Excluded Headlines: Africa mpox outbreak, US strikes kill Yemenis, repression in Tanzania and Zimbabwe ...
Stay up to date on the Global South news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
In this week’s Global South news:
Lack of vaccines in Africa as WHO declares global emergency due to mpox outbreak - Governments of countries in central Africa have struggled to provide mpox vaccines, with the international community doing little to help, and the US hoarding 20 million vaccines in 2022, which then mostly expired. While there is no direct vaccine against mpox, the smallpox vaccine is 85% effective in prevention. Now, there is a surge of cases in 13 countries in Africa and in the DRC, 524 people have died out of 14,000 cases. Source, source.
US, British strikes on Yemen kill over 70 people - This week alone, the US has carried out at least 10 airstrikes on Yemen, killing 73 people. The United States and other countries announced a military coalition to target Yemen in support of Israel last December. Source, source.
Femicide of doctor in India sparks nationwide protests - After a doctor was raped and killed while on duty in a public hospital, Indians gathered in major cities at around midnight and shouted slogans in support of women’s right to freedom of movement and against the failure of the state to protect them. Source, source.
Over 500 arrested in Tanzania - In the lead up to a youth rally and with elections due next year, authorities arrested some 520 people around the country, including leaders of the opposition party. Source.
Repression in Zimbabwe - While citizens are facing drought and hunger, the Zimbabwean government has arrested at least 80 activists recently, and the ISO accuses authorities of torturing some of them. Source, source.
Argentinians protest President Milei’s attempt to make education a service rather than a right - On Wednesday, education unions held a national action, and they have “Giant March” planned for September. The new law would also limit the right to strike. Source, source, source.
Thailand prime minister removed from office - After Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed PM Srettha Thavisin, the parliament has scheduled a vote for a new PM for this Friday. The governing party has nominated party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the position. The Constitutional Court ruled that Srettha violated ethical standards by appointing someone convicted of corruption to his cabinet. Source, source.
Sudan suffering on multiple fronts - Sudan’s Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions have had hunger-related deaths and over 20% of the population are severely undernourished. Insufficient rainfall combined with civil war have disrupted farming and food distribution around the country. The last remaining hospital in El Fasher risks closure as the city is being bombed. As authorities fail to protect them, some Sudanese communities are organising and taking up arms. Source, source, source.
Useful reads:
African Knowledge: Alternative Paths to Eurocentric Methods
Lessons for Democracy From the Brazilian Amazon
The deep roots of Latin American solidarity with Palestine
We Are The Bad Guys (on the West’s role in the world)
Sexual violence and child malnutrition in Sudan’s civil war place heavy burden on women
From ecocide to resource-stripping: War’s collateral damage on the planet