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08/10/2005:

"Food crisis 'runs across Africa'"

Food crisis 'runs across Africa'

African blames aid for lack of food remedies

Southern Africa fears famine, UN lacks funds

Cash-strapped WFP seeks funding for Mozambique
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has been distributing 4 500 tonnes of food in Mozambique a month, most of it imported maize from South Africa, but warned that poor funding was limiting its purchases.

The day Haile Selassie came a-calling
The picture adorning today's column takes us back in time, to those days in April 1966 when His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, King of Kings, Conquering Lion of Judah, paid us and, two or three days later, the people of Jamaica, a State visit.

David Sarasohn: A U.S. disorder that hurts Africa

AU in talks with coup leaders
A delegation from the African Union (AU) met with Mauritania's new military strongman, on a mission to urge leaders of last week's coup to restore constitutional order to this newly oil-rich Islamic nation.

South Africa maize exports drop, prices fall

Garang death breeds African conspiracy theories

Grassroots reparations organizations blast Wachovia's 'National Partnership'

Chavez: U.S. will "bite the dust" if it invades Venezuela

Saddam's germ war plot is traced back to one Oxford cow

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Vaccines and Autism:
Looking for the Truth? Study the Amish

Gang founder gets service award

Arms Dealer Wanted in Africa, Needed in Iraq

Chavez Gives Land Titles to the Indigenous

SA certifies food for Zimbabwe is GM-free

Botswana, SA sign agreement

Brazil and Gambia Vow Closer Cooperation in Sports, Economy and Culture

Africast Launches America's First Pan-African Movie Channel

Rebuilding our economy: What will it take?

Garang death could affect refugee repatriation plans- aid workers

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says wants talks with Blair