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Adding to a long history of foreign conferences on “fixing Haiti” with catastrophic consequences, the Ottawa Initiative on Haiti (OIH) took place near my hometown on January 31-February 1, 2003. At the invitation of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s Liberals, the event brought together officials from the United States, France, and the Organization of American States to discussContinue reading “Below Zero in Haiti, 20 Years into The Ottawa Initiative – Jafrikayiti”

The final stage of a complex trial over the payment of treaty annuities in northern Ontario kicked off Monday with one group of plaintiffs pursuing negotiations and the other in court. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/robinson-treaties-third-stage-trial-1.6731274

Family Demands Access to Investigation After Private Autopsy Reveals Police Shot Environmental Activist Over 13 Times – Southern Center for Human Rights — Read on http://www.schr.org/family-demands-access-to-investigation-after-private-autopsy-reveals-police-shot-environmental-activist-shot-over-13-times/

Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Caribbean island country could also support its neighbor on electoral reforms. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/world/africa/jamaica-willing-take-part-military-intervention-haiti-pm-says-2023-02-01/

The two Sahel neighbors are also battling international sanctions after military coups toppled civilian governments — Read on http://www.africanews.com/2023/02/02/burkina-faso-mali-eye-federation-after-expelling-french-soldiers/