“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, January 14, 2014

Japan woos Africa with funds for peace and security

Yahoo – AFP, Jenny Vaughan, 14 January 2014

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) sits with Ethiopian President Mulatu
 Teshome (2ndL) as they attend a traditional coffee ceremony in the Japanese
garden of the National Palace in Addis Ababa on January 14, 2014.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wooed Africa Tuesday pledging financial packages to boost peace and security on the continent, which has become a key trading partner with China.

"In order to respond to conflicts and disasters in Africa, Japan is now preparing to implement assistance of approximately $320 million (234 million euros)," Abe said in his policy speech for the continent at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

As part of that deal, Abe pledged $25 million (18 million euros) to address the crisis in South Sudan, where fighting between government forces and rebels has taken the world's youngest nation to the brink of all-out civil war.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R)
 and his wife Akie Abe (L) take pictures
of lions at the National Palace in Addis
Ababa on January 14, 2014.
On Monday, Abe urged warring South Sudanese parties to sign a ceasefire after weeks of violence that has left thousands dead.

"All parties need to reach an early agreement to stop violence... There also needs to be sincere efforts towards national reconciliation amongst the ethnic groups," Abe added.

Japan has some 400 troops posted in South Sudan as part of the UN peacekeeping force there.

"Japan believes mediation from neighbouring states such as Ethiopia is vital and should be supported," Abe said.

Japan has been engaged in Africa for decades, particularly in financing peacekeeping missions.

In addition to the money earmarked for South Sudan, Abe said Japan would donate $3 million (2 million euros) to the crisis in the Central African Republic, which has been engulfed in conflict since last year.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
speaks during a press conference in
Addis Ababa on January 14, 2014.
The head of the AU's executive council, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, expressed her gratitude for Japan's contribution.

"We welcome the support the prime minister has just announced for the African Union in peace and security in Central Africa, South Sudan, humanitarian assistance and capacity building," she said.

Abe said strengthening business ties with Africa and promoting the private sector was a priority for his government, and pledged to boost Japanese investments on the continent.

"Africa has now become the continent that carries the hopes of the world through the latent potential of its resources and its dynamic economic growth," he said, adding that Japan would offer a total of $2 billion in loans to the private sector, doubling a 2012 pledge.

Key to this growth was the central role of youth and women on the continent, whose roles he said cannot be ignored.

"We will centre the axis of Japan's diplomacy towards Africa on two groups: young people, who will without a doubt shoulder the responsibility for the future Africa, and women, who will give life to Africa's future generations," he said.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (4thR)
 and Ethiopian President, Mulatu Teshome
(3rdR) walk in the Japanese garden of the
 National Palace in Addis Ababa on
January 14, 2014.
Africa is home to several of the world's fastest growing economies, but also large populations of unemployed youth who represent both an opportunity and a potential burden.

Abe's two-day trip to Ethiopia is his last stop on an Africa tour that has also taken him to Ivory Coast and Mozambique in a bid to bolster Japanese ties and business relations.

The leader pledged to continue his political and economic cooperation with Africa.

"I myself would like to visit Africa multiple times as necessary, in order to support vigorously these efforts to bring about a brilliant future for Africa," he said.

China became in 2009 Africa's top trading partner at 13.5 percent, compared with trade at 2.7 percent with Japan, according to the OECD.

Abe is expected to fly to Oman later Tuesday on the final leg of his trip.

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