Tag: Africa
The West wants to keep Africa as beggars, Eritrea and Ethiopia are threats to neo-colonialism!
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Thomas Mountain, an independent journalist in Eritrea. He explains why the Horn of Africa is strategically so important, and discusses US attempts to gain control of the Bab Al Mandab strait. He also traces Ethiopia’s move closer towards Eritrea under Abiy Ahmed, and explains how the country’s development model threatens the EU and the US. …
Russia needs to look in the mirror over Ukraine, NATO expansion – adviser to former President Obama
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to President Obama’s and President Clinton’s National Security Council director for European affairs, Professor Charles Kupchan. He discusses the state of the European Union after a tumultuous 2010s filled with populism and refugee crises, the EU’s record on maintaining peace on the continent, Britain’s post-Brexit foreign policy, Joe Biden’s handling of tensions with Russia …
Haiti’s long fight for freedom with Pascal Robert, EU Denying Africans Asylum
Naomi Karavani is joined by Pascal Robert. He’s a contributor to the Black Agenda Report and the host of the ‘This Is Revolution’ podcast. They start the conversation on new reporting revealing that the assassins of Haitian President Jovenel Moise were searching for a list of drug kingpins when they raided his home. …
Gaddafi’s ex-spokesman: Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has widest support heading into Libyan elections
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Moussa Ibrahim, the former spokesperson for late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He discusses the overturning of the decision to ban Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi (the son of Muammar Gaddafi) from running in the Libyan presidential elections, current polling for the elections, why he believes the polls are wrong, why he thinks Saif Al-Islam is the only candidate who is not aligned with a foreign power …