"Darfur's Displaced People Hope for Return"

U.S. to Slap Tough Travel Sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
The United States plans to slap tough travel sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, members of his government and their extended families, a senior U.S. official said Friday. The move is aimed at further isolating Mugabe and is a sign of growing U.S. impatience with Zimbabwe, whose relations with the West are at an all-time low because of human rights abuses.

Political crisis pushes Somalia closer to war
A worsening political crisis threatens to plunge Somalia back into war and open a new era of humanitarian suffering, experts say

Thousands of Zimbabwe farmers lose court cases
More than 4 000 legal challenges brought by white farmers in Zimbabwe to the seizure of their farms have been nullified after President Robert Mugabe's signing into law of controversial amendments to the constitution, it was reported on Sunday.

Darfur's Displaced People Hope for Return
A sixth round of peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels from Sudan's western Darfur region are under way in Nigeria. Five previous rounds have made limited progress toward ending the two-and-a-half-year conflict. In the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, displaced from Darfur are hopeful of a solution that will allow them to return home.

President of Sierra Leone celebrates freedom of Amistad slaves
The president of Sierra Leone came to Connecticut this weekend to celebrate the state's contributions to securing the freedom of slaves who sailed on the ship Amistad.

Frank Rich: 'Message: I care about the black folks'

Summit failure blamed on US
The failure of last week's United Nations summit to deliver an agreement designed to prevent terrorists acquiring 'weapons of mass destruction' was sabotaged by the US, senior diplomats have told The Observer.

How United States Intervention Against Venezuela Works
It is no secret that the government of the United States is carrying out a program of operations in favor of the Venezuelan political opposition to remove President Hugo Chávez Frías and the coalition of parties that supports him from power. The budget for this program, initiated by the administration of Bill Clinton and intensified under George W. Bush, has risen from some $2 million in 2001 to $9 million in 2005, and it disguises itself as activities to “promote democracy,” “resolve conflicts,” and “strengthen civic life.” It consists of providing money, training, counsel and direction to an extensive network of political parties, NGO’s, mass media, unions, and businessmen, all determined to end the bolivarian revolutionary process.

Chavez' Surprise for Bush
Offering to Sell Cheap Oil to America's Poor