Desmond Tutu was speaking at the end of an official two-day visit to Gaza Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu has called Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip an “abomination”. He strongly condemned what he called international “silence and complicity”… Read More ›
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Kidney disease linked to poverty
By Melissa Evans Staff Writer Younger black people with chronic kidney disease are at a much greater risk of death than white people of the same age – but the difference has nothing to do with biology, according to a… Read More ›
Mandela’s story to be retold in song, on Broadway
Ed Pilkington in New York Thursday May 22, 2008 The Guardian Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and daughter Zindzi visit Nelson Mandela in prison. Photograph: Patrick Durand/Corbis Characters in the current crop of Broadway musicals Characters in the current crop of Broadway musicals… Read More ›
Murdered: the war veteran who stood up to Mugabe (The Guardian)
Gibson Nyandoro told The Observer of his disillusionment with the regime. Now he is dead, a victim of new violence as Zimbabwe faces an election rerun
From Darfur To Khartoum.
Sudanese rebels ‘reach Khartoum’ The JEM rebels are thought to have crossed into Sudan from bases in Chad Sudanese troops have clashed with rebels from Darfur outside the capital, Khartoum, reports say, prompting an overnight curfew in the city. The… Read More ›
Africa Urged to Invest in Small-scale:
Southern Africa: Small Can Be Beautiful Inter Press Service (Johannesburg) 7 May 2008 Posted to the web 8 May 2008 Stephanie Nieuwoudt Cape Town Is small the new big when it comes to agriculture in Southern Africa? As rising… Read More ›
Saddam’s Jail Diaries.
‘Saddam’s jail diaries’ published By Magdi Abdelhadi BBC’s Arab Affairs analyst Saddam Hussein allegedly feared catching HIV in captivity An Arab newspaper has published what it says are excerpts from diaries written by the ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein while… Read More ›
Asia: Food Price Shock
Asia fears lost decade, unrest from food price shock Mon May 5, 2008 3:04am EDT By Andrew Hay MADRID (Reuters) – Soaring food prices may throw millions of Asians back into poverty, undo a decade of gains and… Read More ›
Zimbabwe: Poll Results
Zimbabwe announces poll results Official results say Morgan Tsvangirai gained the most votes The long-awaited results of Zimbabwe’s presidential poll have been announced, with the opposition’s Morgan Tsvangirai winning 47.9%, forcing a second round. Election officials say Mr Tsvangirai beat… Read More ›
UNICEF Appeal
East Africa Children’s Crisis Appeal Over eight million people are on the brink of starvation in the Horn of Africa due to severe drought, crop failure and loss of livestock. Of those affected, 1.6 million are children under the age… Read More ›
The Silent Tsunami.
‘Silent tsunami’ of hunger washes over poor nations Wed Apr 30, 12:22 AM ET Since the 1970s, aside from isolated famines caused by social upheaval, world hunger has been on the decline. Undernourishment in the developing world dropped from 37%… Read More ›
MI5: Torture of terrorist (The Guardian)
MI5 accused of colluding in torture of terrorist suspects British agents alleged to have questioned men at Pakistani interrogation centre after they had been brutally mistreated The London headquarters of MI5. Photograph: Frank Baron Officers of the Security Service, MI5,… Read More ›
Barbaric Or Honour???
Barbaric ‘honour killings’ become the weapon to subjugate women in Iraq Murder of a girl who became infatuated with a British soldier highlights a disturbing new trend ‘Honour killings’ in Iraq: victim Du’a Khalil Aswad By Terri… Read More ›
Zambia: Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme(CAAPD)
Zambia to sign Comprehensive Africa plan Sam Banda, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi. Photo: Joke Martens Zambia will be the second country after Rwanda to sign a Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAAPD), an agriculture development plan supported by the… Read More ›
Ethiopia: China firm ready for industrial zone.
Tesfa-alem Tekle, AfricaNews reporter in Mekelle, Ethiopia, photo: Yohanes Gossesse (Chinese Road Project miniature in Addis Ababa) A Chinese Investment group, Jiangsu Qiyuan, says it has finalized preparation to construct a private Industrial zone in Ethiopia. The zone will be… Read More ›
A Controlled Explosion In Bristol.
Man arrested under Terrorism Act A controlled explosion has taken place in Bristol after a man was arrested under the Terrorism Act. Avon and Somerset police said residents were evacuated from the Combe Paddock area and some people have been… Read More ›
Guilty Of Terrorism – BBC News
Six guilty of terrorism support Izzadeen hit the news for heckling the home secretary in 2006 A man who heckled then Home Secretary John Reid during a speech has been convicted of terrorist fund-raising and inciting terrorism overseas. Muslim preacher… Read More ›
Somali ‘Pirates’ taken to Paris – BBC World News
Somali ‘pirates’ taken to Paris The Ponant’s 30 crew members were held hostage for a week Six Somalis accused of taking a luxury yacht’s crew hostage have arrived in Paris on a military plane to face questioning, judicial sources… Read More ›
British Headteacher Shot Dead In Somalia.
British headteacher shot dead in Somalia in raid on school by Islamist militia Xan Rice in Nairobi and Helen Pidd – The Guardian. A British headteacher who was shot dead in Somalia by Islamist insurgents may have been targeted… Read More ›
Nigeria: Struggling For Peaceful, Fair Elections.
Nigeria: Struggling For Peaceful, Fair Elections 14 April 2008 Posted to the web 14 April 2008 Elizabeth Dickinson Bwari By 8:30am on a recent Saturday morning, five polling stations sat proudly along the main road through… Read More ›
Zimbabwe: Ballot Recount.
Zimbabwe opposition to fight ballot recount By a special correspondent in Bulawayo Monday, 14 April 2008 Zimbabwe’s opposition, frustrated by the failure of a regional summit to help its cause, has vowed to fight President Robert Mugabe’s plans… Read More ›
Mugabe Said: “Brown Is A Little Tiny Dot On This world”. !!!!
Brown ‘a tiny dot on this world’ Robert Mugabe will not be attending the summit in Zambia Mbeki and Mugabe Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe has called Prime Minister Gordon Brown “a little tiny dot on this world”. He was responding… Read More ›
Food Shortages threaten to become the biggest crises of the 21st century.
The other global crisis: rush to biofuels is driving up price of food By Paul Vallely Saturday, 12 April 2008 A Filipino woman buys rice at a market in Manila The world’s most powerful finance ministers and central… Read More ›
Evil Zenawi And His Half-Brother Evil Bush – Stuck in Somalia.!
AFRICA Stuck in Somalia Ethiopia‘s prime minister discusses how the U.S. helped his country oust the Islamists from Mogadishu. By Jason McLure | Newsweek Web Exclusive Apr 10, 2008 | Updated: 5:22 p.m. ET Apr 10, 2008 _________________________________________________________________________________ Meles Zenawi is easily Washington’s most… Read More ›
