“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.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Malawi to seek arbitration in border lake dispute with Tanzania

Deutsche Welle, 4 October 2012



Malawian President Joyce Banda has said her country will take the long-standing dispute with Tanzania over Lake Malawi to the International Court of Justice for arbitration.

DW's correspondent in Blantyre, George Mhango, says President Banda decided to call for arbitration following reports that Tanzania had arrested and harassed Malawian fishermen in the disputed waters.

"I have decided to take to the International Court of Justice to determine and resolve this wrangle," Banda said, “the issue has gone too far and Malawi will seek international help to ensure that justice prevails."

She said her country had cancelled a fresh round of talks in Tanzania last month after Lilongwe discovered that Tanzania's cartographers had already redrawn the border.

"We decided to call off the follow-up dialogue meeting over the lake issue after we discovered that Tanzania had issued a new map with part of our lake." 

President Joyce Banda is seeking
international  arbitration in the dispute
with Tanzania
President Banda is also concerned that Tanzania has threatened to blow up Malawian boats in the disputed waters.

"It is serious now. We have been informed by Tanzania that our boats should stop sailing on the lake otherwise they will blow them up," said Banda.

Last month's talks hosted by Malawi ended in a dead-lock after the two neighboring states said they had failed to find any common ground and differences still remained.

Malawi and Tanzania have been bickering over the largely undeveloped swathe of Lake Malawi, where Lilongwe has awarded a licence to British firm Surestream to explore for oil in northeastern waters near Tanzania.

Malawi claims ownership of the entire lake under an 1890 accord. Tanzania disputes Malawi's interpretation of that 19th century agreement and wants a halt to the oil exploration currently under way so as to pave the way for a diplomatic resolution.

Tanzanian reaction to Malawi's claims

Tanzania rejects Malawi's claims saying it's only defending its territorial integrity.Tanzania claims that 50 percent of the lake which forms its border with Malawi is part of its territory.

Tanzanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Benard Membe, last week told reporters that "exploration activities in the northeast part of the lake should be shelved to pave way for the ongoing discussions to resolve the crisis."

Reiterating the minister's stand on the matter, Tanzania's government spokesman Assah Mwambene told DW the two neighbours can settle the matter out of court and amicably through the ongoing negotiations. 

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete's
government favors negotations
However, Mwambene also warned that any action or development within the area claimed by Tanzania will be a sign of provocation and Tanzania will react immediately.

He also denied allegations that his country had arrested and harassed Malawian fishermen.

"What we did was a routine patrol concerning the use of illegal fish nets, said Mwambene," the majority of those arrested were Tanzanians and only two Malawians.

In September 2011, the government of Malawi's late president Bingu wa Mutharika awarded a British firm, Surestream Petroleum, a licence to prospect for oil and gas on the giant lake. The company has been conducting an environmental impact assessment.

The 29,600 square kilometre lake is Africa's third-largest freshwater lake. In Tanzania, the lake is called Lake Nyasa, which is taken from Malawi's colonial name.

In the meantime UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has commended Tanzania for seeking peaceful solutions in its Lake Nyasa border dispute with neighboring Malawi, insisting that dialogue is the right way to address the matter.


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