The Exodus Project
The Exodus ProjectFirst person migrant and refugee stories at Abeng365 About Mark LeeMark Lee has...
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Category: World
Afghanistan: fantasies, fears, foibles and facts
In their reportage on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Western media of record are doing a disservice to their roles as crafters of the first draft of history. Rather than straight reporting on the disastrous situation as it unfolds, the news consuming public is being fed reams from the point of view of what the media workers think should have happened.
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Who Pays For the World That Slavery Built?
The clip clop of the muscular, well groomed horses bearing men in armour and pulling the gold gilded coaches transporting Queen Elizabeth II to parliament in London speaks of the wealth and grandeur of empire built on land grabs, pirate loot, chattel slavery and indentureship. The show is also a big draw to today’s tourism.
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
What’s The Matter With The World?
President Nixon and Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, left, in Shanghai at the end of Nixon’s visit. (Credit Bettmann/Corbis from NY Times) Trumps war on China Continue...
Read MoreCaribbean, Latin America Among Most Distressed by Extreme Climate Events
Lima, Peru Dec 2, 2014 – Haiti, the Dominican Republic, St Vincent and Honduras are among countries listed as most threatened by extreme weather events Continue...
Read MoreIMF Approves US$130 Million in Assistance for Ebola to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
As the world cringes at the prospect of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa spreading rapidly to affect millions of people, the IMF has announced Continue...
Read MoreMapping China’s Rise: A Multipolar World in the Making
Credit Suisse, Nov 8 – The rise of the Chinese economy over the past 20 years has had a significant impact on the rest of the Continue...
Read MoreA Syrian War? Let the US Fight the Wars at Home First
A guest column warns the USA to consider fighting its own wars at home ahead of the possibility to joining an incursion into Syria’s domestic conflict.
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Ancient African Super Power Back in the News
The vox populii, the voice of the people, has become the vox Alli, the voice of Allah, following the stepping down of long-time president Murbarak. Continue...
Read MoreAfricans Volunteering for Africa
When it comes to charities serving beleaguered Africa we are inundated by the staggering numbers of Western non-governmental organizations that are constantly popping up to Continue...
Read MoreTo Rachel Maddow: On the State of the Union
The USA’s bubble has burst (or is at best losing air fast). To further compound this, the USA continues to prosecute wars it can ill afford. Main Street is convinced that President Obama has access to some economic and other leavers which, in less than a year, should have been effectively manipulated to reinstate the old status and magically decrease unemployment. But think again
About Mark Lee
Mark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, radio television and new media.
Caribbean, Central America Recovery Lags Behind Asia’s – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has painted a more optimistic view of the global economy in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) and its Global Continue...
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