The Medical Interns strike is a self-made crisis… and the state has the the tools to resolve it…

This is what empty promises and sending love letters between the bureaucratic institutions. The state and the government have promised a relief and added salary for the medical interns. This is going back to the first strike this year in June 2021 and the promises of the President and his letter to the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Economic Development (MoFPED) in July 2021.

Now, we are in mid-December 2021 and nothing has happened. The Federation for Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI) have rights to fight for their members and for the ones who is on the front-line. For a President who defends and wants to pay scientists. It is really weak that he cannot find the funds or allocate funds to fix this. Alas, this isn’t an priority.

That’s why on the 10th December 2021 the Ministry of Health has sent out an letter and said the medical interns can be evicted and vacate the Hospitals within a week to pave way for new ones in January 2022. This shows that the state was never interested in paying a fair salary and the covering their basic needs. As these are the future of the Ministry of Health and the ones who can become the Health Care professionals the MoH needs.

This government clearly doesn’t care about the Ministry of Health or the ones working there. They don’t prioritize it or have any concerns, because there is always an Non-Governmental Organization or United Nations Organizations covering the shortfalls. If not, the high ranking officials is taking trips abroad to get healing. The medical tourism of the big-men and the patronage is the reason for not valuing the hospitals and health centres.

When the President knows perfectly well the problems. He has even written a letter directing the MoFPED in July 2021. There is all the reasons to listen to the grievances and needs of the medical interns. This is if the government or the National Resistance Movement (NRM) even values the scientists or the ones who combat a pandemic. The NRM thinks they can assault and silence the ones who cannot even feed themselves.

On the 10th December 2021, the same day as the MoH went after the Medical Interns. “The Uganda Dental Association (UDA) hereby informs the general public that we will be joining the ongoing industrial action organized by the Uganda Medical Association. We sincerely apologize for any and all inconveniences caused” (UDA, 10.12.2021). They are joining the Uganda Medical Association, which is on their 5th week of industrial action and that’s all because the state cannot live up to their own promises. This is neglecting their mission and good governance, which is proving how bad the state is at governing at this current time.

Association of Graduate Nurses and Midwives of Uganda wrote yesterday a press release. Where the AGNMU states the importance of the medical interns. They are not only condemning, but stating that it’s a dangerous decision by the MoH, which will affect the 2022 cohort. Secondly, which was interesting was this line from the

AGNMU: “Ministry of health should pay medical interns as per the presidential directive. Why should a mother starve her children? Medical interns deserve to be paid for their great work they contribute to health care in Uganda” (AGNMU – ‘Press Release on Medical Interns Strike’ 11.12.2021).

It is clear, that the President, MoFPED and MoH have no plans of honouring their promises. This has been going on for too long and they have no plans of changing it. The state shows that with initially firing the interns and wanting to hire others. Which is not respecting or honouring the ideals of a strike. They are making the workers and the medical professionals into a commodity they can easily transfer or change. So, if these sorts of actions causes a brain-drain. The state created this by themselves and gave no incentives for the ones trying to be come a nurse, midwife or doctor to stay in the Republic. Since, the state doesn’t value your eduction or your profession anyway. That’s the message here and they been saying that with the inaction for months. Peace.

Ethiopia: Somali State Resistance – A statement given by Somali State Resistance (03.12.2021)

A statement given by Somali State Resistance.
After the establishment of the Somali State Resistance (SSR) has discussed extensively and consulted with federalist forces on how to solve natural and man-made disasters that have been caused by the Somali people, it will be remembered that he has signed an agreement with eight other federalist and federalist forces in Washington DC. Therefore, it is not a matter of time to save the unified forces that are leading the country in the wrong direction. So, our organization Somali State Resistance is standing by the Somali people more than ever before, we are working hard to fulfill the government of Abiy Ahmed and his envoys.
The Somali people are in a problem that has never been seen in the past three years. A large number of animals are dying due to heavy drought in the region. Human life is passing easily like this. On the other hand, the ethnic conflicts that have been organized by the regional government can be seen widely. Conflicts from the neighboring regions have caused a lot of destruction of people and property in our people, displacement and social crisis.
The government led by Mr. Mustafe, instead of serving the people, Abiy Ahmed and his followers, who are trying to bring the country back to the previous system, have been blamed in history by proving their mission to serve the people. On the other hand, the Somali politicians and intellectuals who have a high number of people are being jailed for the state of emergency. It has been a long time since the Somali people are not equally beneficiaries and participates in the development of the country, especially the opportunity to make their voice heard rather than getting information at the time of the time. “NABAD TV” the only private media that was opened by Somali people to solve this problem has been banned illegally and many of its journalists have been arrested and beaten. Our organization strongly condemns this organization and we ask the journalists who are in prison to get their right face. The corruption that is not there in the region, Lugam, and the problems of good governance have become a high cost of living. Therefore, our organization has been working with different forces to solve the mentioned problems and many other problems and prepared their own map, our people have been making preparations to decide their own opportunities and are now heading to the final chapter. Therefore, we don’t have the belief that the situation in our country will be solved by a few forces, so we all have to contribute and support. So we present our call as follows.
Dear respected people of Ethiopia, our country is on the verge of destruction by the fascist Abiy government and its comrades. Murder, displacement, imprisonment and robbery has continued their daily routine. Therefore, you have to shoot this dictator with your hands that helped to destroy the system.
Dear Somali people, first of all, Somali people living in the country and abroad, you have felt great joy for the unrestricted support you have given to our organization. We have no doubt that you will be ready to stand by our team and take the struggle to the end.
Your struggle to get rid of the unitary actions that have been threatening you for years is not unforgettable. We call on you to do your responsibility by resurrecting your heroic history and to free yourself from this dictatorial system and line up with the federalist and federalist forces. Abiy’s servant Mustefe, who was sent on the other side, has been exposed by his efforts and protests that he made to participate in the war that is not married by the hero Somali special force. You still shouldn’t allow him to go into a war that doesn’t care. Therefore, in order to prepare yourself for the next struggle and follow the directions given by our organization, and to ensure our constitutional right to separate our people’s own right to self-determination and self-determined.
On the other hand, the drama that is the natural resource of the Somali people and the cheap political game of the fuel that is being made by Mustafe and Takele Uma should stop. In this project, a large number of innocent Somali farmers have been displaced without any money and rehabilitation, property has been affected by dangerous environment, they have become victims of various diseases. We strongly condemn the propaganda that is being used only for media use. We want you to stop the contempt for the Somali people and pay the money for the affected families.
Dear Somali youth, elders of the country, merchants and government employees, intellectuals and political party members, from the economic development and peace in our country, it has been changed to a daily dictatorship and a war zone. Therefore, we have no doubt that you have a great role in destroying the unitary crisis that has been faced. So, we have no doubts that you have participated in every field of the Fascist. We call on you to contribute your irreplaceable contribution to destroying the land. We will deliver.
Finally, the special forces and security forces of our region will give attention to the peace and quiet of your surroundings and be ready for the next mission. We would like to remind you that you don’t use the system that is approaching. We invite you to follow the direction our organization SSR is going to take and take responsibility for the future of the Somali people.
Somali State Resistance
Thursday, April 24 2014

Opinion: The Fresh and Fit podcast is out of their league

Whatever you think about them or their content. The YouTubers and content creators Amrou Fudl aka Myron Gaines or Walter Weeks aka Fresh Prince CEO. The gentleman behind the Fresh and Fit podcast. These has made themselves look like fools online, which is tragic, because these gentlemen are selling products and is supposed to enlighten their own fandom.

These two gentlemen and their platform of which is part of the “manosphere” of YouTube. They are acting like Alpha-males and saying how to “date” woman. These two are acting like big-shots and the ones to be. However, the hypocrisy and the lessons of which they teach are not followed in their own lives. That is for their conscience to live by, but they cannot use “copyright strikes” and violate other channels for calling them out.

That others has spoken about them is natural with the likes of Aba & Preach, The Lead Attorney and Playback. We know the two geniuses from Miami sent out “copyright strikes” to other channels like Jamari and Spencer Cornelia. However, they haven’t at this very moment spoken out about it or it haven’t hit my radar yet.

What is clear is that the ones violating their own turf is butt-hurt. These alpha’s cannot even carry their own weight and be grown men. That’s why they hire a para-legal or a money-hungry attorney to target the detractors, which happens to comment and use some of their content. Which happens to fall under fair use. Just like the gentlemen themselves uses everything from Netflix to WorldStarHiphop.com to fill the airtime on their show. So, they should know perfectly well how the system works.

However, all of these “copyright strikes” might easily backfire. When the YouTube Team start looking into and review the Fresh & Fit. Especially, if the YouTube themselves feels this was a scrupulous act. Yes, that might hurt the pockets of the men who tried to suspend and terminate other channels by copyright striking several of videos of others, which means the creators would loose their channel after the third. That’s why we know the attorney they hired really made documents, time-stamps and paid his dues. While not considering the true meaning of “fair use”.

These two men has lost their ways and that’s clear. They are humbled and humiliated, but that’s their own fault. The other creators is just pointing out the obvious. They might not accept that, but that’s reality here.

It is cool if these gentlemen wants to act like high value gentlemen, but one of them acting up in the open as a “Sugar Daddy”. That’s all fine by me and he should stand to account for that. Not that its illegal, but it is hypocritical. The man should take credit and pay his dues. Nevertheless, we know the man doesn’t have the character or the finesse to pull it off. That’s why the company and the legal team rather copyright strike other content creators. Since that’s such a noble way of rolling things out.

Fudl and Weeks should be proud of getting close to 137 million views since February 2020. They could have thrived and been a voice in the “manosphere”. However, they rather die on a hill and loose all integrity, if they had any in the first place.

At the end of the day… they might survive all of this and have a platform still. They have fans and supporters, which pays for their services on Patreon and elsewhere. Therefore, they might be able to pull the strings there. However, on YouTube and in that community. They have alienated everyone and proven how shady they are. How little spine they have and how Beta they actually are. They cannot even carry themselves and be men. Instead, they uses a system to target others. Which could have easily been applied to themselves. They should be more careful and not even think of critiquing other people. If they cannot stand up for their own words and actions. That’s the reality in this.

The Copyright Strikes just proves their means to an end. Not that it’s anything good. They could be removed and terminated themselves. Totally backfiring … and losing their platform. That’s how foolish this is and it was all fair game. However, the alpha’s couldn’t have their ducks in a row and beat the bitter pill. They didn’t have it in them to beat the opportunity to revenge and avenge their hurt. Instead of carrying their insecurities and lack of moral ambiguity. They rather pile that upon the rest of the “manosphere”.

That’s the sort of gentleman these two are and it’s reflecting badly on them. So, if these are your lectures and wise-men. You better forget to find the stars and be able to trace “Baby Jesus”. These folks won’t lead you to Bethlehem, but instead you might end up in Damascus. Peace.

Tchad: Conseil Militaire de Transition – Ministere de la Securite Publique et de l’Immigration – Communique No. 175 (11.12.2021)

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Benin: Talon is cracking down on everyone in his way

The 2nd Term President of Benin, Patrice Talon has clearly decided to use all his power and the state, which he operates to besiege all of his enemies. The President and the State is targeting all opposition with political motivated charges and sentencing. It is as clear as day.

Talon have only been the President since 2016 and was re-elected earlier this year in 2021. Still, his manners and his moves could be of the old guard of “liberators” turned dictators. Since, this is using the justice system and the state apparatus to go after the ones who seeks his office. Talon and his government is clearly very systematic in who they go after and who they sentence for long sentences. The ones in exile cannot return without entering the court system or becoming jail-birds.

That is a worrying sign and signal. The one causing the headlines today and yesterday is presidential candidate and opposition Reckya Madougou, but she is just following a long line of opponents who in legal trouble. This is clearly deliberate and usage of power to benefit Talon. When everyone on the ticket and people who possibly challenge him gets charged and sentenced. You know the gig is up and the state is sanctioning this on the behest of the President.

Just take a look!

It was reported yesterday that Benin opposition politician and former justice minister Reckya Madougou was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Saturday before a special court in the capital Porto-Novo

On the 8th December 2021:

A court in Benin has condemned academic and political opponent Joël Aïvo to 10 years behind bars” (Hauwa Mustapha – ‘Benin court jails opposition leader’ 08.12.2021, Von.gov.ng). “His co-defendants, Boni Saré Issiakou and Ibrahim Bachabi Moudjaïdou, CRIET pronounced each of them a fixed prison sentence of 10 years with a fine of 5.7 million CFA francs (approximately 9 thousand euros). “There was never any question of a coup d’etat according to the defendant Boni Sarè Issiakou”, reported Benin Web Tv, specifying that it was a fraud operation mounted with the aim of extorting money to businessman Arnaud Houédanou” (Zaman Times – ‘Benin Presidential opponent Joël Aïvo sentenced to 10 years in prison’ 08.12.2021).

In April 2021:

Meanwhile, businessman Sebastien Ajavon, who came third in the 2016 presidential poll, was convicted of drug trafficking in 2018 and sentenced to 20 years in prison, while another potential rival, ex-finance minister Komi Koutche, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzlement. Ajavon lives in exile in France, while Koutche lives in Washington, DC” (Al Jazeera – ‘Opposition sidelined as Benin votes in presidential election’ 11.04.2021).

So, Talon has sidelined and gotten Madougou, Aivo, Ajavon and Koutche have all now been charged and sentenced to long prison sentences. Which makes it clear that Talon had this all planned out.

This is showing the world that Benin government and Talon isn’t offering democracy, but wants to control everything. While he wants to silence the ones who opposes him. That is very obvious and the world shouldn’t just see the arrest of Madougou, but of all of them. The only reason she is significant is because of her gender and that she stood tall in the previous election.

Alas, Talon is showing his ruthless behaviour and acts of which will not redeem him. Instead, he shows a sinister side and how power corrupts a man like him. A businessman turned head of state. A man who is willing to double-cross and use the law-books against his opponents. That is what sort of actions he has and it’s clear as day. Peace.

Sudan: Sudanese Professionals Association – Statement of the biggest campaign of solidarity and to put an end to crimes and bloodshed in Darfur (10.12.2021)

Armed attacks and programmed killings in villages and camps in Badarfour continue on a daily basis. In the past few days, the armed militias have committed a number of massacres and attacks on the areas of Tangki, Marhaka, Mount Moon and Krenk in West Darfur, the areas of Donkey Shta, Mara girl and Zamzam camp in North Darfur, and the Merching township of south Darfur, The effect of these massacres rose hundreds of martyrs and a large number of injured and injured fell, as well as entire villages in these areas were burned and their inhabitants were migrated. We have mercy on the souls of the martyrs and we express our sincere verses of condolences to their families, we pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded and the injured, and complete solidarity with the immigrants forcefully from their lands with the violence of the state and the paid militias.
These ongoing crimes against isolated citizens in Darfur have increased crimes against humanity, a continuation of the tragedy that the Sudanese citizen in Darfur has been facing for two decades. It reveals the state of the massive security vacancy that the region lives and reflects the rapid failure of the Revolutionary Military Council in providing security and protection to citizens, pointing to the co-ordination of this criminal military council, militias and armed movements to create this heartbreaking situation, as a proof of the failure of the A Convocation of constipation and distribution of positions located in Juba to provide real peace, Leaders and elites of these factions are confused about the citizen of Darfur, his issues and his demands in life, noble living, security, balanced development, citizenship and equality.
The state of excessive violence and systematic murder faced by a Sudanese citizen in every Darfur area must find media coverage and concentration to expose and expose it to the world, as well as it should be a genuine part and a president in the daily living revolutionary forces activity in the face of revolutionaries, and for the sake of a We take away the full civil national authority that wins for humanity Darfur to achieve true, just and sustainable peace, stop the violence of the systematic state that takes away the lives of citizens and migrate them to exploit resources for the benefit of corrupt political elites and foreign investors.
We call for the biggest campaign of solidarity with the people of Darfur areas affected by this sought-after campaign, by the operation of the aid, basic and medical needs by the resistance and mass organizations and organizations, we also call on the revolutionaries and revolutionaries by raising the slogans of solidarity with the man of Darfur and cursing this Crimes in the planned million parades to be carried out in December and beyond, and all forms are organized Protesting of stops, partial strikes, etc at workplaces by government and private institutions to force the coup d’état to stop these crimes in Darfur.
You racist and arrogant
The whole country is Darfur
December 10th 2018

Sudan: Executive Office of the Forces of Freedom and Change (10.12.2021)

No to the political charter that aims to legitimize the coup

We call for building the broadest front of the forces of revolution and change to resist the coup and walk the path of civil and democratic transformation

We condemn the killing of civilians in Darfur and South Kordofan / Nuba Mountains due to the deterioration caused by the coup

We call for the widest participation in the upcoming peaceful resistance processions in all parts of Sudan and the qualitative development of resistance methods

The Forces of Freedom and Change designate official spokespersons for them

The forces of freedom and change push for greater participation of women and youth

The first meeting of the Executive Office of the Forces of Freedom and Change was held yesterday evening, Thursday, December 9, 2021 AD, with the participation of all the blocs constituting freedom and change, and the meeting took many decisions related to the organizational and political situation and how to respond to the requirements of the post-coup phase of October 25, 2021, and identified spokespersons for the Forces of Freedom and Change, who will be announced soon.

Regarding the political situation:

No to the political charter that aims to legitimize the coup and create a new incubator.

The Executive Office renewed its rejection of the agreement of November 21, 2021 AD, and considered it a gift from those who do not have to those who do not deserve, and that it is nothing but an attempt to legitimize the decisions of the coup and engineer the intrusion of the constitutional document and its overthrow, and that the call for a political charter is being worked on by the Prime Minister with individuals in complete transgression of the street and the forces of freedom and change and all the forces of revolution and change are outside it, and it is only an extension of building the political incubator for the coup, and the prime minister, who was brought by the forces of freedom and change, does not have any constitutional authority to sign an agreement or put forward a political charter that aims primarily and opens the way for the replacement of the main forces of freedom and change with gelatinous entities.

Related to the coup since its inception and does not believe in democracy. The Prime Minister describes it as reasonable positions and reliable in forming his next government of technocrats supporting the coup, and we call on all living forces to reject this pact cooked at night.

We call for the widest front to resist the coup:

The Forces of Freedom and Change, benefiting from their previous experiences and their political declaration signed on September 8, 2021 AD, will seek to work with all the forces that reject the coup, represented by all the forces of revolution and change, and will conduct wide and transparent consultations on how to build the broadest front of resistance at home, this includes resistance committees, women’s organizations, revolution and change forces affiliated and not affiliated with the Alliance of Freedom and Change Forces, Sudanese organizations in the diaspora, civil society, active personalities in all fields, creators and intellectuals, not only to overthrow the coup, rather, it is to build a new democratic system that enjoys the support and backing of our people.

We condemn the killing of civilians in Darfur and South Kordofan / Nuba Mountains:

The expansion of killings of civilians in Khartoum, which spread to the countryside and cities of Sudan recently and took a dangerous turn in some areas of Darfur and Kordofan, is a direct result of the deterioration caused by the coup which began in the preparatory stages for it by causing strife in various parts of Sudan, and what happens could lead to the expansion of the civil war and the elimination of the peace agreement achieved by the revolution and will have dire consequences for civilians and will send negative messages to the movements that were negotiating the transitional government.. We call on the regional and international community to support the protection of Sudanese civilians.

Processions of peaceful resistance and qualitative development:

We call on all the daughters and sons of our people to participate extensively and effectively in the peaceful resistance processions that were called for according to the schedule issued by the resistance committees. Provided that this includes all the countryside and cities of Sudan, and we call on professionals and creators to develop qualitative forms of resistance, including strikes and sit-ins, each in its field and scope and what it deems appropriate and supportive of the resistance so that the resistance does not depend on a single form of its forms, with an emphasis on the commitment to peace.

Participation of women and youth:

The participation of women, whether in political alliances or in leadership positions in the government after the glorious December revolution, was not to the extent that fulfills their rights and does not reflect their contribution to the revolution, and the Executive Office will push a vision for the Leadership Council to adopt it to increase the effectiveness of women and youth participation.

We in the forces of freedom and change, along with the masses of our people, will resist the coup with determination and courage. Repression and arrests will not discourage us from resisting it. Rather, it will make our resistance more firm.

So that we establish our democratic civil authority, a state of equal citizenship, and justice for every right holder and for every martyr who conquered injustice and died.

Khartoum 10 December 2021

Mali: Ministere de l’Administration Territoritale et de la Decentralisation – Communique No. 003 du Gouvernement de la Transition (10.12.2021)