"Radical Proposals On Land Ownership"

Radical Proposals On Land Ownership
The problem of landlessness is worse than many Kenyans think - something that will complicate the implementation of the Wako Draft Constitution. The Sunday Standard has established that hundreds of thousands of Kenyans, holding decent jobs and leading modern lifestyles, don't own land.

One-party system still lingers in Uganda constitution

At least 58 illegal Somali migrants drown
At least 58 Somali migrants have drowned off the coast of Yemen and 155 are still missing, the BBC reported on Monday. The Somalis were trying to cross the Gulf of Aden on an illegal boat and probably wanted to proceed to Europe.

Somali pirates agree to free fishing boat crew
Somali pirates have lowered their ransom demand and are ready to free 47 Taiwanese, Chinese, Indonesia, Filipino and Vietnamese crew on three Taiwan fishing boats as soon as the ransom has been paid, a newspaper said on Monday.

AU to decide when SA's mediation will end
It was up to the African Union to decide when South Africa's role as mediator in the Ivory Coast conflict should end, Defence Minister Mosioua Lekota said on Monday."The mediation is a mediation of the AU, not of the (rebel group) Forces Nouvelle (FN)," he told reporters in Pretoria.

Nations focus on great ape crisis
Ministers from 23 countries in Africa and south-east Asia are meeting to discuss measures to save the world's great apes from extinction. Scientists have warned wild populations of the six species could disappear in a generation without urgent action.

NIGERIA: Huge gains in battle against fake drugs, government says
The proportion of fake and often deadly medicines in Nigeria has dropped from nearly 70 percent circulating in 2002 to less than 10 percent three years later, according to the country’s drug control agency.

Black children: Missing… and unaccounted for
A new report is due to be released, demanding the government devise a more effective system and a national comprehensive database to establish the exact number of black and ethnic minority children who have been reported as missing, in Britain.

Chavez supporters protest, urge justice against Robertson for comments
More than 100 supporters of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Saturday to demand justice against American religious broadcaster Pat Robertson for recently suggesting their president should be killed.

Race in New Orleans: Shaping the Response to Katrina?
The frustration and anger over the slow federal response to hurricane Katrina's destruction and aftermath continues to mount. The disturbing images are revealing: bodies floating through floodwaters, thousands of desperate survivors clamoring for food and distraught families with stricken children. Throughout all this, one thing is starkly evident: the vast majority of victims are black.

The Two Americas

U.S. response to disaster amazes, disgusts world

THE CONSTITUTION UNDER THE OCCUPATION IS ANOTHER DECEPTION

An exposé of American society

Drenched in profits: Drenched in blood

Oops! We forgot the niggers (again)!