---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Pambazuka Editor" <[email protected]> Date: 11 Jul 2013 19:36 Subject: Pambazuka News 638: Egypt's turmoil, Obama's visit: exposing myths and truths To: "pambazuka-news" <[email protected]>
PAMBAZUKA NEWS 638: EGYPT'S TURMOIL, OBAMA'S VISIT: EXPOSING MYTHS AND TRUTHS The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! BECOME A FRIEND OF PAMBAZUKA NOW! http://www.pambazuka.org/en/friends.php Follow Pambazuka #PambazukaNews Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Comment & analysis, 4. Advocacy & campaigns /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Features THIRD PHASE OF THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION: IS THIS THE PATH TO WAR? Horace G. Campbell This phase of the revolution will require clarity from those who understand that the future of Egypt depends on the conscious and organized action of the people to avoid open warfare. The agents of militarism are ready to use the excuse of violence and security to hijack the will of the people http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88195 ****** DOWNFALL OF MORSI REPRESENTS DEFEAT OF IMPERIAL POWERS' 'PLAN B' Dan Glazebrook The popular rebellion against President Morsi shows that Egyptians will no longer back leaders who leave economic policy in the hands of Europe and the international banking elite, security in the hands of a savage and torturing police force, and foreign policy in the hands of the US, Britain and Israel http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88194 ****** ON THE SITUATION IN EGYPT: AN INSIDER'S VIEWPOINT Helmi Sharawy In essence, what we had witnessed on 30 June 2013 in Egypt was the ordinary people's revolution against the Islamists governance that had dismantled their lives for the interests of the West http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88190 ****** AN IMPORTANT VICTORY OF THE EGYPTIAN PEOPLE Samir Amin Sixteen million Egyptians demonstrated against the government of President Morsi that led to his downfall. Western powers, Israel and the Gulf countries hate the perspective of a democratic, socially progressive, independent Egypt http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88189 ****** HYDROPOWER POLITICS: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE WORLD'S LONGEST RIVER Elissa Jobson The controversy is about the Nile's governance. Ethiopia adheres to the Harmon Doctrine, which holds that a country has absolute sovereignty over the water that flows through its territory. But Egypt clings to its historical usage rights http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88183 ****** A LECTURE TOUR WITHOUT A REAL Q&A SESSION Antoine Roger Lokongo Except in South Africa where some protesters opposed his visit, President Obama's tour of Africa was received with much excitement around the continent. But burning questions about America's dealings with Africa should be asked http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88186 ****** WHY DIDN'T OBAMA NAME DR CONGO'S BAD NEIGHBOURS? Kambale Musavuli America's allies, Rwanda and Uganda, are involved in training, arming and offering operational support to rebels who have killed millions of people in eastern Congo. Yet, tellingly, Obama refrained from openly criticising them http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88187 ****** OBAMA VISITS MANDELA'S OLD CELL, BUT WON'T FREE HIS OWN POLITICAL PRISONERS Glen Ford Obama sees no irony in making a pilgrimage to Nelson Mandela's place of political imprisonment, while holding 80,000 human beings in solitary confinement http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88185 ****** OBAMA, MANDELA AND DANGEROUS MYTHOLOGY Margaret Kimberley Obama's recent visit to South Africa when the 94-year-old Mandela was hospitalized created a golden opportunity for analysis and a questioning of long held assumptions about both men. The personal triumphs of these two individuals have not translated into success for black people in either of their countries. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88188 ****** STATES OF INSECURITY Why government spooks are undermining democracy Dale T. McKinley There is a very broad conception of national security wherein state spooks have come to see themselves as the main watchdog of society, almost separate and above the constitutional and democratic order http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88182 ****** UKUTHWALA: IS IT CULTURE CORRECT OR CULTURE CORRUPT? Brenda Modisaotsile There are strong reasons for the persistence of the cultural practice of bride abduction in southern Africa and some parts of the world. But the practice violates the rights of the girl child and endangers her future wellbeing. It should be discarded http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88180 ****** HAITI: OBSTACLES TO HEALTHCARE ON THE FRONTLINE OF HIV Sokari Ekine Statistics show that the numbers of people living with HIV and dying of AIDS/TB in Haiti has decreased dramatically over the past 10 years due to a policy directed at prevention based on education and increased access to treatment. But there are other very grim realities excluded from the official reports http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88181 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Announcements AFRICA SMALL RESEARCH GRANT COMPETITION Review of African Political Economy The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) is pleased to announce the establishment of a small research grants competition for African scholars/activists based in Africa and pursuing a political economy agenda. This is a call for applications. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/Announce/88202 ****** MEDIA IN AFRICA: A CALL FOR ARTICLES Pambazuka News is planning a special issue on the media in Africa. We are inviting our readers and contributors to celebrate as well as critique the media on the continent. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/Announce/88203 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Comment & analysis A LETTER OF CONCERN TO PRESIDENT SALVA KIIR... >From several long-time friends of South Sudan Friends of South Sudan On 8 July 8 2013 several individuals wrote to the President of South Sudan, expressing unease at disturbing developments in the country, particularly the impunity of the armed forces and growing corruption that portend future instability for the country. An immediate commitment to rectifying these problems is called for http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/88191 ****** BASHIR: A TEST TO AU CREDIBILITY Luka Biong Deng The history of inaction and failure of the AU to implement its own commitments and solutions poses real doubts about the credibility of its institutions after 50 years of existence http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/88198 ****** BRITAIN, ABURI AND THE IGBO GENOCIDE Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe In January 1967 historic talks were held in regards to the on-going civil war in Nigeria. Revisiting the talks via the audio transcripts of the deliberations reveals the success the leader of the Ibos, Colonel Odumegwu-Ojukwu had in persuading the rest of the participants to accept an extensively decentralised structural solution to Nigeria's crisis http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/88192 ****** KENYA, THE 'SONKO' NATION Abdullahi Boru Halakhe Greed is a national trait in Kenya, not just among the leaders but in all the citizens. Everyone wants to get material success no matter what the methods. It the fruit of a seed sown at independence http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/88197 ****** NIGERIA: AT LAST, TWO STRONG POLITICAL PARTIES EVOLVE Abdulrazaq Magaji A two-party arrangement may be the panacea to the sectional politics Nigerians have long been attuned to http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/88196 ****** WHERE AFRICA'S NEW NARRATIVES GO WRONG William Muchayi If the fragilities and dangers within Africa's growth are not recognised, 'Africa Rising' stereotypes may prove as hopeless as their predecessors ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 4 Advocacy & campaigns CELEBRATING A DECADE OF THE AFRICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS PROTOCOL Kavinya Makau Significant gains have been achieved, but the Protocol will only have real meaning when governments go further and show their commitment to the protection and advancement of African women's rights by domesticating and fully implementing the instrument http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/88199 ****** SEX WORKERS MOVEMENT CONDEMNS TV REPORT IN KENYA They say the documentary breached journalistic ethics and exposed sex workers to possible hatred and violence at a time when sex workers have been targeted for attack in Kenya http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/88184 ****** STATEMENT ON ROAD BLOCKADE BY KENNEDY ROAD RESIDENTS Abahlali baseMjondolo On 4 June, the mayor promised to meet the residents by the end of the month to address their demands. But more than a week into July the residents have heard nothing further about the proposed meeting http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/advocacy/88201 ****** UN WOMEN NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PHUMZILE MLAMBO-NGCUKA OF SOUTH AFRICA New York, 10 July 2013 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka from South Africa as the new Executive Director of UN Women, the organization leading UN's work on advancing gender equality and women's rights. The announcement was made through the Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General at today's news briefing. The statement says: "Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka brings to this position, a wealth of experience in advocating for women's issues with a combination of strategic leadership, consensus building and hands-on management experience. She was the first woman to hold the position of Deputy President of South Africa from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka initially became a member of parliament in 1994 chairing the Public Service Portfolio Committee. She was deputy minister in the Department of Trade and Industry (1996-1999), Minister of Minerals and Energy (1999-2005) and briefly served as acting Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in 2004. Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka was Young Women's Coordinator for the World Young Women's Christian Association in Geneva (1984-1986) and served as the first President of the Natal Organization of Women, an affiliate of the United Democratic Front, when it was formed in December 1983. Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka established Umlambo Foundation in 2008 to provide support to schools in impoverished areas in South Africa through mentorship and coaching for teachers and in Malawi through school improvements with local partners. Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka holds a Master's degree in Philosophy in Educational Planning and Policy from the University of Cape Town (2003) and a BA in Education from the University of Lesotho (1980). In 2003, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Western Cape. Born in 1955, Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka is married with three children. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. (c) Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. For further details see: http://www.pambazuka.org/en/about.php Pambazuka news can be viewed online: English language edition ( http://www.pambazuka.org/en ) Edicao em lingua Portuguesa ( http://www.pambazuka.org/pt ) Edition francaise ( http://www.pambazuka.org/fr ) RSS Feeds available at http://www.pambazuka.org/en/newsfeed.php Pambazuka News is published with the support of a number of funders, details of which can be obtained here ( http://www.pambazuka.org/en/about.php ) . To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://pambazuka.gn.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pambazuka-news or send a message to [email protected] with the word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line as appropriate. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Pambazuka News or Fahamu. With around 2,600 contributors and an estimated 600,000 readers, Pambazuka News is the authoritative pan-African electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa providing cutting edge commentary and in-depth analysis on politics and current affairs, development, human rights, refugees, gender issues and culture in Africa. Order cutting-edge climate titles from Pambazuka Press: 'Earth Grab: Geopiracy, the New Biomassters and Capturing Climate Genes ( http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100969040 ) ' - OUT NOW To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa ( http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100628980 ) - OUT NOW * Pambazuka News is on Twitter. By following '@pambazuka' on Twitter you can receive headlines from our 'Features' and 'Comment & Analysis' sections as they are published, and can even receive our headlines via SMS. Visit our Twitter page for more information: http://twitter.com/pambazuka. * Pambazuka News has a Del.icio.us ( http://Del.icio.us/ ) page, where you can view the various websites that we visit to keep our fingers on the pulse of Africa! Visit http://delicious.com/pambazuka_news. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqkPkjE9XKC9Ez42zQzgFdgMROis%3D0rusT3U9xkdqst4A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
