"African Union under pressure over Sudan"

African Union under pressure over Sudan
More than 40 African non-governmental organisations have launched a bid to prevent Sudan from becoming the next chairman of the African Union, claiming the move would jeopardise peacekeeping operations in the country's troubled Darfur region.

Putting a spin on colonial history will not make black people feel more British
After years of discrimination and exclusion at every level of British society, black people are now being asked to buy into a new ‘inclusive’ British identity to satisfy the government’s concerns that society is becoming dangerously segregated.

South Africa to rename airports
South African government headed by President Thabo Mbeki is pursuing its plan to rename the country's airports in a bid to rid its colonial history.

Sudan to check AU soldiers for AIDS
The governor of North Darfur State, Mohamed Osman Kibir, has revealed that his government will carry out fresh tests on AU troops in his state. Rwandan soldiers guard the funeral of a man killed by Janjaweed in Al Fasher, North Darfur State March 1, 2005.Kibir pointed out in a press statement that following AIDS-related deaths among AU troops, citizens in the area had become worried.

West is in dark ages, says Iran's President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the hardline President of Iran, launched an angry tirade against the West on Saturday, accusing it of a "dark ages" mentality and threatening retaliation unless it recognised his country's nuclear ambitions.

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