Photo credit: telesurtv By BO Staff Writer The recent U.S. decision to increase the presence of its troops near the oil fields in eastern Syria so as to allegedly deny the Islamic State access to the oil is “international state banditry” under the guise of security concerns, according to the Russian ministry of defence . Moreover it is driven by a desire to protect oil smugglers and not by real security …
Photo credit: AFP / Michele Spatari By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website: Black First Land First (BLF) congratulates the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), for obtaining the majority vote of over 51% during the elections this week. We further salute Mokgweetsi Masisi on winning the …
Photo credit: GETTY By BO Staff Writer Evo Morales, representing the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party, has won 47.07 % of the vote with 99.99 % of the votes counted thus far in the presidential elections. This has thrust him 10 % above his nearest rival, Carlos Mesa, who obtained 36.51 % of the …
Photo credit: CubaSI By BO Staff Writer The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canal, held high-level meetings during this week with Irish President Michael Higgins and Prime Minister Leo Veradkar to enhance bilateral relations between their countries, established two decades ago. The meetings were held during an official visit by the Cuban President to Ireland over two days which was concluded …
Photo credit: teleSUR English By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website: Black First Land First (BLF) stands in solidarity with the Chilean people in their just fight against the neo liberal policies of President Sebastián Piñera at the behest of U.S. imperialism. We note that …
Photo credit: Reuters By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website: Black First Land First (BLF) congratulates Evo Morales, on winning the Bolivian presidential election with a 10-point lead of 46.86 % against the 36.73 % of the votes obtained by the U.S. sponsored opposition leader …
Photo credit: telesurtv By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website: Black First Land First (BLF) calls on Bolivia’s 6.9 million voters to take to the polls on Sunday, 20 October and vote for a government by the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party led by Evo …
Alicia Alonso led the Cuba’s arts program under Fidel Castro’s communist rule. Photo credit: Jose Goitia / Associated Press 2000 Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for decades, died on Thursday at age 98, local media said. “Alicia …
Photo credit: The Business Times By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website: Black First Land First (BLF) congratulates Kaïs Saied, on winning the Tunisian presidential election runoff by an impressive 70% of the vote. We note that the failing Tunisian economy was a key factor …
Photo credit: omegaworldnews By BO Staff Writer On Sunday thousands of protesters, led by Haitian musicians, marched in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, demanding the resignation of President Moïse. The march started in front of the Rex Theater in Champ de Mars, near the National Palace, and proceeded to Petion-Ville in close proximity to Moïse’s residence. Since …
