China and Africa

China has identified the African continent as an area of significant economic and strategic interest. It is clear, even with the economic down turn, China’s economy is still growing. In Africa, China sees the raw materials it needs to feed its hungry economic engine. An economic policy consultant, Sichinas Jack, says that “China and Africa relation began decades ago when china offered ideological solidarity as the continent was struggling to liberate itself from its colonial masters such as Britain and France.” For years, a key element of china’s foreign policy has been to enhance friendship and cooperation with African and other developing countries. However, China care only about trade and has no interest in human rights issues.

Homelessness

When I moved to San Jose city seven years ago, I did not see many homeless people. The city was quiet and clean. Currently, however, you can see many homeless people in the city street. Homelessness affects all ages and includes children, women, men, young, senior citizen, black, and white, Spanish, Asia and other minorities. The homelessness in downtown San Jose is very deep some how disturbing to anyone. I believe it needs special attention by governmental and non-governmental organization to solve this problem. In fact, the city of San Jose’s Homeless Division funds a variety of programs for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. But, the homelessness problem in San Jose is huge. It needs assistance from several organizations. The city of San Jose’s homelessness division alone cannot tackle this huge crisis

What will be the ICC’s Next Action?

It has been several months since the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. ICC accuses Beshir of criminal responsibility for “exterminating, raping and forcibly transferring large number of civilians.”
However, Omar al-Bashir is still at large. It seems nothing can stop him from traveling. In the last three months alone, he traveled to Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia and attended Arab the summit in Qatar. But, no attempt has yet been made to arrest him during any of these trips. The African Union and the Arab league have supported Bashir. In fact, many African countries have said they will not arrest Al-Bashir even though other nations have supported the arrest warrant. So, what will be the ICC’s next action?