Manufacturing Dissent

News From Africa & West Asia. * Palestinian activists criticize the BBC’s deliberate attempt to whitewash ethnic cleansing by Israeli forces in the new documentary on Nakba. They also called out BBC for minimizing the role played by the British empire in relocating Jews to Palestine which was home to Arabs of three faiths, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. * Algeria recalled their ambassador to Fra...

Africa And West Asia * Israel continues house arrest of Palestinian freelance journalist Lama Ghosheh. The young journalist covering the increased violence of the Israeli Occupation Forces last year was arrested in September 2022. She spent 10 days in jail and since has been under house arrest. * The US and EU slap new sanctions on Iran after their historic peace deal with Saudi Arabia brokered by...

Africa. * US troops at AFRICOM hold military drills in West Africa, despite locals protesting. * Russia-Egypt trade was at a decade high in 2022, and Egyptian leadership is keen on increasing business further. * The Republic of Congo is penning a new energy deal with Russia in Moscow. * Egypt and Turkiye are in talks to restore diplomatic relations. The topic of Palestine is up for discussion. * Z...

In October 2022, China held its 20th National Congress. The National Congress is held every five years. During this crucial political event, the Communist Party of China evaluates its progress. However every year there is another important political process that happens in China, the Two Sessions or 兩會 as it is called in Mandarin. This annual political assembly is of members not just of the CPC,...