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Leaders in Africa and around the world give lip service to addressing underlying causes of terrorism, violent internal conflicts, criminal violence and other threats. In practice, they prioritize militarized responses that are not only abusive of human rights but also ineffective and counter-productive. African conflicts are most often seen in terms of simplistic narratives and applied to the entire continent. But each country is distinct. Most are at peace, afflicted not by war and warlords, but by the less visible kinds of violence that prevail around the world: violence against women or th...

AfricaFocus Bulletins with Material on Politics and Human Rights April 19, 2021  Confronting Global Apartheid Demands Global Solidarity http://www.africafocus.org/docs21/ga2104.php     "The COVID-19 pandemic has both revealed and deepened structural inequalities around the world. Nearly every country has been hit by economic downturn, but the impacts are unevenly felt. Within and across countries, the people who have suffered most are those already disadvantaged by race, class, gender, or place of birth, reflecting the harsh inequality that has characterized our world for centuries." ...

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Army veteran Larry A. Freeland is the author of the novel "Chariots in the Sky." (contributed photo) 22 Feb 2021 The News Herald, Panama City, Fla. | By Tony Simmons When it comes to the experience of flying military helicopters in wartime, new author Larry A. Freeland knows of what he writes. The retiree, originally from Canton, Ohio, grew up in a military family — his father was a U.S. Air Force officer who moved the family to many bases across this country, including Tyndall Air Force Base. "My Father was a career Air...

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