There is a debate among geopolitical and economic commentators about the merits of Chinese versus western involvement with Africa. One argument is that Chinese investment is exploitative and undermines the development of democracy and human rights on the continent. Others view the matter in terms of competition, arguing that China is encroaching on the decades-long monopoly of the west over Africa’s natural resources.
Ojedi.com Debuts
Ojedi.com is live. Just in time for the holidays, this exciting venture from AfricaResource is an online retailer featuring exquisite and luxurious handmade products around the world.
Cannabis in the United States: An Update – News Report
Cannabis in the United States: An Update – News Report
You know things are shifting in America when Fortune magazine, the bible for business journalism, runs a cover story titled “Is pot already legal?”. You also know it when Barack Obama’s Department of Justice publishes a long-expected memo signalling that the federal government will no longer raid medical marijuana dispensaries if they are legal under state law. That happened formally this month.
Pharma-Medical Mal-Practices: Thousands of Women Mislead Into Unnnecessary Breast Cancern Surgery – News Report
Pharma-medical Mal-Practices: Thousands of Women Mislead Into Unnnecessary Breast Cancern Surgery
The British government has been forced to rewrite its advice on breast cancer screening after research showed that thousands of women have been misled into having unnecessary surgery.
The Kemetian Family Tree: Black Egypt Eternal – Marc Washington’s Perspectives
Africans of Ancient Rome: “The Black Romans” – Marc Washington’s Perspectives
Call Them Nubians, Sudanese, Kemitians, Kushites or Ethiopians – Video
P Diddy’s Fall Guy Shyne Barrow Deported Back to Belize – News Report
The Afghanistan Drug Trade and The C.I.A. – Rasta Livewire Reports
The New York Time is reporting that Ahmed Wali Karzai the brother of the Afghan president and the main controller of the country’s booming illegal opium trade gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency for presumably a job well done.
Strange and Ominous UFO-shaped Clouds Over Romania – Rasta Livewire Reports
A flying saucer-shaped cloud was spotted in the skies above Romania – just weeks after a similarly striking formation appeared over Moscow. Rasta Livewire published images of this strange and ominous phenomenon that had passed over Russia.