“Jasmine Revolution”
Symbol of peace: Flowers placed on the barrel of a tank
in very much calmer protests than in recent days in Tunisia

'The Protester' - Time Person of the Year 2011

'The Protester' - Time Person of the Year 2011
Mannoubia Bouazizi, the mother of Tunisian street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi. "Mohammed suffered a lot. He worked hard. but when he set fire to himself, it wasn’t about his scales being confiscated. It was about his dignity." (Peter Hapak for TIME)

1 - TUNISIA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)


How eyepatches became a symbol of Egypt's revolution - Graffiti depicting a high ranking army officer with an eye patch Photograph: Nasser Nasser/ASSOCIATED PRESS

2 - EGYPT Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)


''17 February Revolution"

3 - LIBYA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)

5 - SYRIA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)

"25 January Youth Revolution"
Muslim and Christian shoulder-to-shoulder in Tahrir Square
"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) -
(Subjects: Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" (without a manager hierarchy) managed Businesses, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)
"The End of History" – Nov 20, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll)
(Subjects:Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Muhammad, Jesus, God, Jews, Arabs, EU, US, Israel, Iran, Russia, Africa, South America, Global Unity,..... etc.) (Text version)

"If an Arab and a Jew can look at one another and see the Akashic lineage and see the one family, there is hope. If they can see that their differences no longer require that they kill one another, then there is a beginning of a change in history. And that's what is happening now. All of humanity, no matter what the spiritual belief, has been guilty of falling into the historic trap of separating instead of unifying. Now it's starting to change. There's a shift happening."


“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."



African Union (AU)

African Union (AU)
African Heads of State pose for a group photo ahead of the start of the 28th African Union summit in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2017 (AFP Photo/ Zacharias ABUBEKER)

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
Few words can describe Nelson Mandela, so we let him speak for himself. Happy birthday, Madiba.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Zimbabwe's Marange diamond funds plundered'

Deutsche Welle, 13 November 2012



A diamond trade watchdog accuses president Robert Mugabe's associates of stealing 2 billion dollars from diamond sells from the country's eastern diamond fields.

In its report released on Monday, Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) said senior government officials in Zimbabwe have been plundering  more than two billion dollar worth of diamonds from the country's eastern diamond fields.

The report which coincides with the country's government conference on the diamond trade which is set to win international respectability for its diamond trade, says vast earnings from Zimbabwe's eastern Marange fields, have not reached the state treasury.

PAC is a member of the Kimberley Process, the world body that regulates the diamond trade.

Goodwills Masimirembwa
dimissed  a report
released by PAC
Goodwills Masimirembwa, head of the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) dismissed the report and branded it as a strategy used by the west to ruin Zimbabwe's reputation. He insteady called on the west to lift sanctions.

"We want the sanctions removed yesterday so that we receive optimum value for the value of our diamonds for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe.”

Western countries imposed smart sanctions on President Mugabe and his senior Zanu PF officials following reports of human rights abuses during the election in 2002. Such abuses were also reported in the diamond fields forcing Kimberly Process watchdogs to suspend Zimbabwe's diamonds from the market.

Unlocking diamond trade

The international ban on Zimbabwe selling diamonds from several of its Marange diamond fields was lifted in November 2011. However this is not the reason enough for Brussels to lift the sanctions imposed on Mugabe and his officials, remarked Aldo Dell'Aricia, the European Union's Ambassador to Zimbabwe.

"Human rights environment is not covered by the Kimberley Process, so a country can be compliant in terms of the Kimberley Process but still has veto to face some problems with the issues related to human rights environment," said Dell'Aricia.

Aldo Dell'Aricia, the European
Union's Ambassador to Zimbabwe
Nevertheless, he promised that the European Union will continue to work with Zimbabwean government in ensuring that the re-engagement is successful.

Although Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields are one of the world's biggest diamond deposits, the country has not been able to get out of its economic quagmire.

Some people blame corruption, while Mugabe's government blames sanctions and poor relations with the EU which he says is affecting the price of its diamonds in Europe and on the world market.

The two day conference started on november 12, was set to unlock Zimbabwe's diamond potential. The conference has drawn together international dealers and officials from all diamond mining countries across the globe.

Shamiso Mtisi heads Zimbabwe's Civil Society Coalition for the Kimberly process. He believes the emphasis of the conference should focus on human rights issues and how the diamond money is being used in the country.

“If this conference does not address that for me it does not make sense.”

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