"Rwanda's dream for hi-tech Africa"

Rwanda's dream for hi-tech Africa
Eleven years after a horrific genocide in which 800,000 Rwandans died, this small African country is hoping to lead Africa into a new hi-tech age.

Racism Rebooted
Forty years after the fact, Edgar Killen is finally convicted of manslaughter in the killings of three civil rights workers. But the system that produced him remains alive and well

Cross Community Forum to debate whether Britain should pay for its role in slavery
It is up to all of us, governments and civil society to acknowledge the continuing effects of past wrongs and to be prepared to take responsibility for rectifying their effects. Given that plantation owners in the Caribbean were compensated to the tune of £20 million when slavery was abolished in 1807, it is not an unreasonable request that the descendants of those who suffered at the hands of slavery should also receive compensation.

Ugandan MPs Overwhelmingly Vote to Remove Third Term Limit
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly voted to remove presidential term limits from the Constitution, paving the way for President Yoweri Museveni to contest in next year's elections and beyond.

Mauritania Accused of Human Rights Violations, Ethnic Bias
For the past two decades ethnic black Mauritanians have been systematically driven from the country's fertile southern region by an Arab-led government, according to a Mauritanian dissident lobbying for support in South Africa.

Africans ‘very disappointed’ at G8 stalemate on fair trade
Despite the hype and rhetoric about making poverty history Africans are understandably disappointed that the world’s richest leaders have failed to keep their promises.

Africa's population to double in four to five decades

Kenyan Mining Companies Given Seven-Day Ultimatum
Government has warned five gold mining companies to stop polluting water during their mining activities, or face the might of the law.

Mexico's black population struggles for recognition
No one ever put Melquiades Dominguez's face on a postage stamp. Nor Juan Angel Serrano. Nor any other of the descendants of black slaves who live along Mexico's Costa Chica.

Hunt for child killers in Kenya

The No-Think Nation

Imperialists Bring Horror to Haiti

Reggae festival scrapped over Sizzla lyrics once again

Black Muslims fear persecution after London bomb attacks

Eyewitnesses Describe Massacre by UN Troops on Haitian People