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KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! Pambazuka News 805: Yahya Jammeh must go! ------------------------------ 19 January 2017 CONTENTS: 1. Features <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/issue.php/current/#cat_1> 2. Announcements <http://www.pambazuka.net/en/issue.php/current/#cat_3> ------------------------------ *Features* ------------------------------ Democratic convolution in The Gambia: To intervene or not? <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/democratic-convolution-gambia-intervene-or-not>Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3921>Yahya Jammeh has violated the constitution and subverted the electoral laws of The Gambia by refusing to hand over power to the winner of the December elections. His decision constitutes treason. It triggers the right and duty of the citizenry to rise up against him in defence of the constitution. Military intervention by ECOWAS is also justified. The road to peace is for Jammeh to stand down <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/road-peace-jammeh-stand-down>Frans Viljoen <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/frans-viljoen>The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, expresses deep concern over the political situation in The Gambia, and calls for stronger South African engagement. President Jammeh’s cause is doomed: He deserves his fate <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/president-jammeh%E2%80%99s-cause-doomed-he-deserves-his-fate>Alagi Yorro Jallow <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6729>President Yahya Jammeh should save his family and thousands of innocent lives by retiring to his Kanilai Villa and later face the International Criminal Court. But as it is, he has chosen a worse fate. No effort should be spared to take down The Gambian tyrant and to install President-elect Adama Barrow. Saving The Gambia: Why ECOWAS must not relent in showing Jammeh the way out <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/saving-gambia-why-ecowas-must-not-relent-showing-jammeh-way-out>Okeoma Ibe <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/8228>There are several reasons why the West African regional grouping ECOWAS should not allow Yahyah Jammeh to stay in office beyond January 19, but three stand out – a bad precedent, violation of the will of majority of the Gambian people and violation of regional norms and standards. ECOWAS must be careful with military intervention in The Gambia <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/ecowas-must-be-careful-military-intervention-gambia>Cameron Duodu <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6674>It looks increasingly likely that the West African regional bloc will have to send troops into The Gambia to remove Yahya Jammeh and install President-elect Adama Barrow. But ECOWAS should keep in mind that military intervention is fraught with risk. It is essential that thorough and efficient planning is done beforehand to avoid civilian deaths. No invasion of The Gambia! <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/no-invasion-gambia>Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6424>Apart from perhaps Senegal and Ghana, none of the West African nations now holding Yahya Jammeh’s feet to the fire has conducted a credible election. Gambians must be allowed and supported to resolve their crisis without threats from regional powers. West Africa is arguably Africa’s most troubled region; another front of confrontation, this time in The Gambia, must be avoided. Two transitions and a dog’s bad name <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/two-transitions-and-dog%E2%80%99s-bad-name>Akin Rotimi <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/akin-rotimi>Two contrasting political transitions are scheduled this week: In America, President Obama will hand over power to his successor Donald Trump. But in The Gambia, President Jammeh will not be stepping down for Adama Barrow who beat him in December. The regional bloc ECOWAS should have found a way to hear Jammeh’s Supreme Court appeal instead of planning a military intervention. Kenya’s military defeat at El Adde: Time to end war on terror in Somalia <https://www.pambazuka.org/human-security/kenya%E2%80%99s-military-defeat-el-adde-time-end-war-terror-somalia>Horace G. Campbell <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/horace-g-campbell>A year ago, Kenya’s army suffered its worst attack in history inside Somalia chiefly due to lack of clear objectives and operational strategies. The government has kept the exact details secret, even as it spends $1 billion annually without crushing al-Shabaab. Meanwhile lecturers, doctors, nurses and other workers are up in arms demanding a better terms. The military invasion of Somalia, now in its sixth year, has failed and should be halted. An alternative reconstruction plan for Somalia is needed. Jubilee is destroying Kenya, time for Opposition to rule <https://www.pambazuka.org/democracy-governance/jubilee-destroying-kenya-time-opposition-rule>David Ndii <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/8880>Kenyans go to elections on 8 August 2017 against the backdrop of empty promises by the government of Uhuru Kenyatta, widespread looting of state coffers, poverty and massive borrowing that has left the nation mired in debt. The future of Kenya is in the hands of a united Opposition. Farewell, Barack Obama! <https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/farewell-barack-obama>Alemayehu G. Mariam <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/6135>How will President Obama be remembered in Africa? In the dying days of his administration, Obama lifted sanctions imposed on Al Bashir regime in Sudan. That decision confirms to the world Obama’s true face and on which side of history he has stood in relation to Africa for the past eight years. Reflections on post-US elections geopolitics: Part Five <https://www.pambazuka.org/global-south/reflections-post-us-elections-geopolitics-part-five>*The global military-security dimension*Yash Tandon <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/5272>On 20 January 2017, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America. Will he succeed in carrying America’s “imperial burden”? It is too early to say, but it will, undoubtedly, be a compromise between what he and his inner circle of policy advisers intend to do, and what the military-industrial-financial complex wants him to do. The fertility wars: Birth control as US foreign policy <https://www.pambazuka.org/human-security/fertility-wars-birth-control-us-foreign-policy>Mary Serumaga <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/9388>Aggressive population control campaigns in Africa have their roots in American foreign policy going back nearly 60 years. US authorities concluded that rapid population growth in the developing world threatened America’s access to cheap resources necessary for their consumerist lifestyle. Unknown to many in the countries targeted, and against protests from the Catholic Church, America has pretty much achieved its objectives. Decriminalizing abortion in Africa: From commitment to action <https://www.pambazuka.org/gender-minorities/decriminalizing-abortion-africa-commitment-action>Liza M. Kimbo <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/liza-m-kimbo>While acknowledging the moral, religious and ethical concerns raised by those opposed to progressive abortion law reforms, it is important to critically reflect on the public health implications of unsafe abortion on women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health. It is equally necessary to sustain constructive engagement with every section of the society to find lasting solutions to preventable deaths and disabilities from the scourge of unsafe abortion. Remembering Lumumba: The ebb and flow of a nationalist political imaginary <https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/remembering-lumumba-ebb-and-flow-nationalist-political-imaginary>David-Ngendo Tshimba <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/9514>As a member of the petty bourgeoisie in the final decade of colonialism, Congo’s iconic independence leader Patrice Lumumba supported the idea of a Congolese-Belgian commonwealth in which Africans and Europeans shared common interests. It was only later that he abandoned this view and aggressively championed Congolese independence in the European framework of a nation-state. Canadian aid to Africa under Justin Trudeau <https://www.pambazuka.org/economics/canadian-aid-africa-under-justin-trudeau>Toby Leon Moorsom <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/8009>The Canadian government under Justin Trudeau is attempting to alter the narratives about our country's relationship with the African continent. Beware the initiative is largely an ideological chimera devoid of concrete action, but even worse, it is blatant hypocrisy. Uganda: Without social justice, forget peace in Rwenzururu Kingdom <https://www.pambazuka.org/human-security/uganda-without-social-justice-forget-peace-rwenzururu-kingdom>Vincent Nuwagaba <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/5960>If the people of Kasese in Uganda are marginalised, discriminated against, exploited and dispossessed, what's wrong with them making calls for secession? In his violent crackdown on them, Yoweri Museveni has committed crimes against humanity for which he should be tried by the International Criminal Court. Understand not underestimate: YEGNA’s contribution to social transformation <https://www.pambazuka.org/gender-minorities/understand-not-underestimate-yegna%E2%80%99s-contribution-social-transformation>AWiB Team <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/awib-team>The Ethiopian women’s association AWiB, upon hearing the unsettling news of the UK Parliament decision to pull DFID support to YEGNA, a program which has been instrumental for addressing core issues of the unspoken and unseen trials of women and young girls, skillfully crafted to get to people’s hearts and minds and changing millions as a result, asks the global community to start a conversation on this issue. Dialogue is the first step to change! ------------------------------ *Announcements* ------------------------------ CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS <https://www.pambazuka.org/announcements/conference-call-papers-and-presentations>*Blackness, Indigeneity, Colonialism, and Confederation: 21st Century Perspectives*Black Canadian Studies Association and Brandon University <https://www.pambazuka.org/author/black-canadian-studies-association-and-brandon-university>The Black Canadian Studies Association, in partnership with Brandon University (Manitoba), invites submissions to its third biennial conference, 11-13 May 2017, “Blackness, Indigeneity, Colonialism, and Confederation: 21st Century Perspectives." This conference will explore the achievements, challenges, contributions, histories and futures of African Canadians at Canada's 150th anniversary. A Civil Society Survey on South-South Cooperation: Emerging Powers and Africa <https://www.pambazuka.org/announcements/civil-society-survey-south-south-cooperation-emerging-powers-and-africa>Edwin Rwigi <https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/8453> Fahamu Africa’s Emerging Powers in Africa project is undertaking this Civil Society survey to understand the role and experience of Africa’s Civil Society in the Emerging Powers (for example, Brazil, India, China, Turkey, South Korea, Gulf States) in Africa discourse – otherwise referred to as South-South Cooperation (cooperation among traditionally Developing Nations). Pambazuka Android App is now on Google Play Store <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pambazuka.org&hl=en>As a way to reach more people and to make your experience with Pambazuka News better, we have developed an android app as another tool to create a better reading experience with mobile devices. 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