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In this handout photo provided by Mandalay People's Defence Force, rescuers work in the debris of a jail building destroyed in an army airstrike in Nawnghkio township in Shan state, Myanmar, October 29, 2024
OPPONENTS of Myanmar’s military dictatorship gave a warm welcome today to the latest sanctions imposed by the European Union, Britain and Canada on individuals and entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to the army.
This followed a warning on Tuesday from a United Nations envoy that the crisis in Myanmar was deepening.
The Myanmar regime’s army is currently on the defensive against ethnic militias in much of the country as well as hundreds of armed guerilla groups collectively known as the People’s Defence Forces (PDF).
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
