles du jeu ». En gardant cette ligne de conduite en tête : « Seule doit prévaloir la force de l'argument, et non l'argument de la force. »

Ascolta il notiziario Mondo di Radio Bullets, a cura di Barbara Schiavulli

World News in 7 minutes. Friday 17th November 2023.With Stephen Devincenzi.Today: IDF in Gaza hospitals. Myanmar fighting. Argentina close race. Nepal TikTok ban. US Biden Xi 'dictator'. India tunnel rescue. Ukraine Cameron. Liberia slow results. Malawi Chakwera to stay home.If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/supportSupporters can read the transcripts at send7.org/transcriptsSupporters can try our weekly news quiz at send7.org/quizContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it. For more information visit send7.org/contactThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4907677/advertisement

Mit: Lage in der Ukraine, Sanktionen gegen Russland, die Schuldenbremse, der Israel-Hamas-Krieg, das Starship, Kochmythen, David Cameron, Sham Jaff zu Liberia, der Führerschein und Haftbefehl. Mit einem Limerick von Jens Ohrenblicker

Au Libéria, les résultats provisoires donnent vainqueur Joseph Boakai face au président sortant George Weah. Boakai l'emporterait avec 50,89% des suffrages. si cela se confirme ce serait la première qu'un président sortant ne parvient pas à être réélu.

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également aux questions des auditeurs sur l'élection présidentielle au Libéria, sur le sabotage des gazoducs Nord Stream et sur l'accord entre le Premier ministre espagnol et les indépendantistes catalans. Niger : le retrait des troupes françaises progresseL'armée française entame la dernière étape de son retrait militaire du Niger. Le président français Emmanuel Macron avait annoncé un départ du convoi avant le 31 décembre 2023. Le délai sera-t-il respecté ? Où vont-être redéployés les militaires ? Que vont devenir les bases occupées par l'armée française ?  Avec Franck Alexandre, journaliste spécialiste des questions de défense. Libéria : les résultats de la présidentielle s'annoncent serrés  Au premier tour de l'élection présidentielle, George Weah, le président sortant était légèrement en tête. Comment Joseph Boakai a-t-il mené campagne pour tenter de rattraper son retard ?  Avec Bineta Diagne, envoyée spéciale de RFI à Monrovia. Nord Stream : un officier ukrainien a-t-il coordonné le sabotage ?Selon le magazine allemand Der Spiegel et le quotidien américain Washington Post, un officier ukrainien aurait coordonné le sabotage des gazoducs Nord Stream. Que sait-on du cerveau de cette opération ? Avec Pascal Thibaut, correspondant de RFI à Berlin. Espagne : accord controversé entre le Premier ministre et les indépendantistes catalansEn Espagne, l'opposition dénonce l'accord conclu entre le Premier ministre Pedro Sanchez et les indépendantistes catalans. Quelles concessions le parti socialiste leur a-t-il accordées ? Cet accord pourrait-il être annulé, comme l'envisagent des magistrats espagnols ? Avec Maria Elisa Alonso, politologue spécialiste de l'Espagne, enseignante-chercheuse à l'Université de Lorraine.  

Die israelische Armee ist in einen Teil des Al-Schifa-Spitals eingedrungen. Das teilte Israel selbst mit und auch die Gesundheitsbehörde im Gazastreifen, die von der Hamas kontrolliert wird, bestätigte den Angriff.Was ist über den Angriff bisher bekannt? Ein Korrespondent in Israel ordnet ein.  Die weiteren Themen: * An vielen Orten in der Schweiz droht Hochwasser: Wir geben den Überblick über die Orte, an denen es kritisch werden könnte.  * Wer führt die Grünen in die Zukunft? Wir fragen die Politikwissenschaftlerin um ihre Einschätzung, was die Partei nach Balthasar Glättli für eine Leitung braucht. * Liberia wählt einen neuen Präsidenten: Die Auszählung der Stimmen läuft, klar ist nur, es wird eng. Wer führt das afrikanische Land in die Zukunft? Die Korrespondentin stellt beide Kandidaten vor.  * Spaltet Greta Thunberg die weltweite Klimabewegung durch ihre Äusserungen zum Nahostkonflikt? Die Protestforscherin gibt Antworten.

Today on Daybreak Africa, voting is over in the close runoff election for president in Liberia, US President Biden says there's no going back to status quo before the Hamas attack in Israel as an analyst looks at post-Gaza war scenarios, a Nigeria labor strike is back on, and the World Food Program says millions of people in Somalia are being pushed to crisis-level hunger by devastating floods. All this and more on Daybreak Africa.

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L'armée malienne a pris mardi Kidal aux séparatistes touareg, après des années d'absence de cette ville stratégique devenue un enjeu majeur de souveraineté pour l'Etat central. La prise de Kidal est un succès symbolique significatif pour les colonels qui ont pris par la force en 2020 la direction de ce pays confronté depuis 2012 à la propagation jihadiste et à une crise sécuritaire et politique profonde. Elle a été saluée par un certain nombre de partis et organisations.

On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought (U California Press, 2022) examines the reverberations of anticolonial ideas that spread across the Atlantic between the two world wars. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Black intellectuals in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean established theories of colonialism and racism as structures that must be understood, and resisted, on a global scale. In this richly textured book, Musab Younis gathers the work of writers and poets, journalists and editors, historians and political theorists whose insights speak urgently to contemporary movements for liberation. Bringing together literary and political texts from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, France, the United States, and elsewhere, Younis excavates a vibrant and understudied tradition of international political thought. From the British and French colonial occupations of West Africa to the struggles of African Americans, the hypocrisy of French promises of 'assimilation, ' and the many-sided attacks on the sovereignties of Haiti, Liberia, and Ethiopia, On the Scale of the World shows how racialized imperialism provoked critical responses across the interwar Black Atlantic. By transcending the boundaries of any single imperial system, these counternarratives of global order enabled new ways of thinking about race, nation, and empire. Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor in International History at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Her research focuses on the connected histories of education and development in postcolonial West Africa. Contact her at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/caribbean-studies

On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought (U California Press, 2022) examines the reverberations of anticolonial ideas that spread across the Atlantic between the two world wars. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Black intellectuals in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean established theories of colonialism and racism as structures that must be understood, and resisted, on a global scale. In this richly textured book, Musab Younis gathers the work of writers and poets, journalists and editors, historians and political theorists whose insights speak urgently to contemporary movements for liberation. Bringing together literary and political texts from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, France, the United States, and elsewhere, Younis excavates a vibrant and understudied tradition of international political thought. From the British and French colonial occupations of West Africa to the struggles of African Americans, the hypocrisy of French promises of 'assimilation, ' and the many-sided attacks on the sovereignties of Haiti, Liberia, and Ethiopia, On the Scale of the World shows how racialized imperialism provoked critical responses across the interwar Black Atlantic. By transcending the boundaries of any single imperial system, these counternarratives of global order enabled new ways of thinking about race, nation, and empire. Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor in International History at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Her research focuses on the connected histories of education and development in postcolonial West Africa. Contact her at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought (U California Press, 2022) examines the reverberations of anticolonial ideas that spread across the Atlantic between the two world wars. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Black intellectuals in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean established theories of colonialism and racism as structures that must be understood, and resisted, on a global scale. In this richly textured book, Musab Younis gathers the work of writers and poets, journalists and editors, historians and political theorists whose insights speak urgently to contemporary movements for liberation. Bringing together literary and political texts from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, France, the United States, and elsewhere, Younis excavates a vibrant and understudied tradition of international political thought. From the British and French colonial occupations of West Africa to the struggles of African Americans, the hypocrisy of French promises of 'assimilation, ' and the many-sided attacks on the sovereignties of Haiti, Liberia, and Ethiopia, On the Scale of the World shows how racialized imperialism provoked critical responses across the interwar Black Atlantic. By transcending the boundaries of any single imperial system, these counternarratives of global order enabled new ways of thinking about race, nation, and empire. Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor in International History at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Her research focuses on the connected histories of education and development in postcolonial West Africa. Contact her at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought (U California Press, 2022) examines the reverberations of anticolonial ideas that spread across the Atlantic between the two world wars. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Black intellectuals in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean established theories of colonialism and racism as structures that must be understood, and resisted, on a global scale. In this richly textured book, Musab Younis gathers the work of writers and poets, journalists and editors, historians and political theorists whose insights speak urgently to contemporary movements for liberation. Bringing together literary and political texts from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, France, the United States, and elsewhere, Younis excavates a vibrant and understudied tradition of international political thought. From the British and French colonial occupations of West Africa to the struggles of African Americans, the hypocrisy of French promises of 'assimilation, ' and the many-sided attacks on the sovereignties of Haiti, Liberia, and Ethiopia, On the Scale of the World shows how racialized imperialism provoked critical responses across the interwar Black Atlantic. By transcending the boundaries of any single imperial system, these counternarratives of global order enabled new ways of thinking about race, nation, and empire. Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor in International History at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Her research focuses on the connected histories of education and development in postcolonial West Africa. Contact her at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought (U California Press, 2022) examines the reverberations of anticolonial ideas that spread across the Atlantic between the two world wars. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Black intellectuals in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean established theories of colonialism and racism as structures that must be understood, and resisted, on a global scale. In this richly textured book, Musab Younis gathers the work of writers and poets, journalists and editors, historians and political theorists whose insights speak urgently to contemporary movements for liberation. Bringing together literary and political texts from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, France, the United States, and elsewhere, Younis excavates a vibrant and understudied tradition of international political thought. From the British and French colonial occupations of West Africa to the struggles of African Americans, the hypocrisy of French promises of 'assimilation, ' and the many-sided attacks on the sovereignties of Haiti, Liberia, and Ethiopia, On the Scale of the World shows how racialized imperialism provoked critical responses across the interwar Black Atlantic. By transcending the boundaries of any single imperial system, these counternarratives of global order enabled new ways of thinking about race, nation, and empire. Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor in International History at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Her research focuses on the connected histories of education and development in postcolonial West Africa. Contact her at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought (U California Press, 2022) examines the reverberations of anticolonial ideas that spread across the Atlantic between the two world wars. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Black intellectuals in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean established theories of colonialism and racism as structures that must be understood, and resisted, on a global scale. In this richly textured book, Musab Younis gathers the work of writers and poets, journalists and editors, historians and political theorists whose insights speak urgently to contemporary movements for liberation. Bringing together literary and political texts from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, France, the United States, and elsewhere, Younis excavates a vibrant and understudied tradition of international political thought. From the British and French colonial occupations of West Africa to the struggles of African Americans, the hypocrisy of French promises of 'assimilation, ' and the many-sided attacks on the sovereignties of Haiti, Liberia, and Ethiopia, On the Scale of the World shows how racialized imperialism provoked critical responses across the interwar Black Atlantic. By transcending the boundaries of any single imperial system, these counternarratives of global order enabled new ways of thinking about race, nation, and empire. Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor in International History at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Her research focuses on the connected histories of education and development in postcolonial West Africa. Contact her at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

On the Scale of the World: The Formation of Black Anticolonial Thought (U California Press, 2022) examines the reverberations of anticolonial ideas that spread across the Atlantic between the two world wars. From the 1920s to the 1940s, Black intellectuals in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean established theories of colonialism and racism as structures that must be understood, and resisted, on a global scale. In this richly textured book, Musab Younis gathers the work of writers and poets, journalists and editors, historians and political theorists whose insights speak urgently to contemporary movements for liberation. Bringing together literary and political texts from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, France, the United States, and elsewhere, Younis excavates a vibrant and understudied tradition of international political thought. From the British and French colonial occupations of West Africa to the struggles of African Americans, the hypocrisy of French promises of 'assimilation, ' and the many-sided attacks on the sovereignties of Haiti, Liberia, and Ethiopia, On the Scale of the World shows how racialized imperialism provoked critical responses across the interwar Black Atlantic. By transcending the boundaries of any single imperial system, these counternarratives of global order enabled new ways of thinking about race, nation, and empire. Elisa Prosperetti is an Assistant Professor in International History at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Her research focuses on the connected histories of education and development in postcolonial West Africa. Contact her at here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history