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Benny Wenda speaks at Oslo Freedom Forum 2012
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West Papuan tribal leader and human rights advocate Benny Wenda exposes the ongoing colonial occupation of his homeland by the Indonesian government.
The Globe speaks with Benny Wenda...a West Papuan independence leader and Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, as Indonesia sends in police to quash ongoing cessation protest.
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The Liberation Army also wants to close the operations of foreign companies that are exploiting Papua's resources.
Major General Telenggen specifically mentioned the oil and gas multi-national BP with its gas project in Bintuni Bay, and the US mining giant Freeport which runs the massive Grasberg gold and copper mine in Mimika.
The Freeport mine, which is one of Indonesia's largest single sources of revenue, has long been the subject of West Papuan grievances over environmental and social impacts.
As well, Papuans have complained about not being consulted over the control of Freeport, and about not gaining any benefit from its lucrative operations.
WPNLA fight Against Colonialism of Indonesia in our ancestor Land of West Papua New Guinea
Just north of Australia a secret war is being fought. West Papuan independence fighters and Indonesian security forces are involved in a protracted and bloody battle over the issue of Papuan independence.
The conflict escalated after young West Papuan fighters killed Indonesian road workers building a highway into Papua’s central highlands.
The Indonesia government hit back hard, deploying hundreds of police and military who attacked the region in an effort to root out the rebels.
Last year mass protests broke out, with civil resistance leaders from in and outside West Papua calling for freedom from Indonesia.
With foreign media largely shut out, the story of this unfolding humanitarian disaster remains untold.
Hundreds have died and local officials estimate that over 40 000 people have been displaced. There are allegations of torture and human rights abuses.
Foreign Correspondent has been able to report from inside the conflict zone, gaining access to exclusive pictures of the recent unrest and speaking to eyewitnesses of the violence.
“I have to yell out to the world…because if I don’t, we’re going to be weaker and the indigenous people will be wiped out ”, says one West Papuan highlander who’s looking after children orphaned in the recent fighting.
“We will not retreat. We will not run. We will fight until recognition dawns ” , says a member of West Papua’s young guerrilla force whose ranks include teenagers orphaned in the ongoing conflict.
“Dialogue is needed but dialogue which is constructive”, says Indonesia’s former Security Minister. “We have closed the door for dialogue on a referendum. No dialogue for independence.”
Sally Sara reports on a war with no end in sight.
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Burkina Faso is a special country; one that is characterized not by its economy or its nature, but by the people that inhabit it. Diversity is unequivocally Burkina Faso’s strong suite as difference takes place in co-existence. What makes this interesting for an architect is that the large variety of ethnic groups is paired with the creativity portrayed in the spatial environment.
Understanding the natural, cultural and social context in which Burkinabé citizens live will provide us with the tools to design better, more affordable and more culturally sensitive housing solutions. Comprehending their daily life is of high importance if the urbanizing population is to accept, apply, use and create new, more effective housing typologies.
This documentary shows the strength local architecture has and the inevitable change that the country is facing. Fusing both the vernacular and an African modernity offers viable solutions to the spatial development of the country’s urban growth.
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Check https://www.robynesome.com/bur....kinab-domesticity-do for the research paper, which contextualizes global challenges such as high population growth, rapid urbanization, and the lack of cultural values portrayed in mass housing, within Burkina Faso.
How much African ancestry does one have to have in order to be considered black and what percentage has to meet this criteria in order to be considered a black nation? Millions of Africans have been emigrating to Europe and the Americas in increasing numbers, constituting new African diaspora communities not directly connected with the slave trade. Other sources show that Africans had been present in Asia, Europe and even the Americas long before Christopher Columbus' travels.
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On March 7, 2004, Zimbabwean authorities arrested about seventy men at the Harare International airport for illegal arms trafficking and immigration violations.
It soon came to the surface that these men in question were mercenaries that were on their way to Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea to overthrow the long time leader of the country, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
These mercenaries had been organised by mainly British Financiers including Mark Thatcher, the son of the former UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
The leader of this group was Simon Mann , a former partner in the defunct private military firm Executive Outcomes. As their cover story, Simon Mann claimed that they were picking up weapons for a security job at a mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A day later, fifteen more men were arrested in Equatorial Guinea and they were linked to the group that had been arrested in Harare, Zimbabwe. After about two weeks, the conspirators in each country signed confessions admitting that they were headed to Equatorial Guinea to stage this infamous coup, known as the Wonga Coup. With Wonga being British slang for money.
In this Episode of African Biographics, we look at the perpetrators of the coup, as well as an account of this audacious, ,yet error-prone 2004 coup attempt against The President of Equatorial Guinea by these mercenaries.
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How can Africa's leaders persuade terrorists to put down their weapons and mitigate spillover effects?
Dimensions to be addressed:
- Integrating internally displaced persons
- Defusing the drivers of terrorism
- Fostering local, regional and international cooperation
•Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Special Adviser and Member of the State Cabinet, Ogun State Government, Nigeria; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on Fragility, Violence & Conflict.
•Abdirahman Yusuf Ali Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Somalia.
•Erastus J. O. Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson, African Union, Addis Ababa; Global Agenda Council on the Future of Regional Organizations.
•Kennedy Odede, President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), USA; Young Global Leader.
•Anton du Plessis, Managing Director, Institute for Security Studies (ISS), South Africa; Young Global Leader; Global Agenda Council on Fragility, Violence & Conflict.
Moderated by Bobby Ghosh, Managing Editor, Quartz - Atlantic Media, USA.