Cameroonian security forces launch yet another crackdown on opposition
Protests have been on in Cameroon since October when Paul Biya became president for the seventh time in an election the opposition called rigged. The latest crackdown saw the arrest of opposition leader Maurice Kamto, and firing on protesters
Faced with unceasing protests, Sudanese government attempts conciliatory approach
The regime of Omar al-Bashir has on the one hand made noises about releasing some protesters. It is also trying to effect a compromise with rebels. However, all sections of the opposition are firm in their demand that the Sudanese president step down
Resistance to US military bases expansion on the Japanese island of Okinawa continues
The base, hosting about 3,000 US marines, was established after the US defeated the Japanese army in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945
Swaziland: Trade unions boycott King Mswati’s businesses after bar on strike
King Mswati spent more than $74 million on his birthday while claiming that there are not sufficient funds to raise the salaries of public servants who have lost purchasing power by more than 14% in the last two years
At World Economic Forum, digital colonialism is on the agenda
The US, Japan, the EU and Australia are among the countries pushing for a system of governing e-commerce which will restrict governments’ abilities to regulate internet giants such as Google and Facebook
Zimbabwe’s civil servants too may launch strike seeking wage hike
The over 300,000 civil servants are also demanding that they be paid in US dollars rather than in the bonds introduced by the Zimbabwe government. Teachers and doctors had gone on strike earlier
After doctors, teachers launch nationwide strike in Zimbabwe
Their main demands include a rise in salary from $500 to $3000 and payment in US dollars rather than in bonds. Teachers and doctors in Zimbabwe receive among the lowest pay in the world for their professions
As Sudanese uprising continues, police officers’ association urges members to disobey presidential order
“Let Al Bashir.. and the fat cats go out to face the people whom [they have] humiliated, impoverished and despised, rather than you whose salaries are not enough for one week,” the Police Officers Association said in a statement.