African Great Lakes Observer

  For the last few years, Wangda Dorje and Tshering Choden have been the public face of HIV/Aids in Bhutan. They were among a group of five who were the first in the country to come out as HIV-positive - in front of the King, and then on national television. Wangda Dorje and Tshering Choden have four young children. It's summer in Bhutan, and the sounds of a city under construction, come clattering in through the windows of their two-room flat in the capital, Thimphu. In the kitchen, their 12-year-old daughter is washing up, while the younger children play tag in the tiny living room. The TV is on and the flat is spotless. They seem like a model family, but their lives have been far from ordinary. It all began in 2006 when Choden was three months pregnant with her second child. She and Dorje were on their way back from hospital, where they had just had a routine pregnancy check-up, when Dorje's phone rang. It was the ho...

  Good News in UK: School-leaver overturns immigration-related blanket ban on student loan A school-leaver who was denied a student loan has succeeded in overturning a blanket ban – related to immigration status – on funding for higher education. The supreme court decision could pave the way for hundreds of other young people who are settled in Britain and have been to school in this country to carry on to higher education. The case was brought by Beaurish Tigere, 20, who arrived from Zambia with her parents at 6 and went on to attend primary and secondary schools in York. She became head girl, obtained three A-levels and won a place at Northumbria University to read international business management. When she applied for student finance, however, she was was told that her immigration status of discretionary leave to remain meant she was not eligible for a loan. More: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...

  American white police shoot dead black people. They always shoot them in the back, unarmed and on the street. They shoot dead animals in Africa. They believe that animals, black people, all are the same things !   More:   Zimbabwe 'seeks lion Cecil's killer' Walter Palmer from US   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33733722   __._,_.___ Posted by: Samuel Desire <sam4des@yahoo.com> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic ...

  Myths and Realities: Would Calais migrants really be better off in the UK? ( BBC) Around 3,000 migrants are camped around Calais in northern France. Many of them think life will be better in the UK than France - or many other EU countries - but are they right? Scenes of immigrants trying to storm the Channel Tunnel, or climbing aboard lorries, show how desperate those who have fled to Europe are to get to the UK from France. On Tuesday   a migrant died on a freight shuttle   through the tunnel. Many want to   claim asylum   in the UK. Others want to enter the country incognito to remain as illegal workers. But what do migrants say is drawing them to the UK - and is the risk of prolonging their journey really worth it?   More:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33268521   __._,_.___ ...

  Why should everybody fear American people ?   They are the enemies of black people.  Why Obama is teaching African leaders about human rights when he is unable to solve the problems of  racism in the US , which is resulting to shooting  Black people to death ?     Cincinnati police officer indicted in shooting death of black man CINCINNATI   |  BY STEVE BITTENBENDER ·            A University of Cincinnati police officer was indicted Wednesday on murder charges in the fatal shooting last week of an unarmed black motorist who was stopped because of a missing front license plate. Hamilton County prosecutor Joseph Deters called the July 19 death of Samuel Dubose, 43, "senseless" and "totally unwarranted." Ray Tensing, the 25-year-old white officer who shot Dubose in the head, "wasn't dealing with someone who was wanted for murder," Deters t...

  The PM David Cameron believes that all these revenue options ( drugs, prostitution, money laundering, corruption, property grab by rich foreigners) and lowest paying jobs are important to the  country because they  contributes to  increasing UK GDP and decreasing UK unemployment rates. On Thursday, 30 July 2015, 20:11, "Africa Realities africarealities@gmail.com [AfricaRealities]" <AfricaRealities@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   Why are Migrants fighting to death to reach UK from Calais? Many migrants want to go to UK  because they want to  benefit from  UK  black and chaotic labour market. Migrants can easily get  lowest paying jobs in the UK than any other EU country. Also,  UK is a drug-friendly country. Money laundering, corruption, prostitution and crime are daily and accepted activities in the UK. ...

  Why are Migrants fighting to death to reach UK from Calais? Many migrants want to go to UK  because they want to  benefit from  UK  black and chaotic labour market. Migrants can easily get  lowest paying jobs in the UK than any other EU country. Also,  UK is a drug-friendly country. Money laundering, corruption, prostitution and crime are daily and accepted activities in the UK.   Reference story:   Calais crisis: Cameron pledges to deport more people to end 'swarm' of migrants   Prime minister's vow comes as increased police presence and media attention discourage mass movement but hundreds still try to enter Eurotunnel terminal David Cameron   has vowed to throw more illegal migrants out of Britain as a deterrent, blaming the Calais crisis on "a swarm of people" trying to escape north Africa in an attempt to come to the UK. The prime minister's phrasing has bee...

  Calais crisis: Cameron condemned for 'dehumanising' description of migrants Rights groups have rounded on   David Cameron , saying his description of migrants in Calais as a "swarm of people" trying to reach Britain was dehumanising. The prime minister's words brought into focus the emotive language used by politicians and the media about the migrants in makeshift camps in the French port town. Speaking during a visit to Vietnam,   Cameron told ITV News   attempts to enter the UK had increased because "you have got a swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life, wanting to come to Britain because Britain has got jobs, it's got a growing economy, it's an incredible place to live". He added: "But we need to protect our borders by working hand in glove with our neighbours, the French, and that is exactly what we are doing." A British official later denied C...

  Obama: Investing in minority men is not charity, its lucrative               Obama: Investing in minority men is not charity, its luc... The White House has released a report highlighting the potential economic gains the country would sustain if persistent educational gaps between boys of color and w... View on www.yahoo.com Preview by Yahoo   Obama: Investing in minority men is not 'charity,' it's lucrative Liz Goodwin Senior National Affairs Reporter July 30, 2015 Students with President Obama at the launch of My Brother's Keeper alliance at Lehman College in the Bronx, N.Y., in May. (Susan Watts/The Daily News via AP, Pool) If you can't appeal to their hearts, appeal to their pocketbooks. That's what the president and his administration are doing to sell his My Brother's Keeper initiative, which seeks to help minority boys and young men succeed at school and in the workforce....