"Western Corruption = African Poverty"

Don’t Fool Me Twice G-8’s Debt Disbelief
The people’s interest or aspirations were never represented or discussed at the institutions that signed off on these bogus loans. They were never involved in the implementation of the multi-billion dollar “projects” that were executed under these spurious loans. And as we now know, the beneficiaries of these loans were the European and North American imega-corporations awarded the huge contracts to implement the “projects.” They are the ones hiring expatriates and consultants who got handsomely paid while never leaving their European and American capitals. Corrupt African leaders also benefited as they visited European and American banks to deposit stolen monies daily in their vaults

Western Corruption = African Poverty
With a population smaller than India’s, Africa has two thirds of the entire world’s natural resources. It is flush with, among other things, oil, gas, diamonds, gold, plutonium, chromium, ferroalloy and coal. Europe, over a span of three and a half centuries, carted off any and everything of value that it could carry, including tens of millions of enslaved human beings and enough of Africa’s natural resources to enrich itself in virtual perpetuity

BOTSWANA: Hereros wait in vain for reparations
For over 20 years descendants of the Herero, wearing traditional dress ironically modelled on German military uniforms of the early 20th century, have gathered in Botswana each July to pay homage to thousands of their people killed in neighbouring Namibia after an uprising against German settlers.

Fishing Industry Merely Breathing - Minister

Despite Progress Towards Peace, Sudan Still 'Utterly Fragile' - UN Envoy
While the international community's humanitarian, political and African-led military strategy for peace and stability in Sudan was finally bearing fruit, the situation was still extremely fragile, particularly for millions of people in war-torn Darfur, and would perhaps require decades of sustained efforts to set right, the top United Nations envoy for Sudan warned today.

Blair's bombs
In all the coverage of the bombing of London, a truth has struggled to be heard. With honourable exceptions, it has been said guardedly, apologetically. Occasionally, a member of the public has broken the silence, as an east Londoner did when he walked in front of a CNN camera crew and reporter in mid-platitude. "Iraq!" he said. "We invaded Iraq and what did we expect?

'Shoot to kill, aim for the head'
London's police chief has confirmed the police have adopted a shoot-to-kill policy to stop suspected suicide bombers detonating their explosives.

UK cops executed innocent man
British police hunting the London bombers admitted killing a Brazilian electrician by mistake - a blunder that dealt a blow to their efforts to track down militants they fear could strike again.

Land reform 'part of the new Namibia'

LATIN AMERICA: Telesur Goes on the Air Under Fire from U.S.
Sunday will be the first day of broadcasting for a new Latin America-wide TV network aimed at competing with U.S. and European international news stations.

Haiti, we continue to be sorry
CARICOM governments have been repeatedly expressing their concerns for the people of Haiti, in the never-ending economic depressions being made worse by political turmoil one after the other in that country. Yet some of those governments render Haitians as personae non-grata, expel and deport them from countries in the region to which they flee in their desperate attempts to escape the misery under which they live at home.

Racism: Looking At The Mexican Stamp And Beyond
The widespread denunciation of the "Memin Pinguin" stamp recently circulated by Mexico's postal service is absolutely righteous. The stamp presents a hardcore, all-too-familiar racist stereotype.

Mugabe turns to China for help
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is on a six-day visit to China to visit the country's top leaders.

"I don't have racist bone in my body"

Surging Petroleum Prices 'Suffocating' Growth in Tanzania

Ethiopia to repeat elections in 20 regions

Land reform 'part of the new Namibia'