"Crackdown on Bushmen denied"

Europe's fleets 'waste Africa's fish
Campaigners say European Union (EU) boats are wasting West Africa's rich fishing resources by discarding most of their catch.

Move Over Uncle Sam, the Chinese Are Now in Town
Luring Chinese investors to Kenya was a key objective of President Mwai Kibaki's trip to China last week. Apart from strengthening bilateral ties, the five-day visit which ended on Sunday saw the two countries sign important financial agreements that will benefit the two nations.

Who decides how we see Africa?

BOTSWANA: Alleged crackdown on Bushmen denied
The government of Botswana has denied allegations that it is launching a 'massive crackdown' on the Bushmen of the central Kalahari.

Mozambique to strengthen control of foreigners
Mozambican authorities are planning to strengthen control of foreigners in the southern African country, according to local media reports on Sunday.

Tracing a Mutiny by Slaves Off South Africa in 1766
After years of painstaking research and sophisticated surveys, Jaco Boshoff may be on the verge of a nearly unheard-of discovery: the wreck of a Dutch slave ship that broke apart 239 years ago on this forbidding, windswept coast after a violent revolt by the slaves

GHANA-SUDAN: Hundreds of refugees from Darfur trek to Ghana
Several hundred refugees from the civil war in Sudan's western Dafur region have trekked west for 3,000 km, crossing five international borders, to seek asylum in Ghana

Myths of capitalism and the possibility of a fair economic system
Dealing with the increasing disparity in incomes worldwide, an economist remarked recently that capitalism was a wonderous lottery, a great game of chance, in which there would always be some winners and some losers. There are some parallels between capitalism and a lottery: as defined, a lottery is a game of chance. But for a lottery to be fair all players would have an equal chance to win or benefit.

St Vincent PM condemns call for assassination of Venezuelan president
St. Vincent: Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, on Tuesday said he felt “great distress” when he read on the CNN website that an American Christian broadcaster, Pat Robertson, had called for the United States to assassinate Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez.

POPULATION: Seven Billion in Seven Years
Despite fertility declines in most countries and reduced life expectancy due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in some African nations, the global population will reach 6.5 billion people by the end of this year and should hit seven billion by 2012, according to a report released here Tuesday by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB).

Castro, Chavez call for solidarity as they meet in Cuba
The presidents of Cuba and Venezuela have called for solidarity in the face of the United States as they met here to strengthen their special relationship that has the US government increasingly suspicious.

When Tyranny is Law, Revolution is Order
The US introduced Patriot Acts and violated all international laws after 9/11 to fight “terrorism.” After 7/7, the British government went one step further to the extreme to fight “extremism.” It proposed many laws, contravening the established legal principles, human rights and all norms of moral decency.

'The 'big lie' on Bush's nightstand'
The idea that the President reads anything at all -- much less scholarly tomes -- shows how much contempt his handlers have for the public.

Terrorism – the western style
The West achieved the first thing when it pitted Iraq against Iran. Then it attacked Iraq directly in the first Gulf war and destroyed a nation. However, it did not stop here...

Mauritania: Obasanjo Advises New Govt to Check Slavery, Terrorism
President Olusegun Obasanjo, in his capacity as the Chairman of the African Union (AU), has asked the military leadership in Mauritania to pass laws that would immediately abolish slavery that has continued to thrive in that country and act against terrorism.

It's Not A ''Conspiracy.'' It's Just Business -- The Bush Way

UK helped Israel get nuclear bomb
Britain secretly sold Israel a key ingredient for its nuclear programme in 1958, according to official documents obtained by BBC News.

Freedom Of Speech, RIP

Google tool watches as you work

Water, Water Everywhere...

Seventy-three die in ethnic clashes in Ethiopia

Are Ugandans in Iraq fully aware of the risks there?

The Trillion-Dollar War

Distortions of The Times

Interpreting war crimes

Regime Change By Assassin? Easier Said Than Done.

Lions, elephants and cheetahs -- Oh my!
The latest from on high in American academia is a proposal to transplant elephants, big cats and other wildlife from Africa to the Great Plains (including Montana) as a means to conserve the species and "restore" the western landscape to a condition that existed thousands of years ago. No kidding.

Chavez Offers Cheap Gas to Poor in U.S.
Venezuela could supply gasoline to Americans at half the price they now pay if intermediaries who "speculated ... and exploited consumers" were cut out. Chavez and Castro offered to give poor Americans free health care and train doctors free of charge.