"Eritrea slams U.S. for "evil" moves in border row"

S.African farmers weigh pros and cons of GMO crops
South African farmer Andre Kilian sees plenty of advantages to genetically modified (GMO) crops, making him a rare voice on a continent where the technology has struggled to find favour.

Eritrea slams U.S. for "evil" moves in border row
Eritrea has launched a fierce attack on U.S. policy in the tense Horn of Africa region, alleging "evil attempts" to derail an international ruling awarding it a disputed town on the border with old foe Ethiopia.

Ray Nagin, White Rage and the Manufacturing of "Reverse" Racism
If you're looking to understand why discussions between blacks and whites about racism are often so difficult in this country, you need only know this: when the subject is race and racism, whites and blacks are often not talking about the same thing. To white folks, racism is seen mostly as individual and interpersonal--as with the uttering of a prejudicial remark or bigoted slur. For blacks, it is that too, but typically more: namely, it is the pattern and practice of policies and social institutions, which have the effect of perpetuating deeply embedded structural inequalities between people on the basis of race. To blacks, and most folks of color, racism is systemic. To whites, it is purely personal.

GMOs Threatening Seed Industry
STAKEHOLDERS of the Centre for Development Initiatives (CDI) of the African Biodiversity Network of South Africa have expressed concern about the likely extinction of the indigenous seeds if the country adopts Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

COTE D IVOIRE: UN staff being evacuated as sanctions loom
Nearly 400 UN staff are to be evacuated from Cote d’Ivoire by the weekend as consensus mounts within the UN Security Council on slapping sanctions against Ivorian leaders seen as whipping up violence and blocking peace efforts, diplomatic sources said on Friday.

HAITI: UN Official Predicts More "Collateral Damage"
As Haitians prepare to go to the polls next month to elect a new political leadership, human rights groups have urged the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country against taking any military action that could harm innocent civilians.

MADAGASCAR: Authorities on alert as tropical storm heads toward island
A tropical storm threatens Madagascar's southeast coast but officials believe the Indian Ocean island is better prepared for the cyclone season this year.

Haiti Seeks Return to Caricom Fold
Two years after he was sworn in as Haiti's prime minister with the backing of the United States, Gerard Latortue is confident that the groundwork has been laid for Haiti's re-entry into the regional integration grouping Caricom.

France's Colonial Blowback

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Chavez taunts Bush, but Venezuela-US trade grows

Gaza protesters demand Abbas resign

The Most Dangerous Double Standard in the Middle East Israel, Iran, and the Nuclear Bomb