Excluded Headlines: Senegal wants to audit mining companies, US sanctions harming Yemenis ...
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:
Senegal's president announces audit of oil, gas and mining industries - After swearing in, Bassirou Diomaye Faye said one of his first policy moves would be to root out corruption in those sectors. "The exploitation of our natural resources, which according to the constitution belong to the people, will receive particular attention from my government," he said. He appointed his ally Ousmane Sonko, who, like him, was imprisoned by the previous government, as PM. Source, source.
Mexico gives go ahead to US soldiers to enter the country - The Mexican senate has approved a measure whereby US soldiers will enter the country to train its Armed Forces. Source.
US sanctions, allegedly to punish the Houthi movement, are affecting ordinary Yeminis - Months after the US implemented sanctions on Yemen, people in the country are struggling to access money transfers from overseas that – after almmost 10 years of war and economic collapse – have become a lifeline. Yemenis were already facing rising food prices and the collapse of basic services. Source.
After coup, Gabon begins country-wide dialogue - After overthrowing the 55-year Bongo family government in a non-violent coup last year, the new government is now holding what it calls an Inclusive Major National Dialogue with the aim of healing, restoring constitutional order, and making the country a better place to live. So far, there are 50,000 suggestions that will be discussed. Source.
Guatemala’s new left-leaning president goes corporate - Though Arevalo has implemented a range of policies, he came back from four days in the US after meeting Biden and Harris, and announced “funds” received from the country will be used for “infrastructure” and “projects”. The two words are often used in the region as code for building urban facilities for US transnationals. Arevalo said he held meetings with Amazon and Mastercard representatives, and they said they are interested in investing. Source, source.
203 humanitarian workers killed in Gaza - The Israeli government and forces have killed more aid workers in Gaza since October than in all wars over the last 30 years combined. Source, source.
Israel bombs Iranian embassy in Syria - An Israeli airstrike obliterated the Iranian consulate and the residence of the Iranian ambassador in Damascus. An adjacent building and hospital were also damaged. Seven people were killed. Following the attack, there were large protests in Iran, while the Iranian government said it would respond to the attack. Source, source, source, source.
Egypt’s president sworn in for another term - President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi swore in for a third six-year term after being re-elected in a December vote in which he faced no serious challengers. Source.
Useful reads:
On 60th Anniversary of US-Backed Coup, Brazilians Ask US to Declassify Records
Short documentary: Israel’s digital occupation of Palestine.
From Prison to the Presidency in 3 Weeks: In Senegal, Pan-Africanist Opposition Figures Take Office
Senegal’s new government faces legacy of colonialism, pledges ‘full independence’
The slow but steady erosion of India’s civil society
Crowded camps and local aid: How DR Congo’s M23 conflict is impacting Goma
Haitian Community Defenders Fight US-Armed Death Squads and Puppet Governments
Palestine Will Be Okay - Diary of a Gazan Traveler
India’s Farmers Are Mobilizing Against the Modi Government