"Oil riches fail to reach poor"

Angola's oil riches fail to reach the poor
Angola, already sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest oil producer after Nigeria, is also one of the world's fastest-growing oil provinces, pumping 1.3 million barrels a day. Riggers compare it in significance to the North Sea at its peak. While "offshore Angola" is prized for its isolation from the onshore conflict afflicting Nigeria or the Middle East, conditions in much of the country are dire.

Liberia’s Iron Lady has to heal deep scars
ELLEN Johnson-Sirleaf may be about to celebrate being Africa’s first female president, but her top priority will be to heal the scars of Liberia’s 14-year war and overcome allegations of a fraudulent election.

The scramble for the wealth of Angola
Three years after the end of a fierce civil war, Angola is a rich country full of poor people. Foreign businessmen and a handful of wealthy Angolans, mostly government officials, reap huge profits from a postwar boom fuelled by oil and diamonds.

Zimbabwe to process uranium
President Robert Mugabe has said Zimbabwe will process recently discovered uranium deposits in order to resolve its chronic electrical power shortage, state radio said on Sunday.

EU chemicals law will hurt Africa, says SA ambassador
The South African government says that draft legislation to monitor chemicals, which was approved by the European Parliament this week, will have "devastating effects" on developing countries.

Belgian Priest Accused of Inciting Rwandan Genocide Arrives in Brussels
A Belgian priest charged in Rwanda for helping to incite the 1994 genocide has been handed over to authorities in Brussels.

Stiffer laws and armed police will never stem the rise in crime
"The fundamental cause of crime in capitalist societies is the capitalist goal in life, which each member of society strives to achieve. This goal in life only recognizes the pursuit of sensual pleasure for human beings as the sole way to attain happiness. The capitalist goal in life has no room for spiritual, moral or humanitarian pursuits and therefore people are not concerned about the moral or religious implications of their actions."

The BBC’s Big White (Phosphorus) Lie

The Face of War

Political conflict intensifies over Bush’s Iraq war lies

Bush Message: You Were Wrong to Trust Us

Money for Napalm but not for Food Stamps

Blame It On Arafat

Protesters Call Again for Closing of School of the Americas

Al-Qaeda the Database Unbound

U.S. seeks to secure Sahara Desert

Mirrors to banish town's winter darkness

Row is all Bush's fault, Chavez tells Mexico

Chavez Delivers. Venezuela Will Ship 12 Million Gallons of Home Heating Oil to 45,000 Low Income Families in Massachusetts Next Month