Excluded Headlines: Kenyans not giving up, Gazans refusing to move, Haiti, Egypt, Kurdistan
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:
Kenyans continue to protest, president fires almost entire cabinet - Despite achieving their goal of stopping tax hikes, Kenyans are still protesting against the government. President Ruto, feeling the pressure, promised to set up a “broad based government” instead of the cabinet, but many Kenyan activists see the president as a puppet of Western imperialism and are calling for leaders that put their well being first. Where previously, politicians were often looked up to, now their event invitations are being cancelled and they are playing down their wealth. Activists, particularly the youth, say they are crooks and not delivering for the people. Source, source, source.
Gazans change their response to constantly being told to move, and now refuse to leave - The Palestinian people in Gaza have started a social media campaign using the hashtag “We will not leave” in response to Israeli occupation forces dropping thousands of leaflets on Gaza City on Wednesday that told them to evacuate to central Gaza. Gazans now believe that such evacuations are useless and no place is safe. After a two-week Israeli offensive on the Al-Shujayah district in Gaza City, civil defence crews and local residents discovered at least 60 bodies under the rubble. Source, source, source.
Citibank leaving Haiti - Citibank, the fourth largest bank in the US, is ending operations in Haiti due to low demand. The bank bought the debt that Haitians had been paying to France for 80 years as “compensation” for achieving their independence from the country. They then had to pay Citibank, which made huge profits on the debt until the 1950s when it was finally paid off. Source, source.
Egyptians buying food on credit - Many Egyptians are now paying for basic food supplies and medicine on credit as they no longer have cash. Prices and the poverty rate in the country are increasingly constantly. Source.
Intensified Turkish air strikes on villages in the Kurdistan region of Iraq - One man said 10 members of his family were killed, while 90% of another village was burned down, and other people have lost their farmland. Since 15 June Turkiye has increased its military control of the region, deploying tanks and troops, setting up checkpoints and ID checks. Turkiye has built seven new bases in the region, bringing the total to 71. It seems the move is part of a deal to secure oil and infrastructure concessions. Source, source.
South Sudan on the verge of famine as it braces for worst floods in 60 years - Current water levels in Lake Victoria have reached a 128-year high, with the government warning that water released from the lake will flood vast parts of the country in the latter part of this year. Source.
Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election - Pezeshkian is being described as a centrist, who promised no big changes to Iranian policies. Source.
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