Excluded Headlines: Public media shutdown in Argentina, destructive IMF loan in Egypt ...
Stay up to date on the global news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlook, with author and journalist, Tamara Pearson.
In this week’s Global South news:
Argentinian president shuts down public media - Argentina’s public newsagency, Telam, has been shut down by right-wing president Milei. Telam workers and the press union responded with protests. Some 700 workers found themselves without work, while others have labelled the move a crackdown on critical speech. Source, source.
Egypt floats currency, receives US$8 billion IMF loan - Facing inflation, soaring prices, and a lack of access to foreign currency, on Wednesday the Egyptian government floated its currency (rather than being fixed by the government, its value is now up to market forces) and accepted an IMF loan. The floating and reduced state involvement in the economy were conditions of the IMF loan, and now food prices are likely to go up further. Source, source.
Indonesian fishers reject WTO ban on subsidies - Small and informal fishers have rejected the WTO‘s proposal to limit and prohibit fisheries subsidies. Without subsidies, small-scale fishers will struggle even more to compete with the large-scale fishing industry. The WTO has used the pretext of protecting fish populations, but small-scale fishers often only fish enough to feed their families. Source.
300 women kidnapped in Nigeria - While media reports vary on the exact number, and if the people are girls or women and include some boys; around 300 people were kidnapped on March 1 while fetching wood in the forest for cooking. It is possible the kidnappers were from Boko Haram, who has used the strategy before. Source, source.
Flooding state of emergency in Brazil - Brasilia is cut off from neighbouring towns as extreme and unusual flooding from intense rains has hit the Acre River. Source.
Sudanese youth discuss ways to end the conflict - The inaugural conference of the Sudanese Youth Network aimed at Ending War and Establishing Democratic Civil Transformation in Sudan was held over four days. Some 160 people met in Uganda and agreed to work with forces within Sudan who are trying to stop the war, to wage campaigns to have their voices heard, and to meet with the warring parties - the RSF and the Sudanese Army - in order to pressure them. Source.
Useful reads:
Argentina’s 8M feminist strike: Women are protesting cuts and hunger
Inside the DRC conflict: what's behind the current war in the country? (short vid).
Destroyed ecosystems in Palestine: The Impact of Israeli Military Activities on the Environment
Bangkok’s elderly homeless still affected by the pandemic
The struggles of the Pattharkattas, Nepal’s invisible workforce
Women in India: The Invisible Farmers
Gaza - ‘The reality on the ground is infinitely worse than the worst videos and photos that we're seeing in the West’ (video).