Sunday, July 31st
South Sudan faces hard choices
With peace, South Sudan faces hard choicesAs in other African countries emerging from years of conflict and isolation, Sudanese parents and leaders are confronting hard questions. Should they continue passing down traditional skills and rituals, or help prepare the next generation for urban life and technical job opportunities? Should they keep sending their children to cattle camp — where they learn to brand, milk and deliver cows — or shift their sights toward books and literacy? Mbeki aims to boost ties with Gabon and CongoJohannesburg - South African President Thabo Mbeki and a delegation of ministers will leave South Africa on Monday for a two-day visit to Gabon and the Republic of Congo, the department of foreign affairs said on Sunday. Strongest’ man in KenyaHe is a husband, father and grandfather but, what makes Tiger Power stand out from the rest? Cuba`s Diplomatic Cooperation Was Decisive For Namibia`s Independence - Diplomat The politico-diplomatic relations between Angola and Cuba contributed for the attainment of solutions to various world scenarios, particularly to that of Namibia. France loses privileged relationship with Madagascar The French president's Madagascar visit aimed to revive a once-strong relationship, but the island's widening trade ties and unsentimental view of its former colonial master makes that goal unlikely. Revealed: health fears over secret study into GM foodRats fed on a diet rich in genetically modified corn developed abnormalities to internal organs and changes to their blood, raising fears that human health could be affected by eating GM food. The world has turned away - but Darfur's misery goes onThe conflict in Sudan no longer dominates the headlines. But, as Euan Ferguson reports from Darfur, the fallout from the civil war is still a grim reality. Racists axe black teenager to deathA gang of men who murdered a black teenager with an axe in an unprovoked racist attack in a park near his home in Huyton, Liverpool, were being hunted by police last night. Anger over 'shoot to kill' policy growsCharles Clarke, the Home Secretary, faced calls yesterday for an urgent review of the 'shoot-to-kill' policy against suicide bombers as MPs demanded the public be consulted. Sudan will decide on White Nile oilfield caseWhite Nile, the Aim-listed oil explorer, said yesterday a commission had been set up in Sudan to decide the ownership of its oil concession. Is Your Fanny Pack Breeding Terrorists?How will looking in my bag protect me from terrorism? Search me. Faced With This CrisisPrice Battle Between Sugar Producers And ConsumersEconomics and the Race Divide in a Southern CityColour Coded Justice: John Roberts's Racial Hang Up
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Saturday, July 30th
Bad news for Southern Africa
Bad news for Southern Africa Up to ten million people in six Southern African countries could reach the same critical situation as those in Niger because of a shortage of aid, United Nations agencies said on Thursday. Niger aid gains pace, but many still waitingThe Western world seems to just now be waking to the humanitarian crisis affecting the African nation of Niger, where thousands of children are facing starvation as a lengthy drought continues. Cote d'Ivoire: University Campus Polarised By Political ViolenceAt the main university in Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital, Abidjan, many scholars are more worried about self-defence than self-improvement on a campus dominated by a pro-government student union that uses rape and torture to maintain control. More Trees Can Mean Less Water, Says ReportWater management programmes across the developing world are based on the mistaken belief that trees increase the available water in an area, says a report published today (29 July). Who Said Apartheid Ended?White South Africans have privileged themselves to the extent that they hold Black South Africans hostage in their own country. It was so exciting for everyone in 1994 when the ANC party led by Nelson Mandela won the presidential election and South Africans were able to elect the first African president in the history of the country. However, South Africans did not see it coming that they would still live under economic siege of the white settlers. As it was said about colonialism, the white man gave the Africans independence and took it away from the back door. The case for South Africa is that, they gave the Africans the right to rule or misrule themselves as along as they do not touch white economic power. Tehran accuses US of nuclear double standard .Iran accused the Bush administration yesterday of operating a double standard and undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by agreeing to aid India's civil nuclear programme, while insisting that Tehran abandon its nuclear ambitions or face international sanctions. Life's ingredients found in early universeThe molecular building blocks of life had already formed by the time the universe was only a quarter of its present age, new observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal. The research bolsters the case for extraterrestrial life and may shed light on the nature of galaxies in the early universe. Withdrawal of Troops from Iraq: Forget About ItWorld's Oldest PersonBorder Patrol Seizes Humanitarian Aid Destined for Cuba* Japan stockpiles plutonium as threat of nuclear escalation spreads across Asia Cuban National Rebellion Day Around the Globe Report identifies seven new mineral occurrences in Enugu South Africa Mulls Land Reform Issues Hot reception for DRC's rampaging elephants Telecom's Venture in Angola Lifts Off Ancient Baby's Secrets Come to Light Once 'Shunned', Reggae Goes Mainstream
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Friday, July 29th
Nigerian Minister Accuses Oil Firms of Corruption
Nigerian Minister Accuses Oil Firms of CorruptionMinister of Solid Mineral Resources, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili has accused oil and gas companies operating in the country of corrupt practices, and said that was the reason why they avoid disclosure of their annually generated revenue and expenditures. Economic injustice ... America's new leading export In a startling turn of events, a new commodity has surpassed jobs as the number one US export. Starting with Iraq, president Bush has dedicated himself to exporting economic injustice, which Americans possess in such abundance that it has become our top export. Here in America, we are living one of the biggest lies perpetrated in human history, and if our ruling plutocracy has its way, the rest of the world will one day enjoy the pleasant fiction that they live in a nation of justice and economic opportunity. Africa drops bid for veto power in UNAFRICA has in the interim given up her demand for veto power for would-be permanent members of an expanded United Nations Security Council.. Death toll from India monsoon hits 749 Rescuers scouring flood-ravaged neighborhoods and outlying villages found dozens more bodies Friday, pushing the death toll from record monsoon rains in western India to almost 750, officials said. Ethiopia: Prime Minister Meets Opposition LeadersEthiopia's political leaders have held their first ever face-to-face talks aimed at ending the deepening crisis over disputed legislative polls, an official said on Friday. We'll Put Nigeria in Space, Says ObasanjoPRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo said yesterday that the Federal Government was working on a programme that would see Nigerians land in space between the next 15 and 25 years. South Africa: Ancient Baby's Secrets Come to LightRape, Sexual Violence Continue in Sudan's Darfur Region, UN ReportsArmed elements in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, including law enforcement officers and the military, continue to perpetrate rape and sexual violence, with the authorities seemingly unable or unwilling to hold them accountable, according to a new United Nations report released today. Group Slams the 'Iron Triangle' of Food AidU.S. food aid is inefficient, wasteful and designed in most cases to benefit domestic constituencies, particularly U.S.-based agribusiness firms, shipping companies and some non-governmental organisations (NGOs), more than needy people in developing countries, according to a new report released this week by the Minnesota-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). Oil Booms End Up a Bust, Study ShowsThe U.S. strategy to increase oil production from non-Middle Eastern nations in the least developed countries may serve consumers in Western nations, but is likely to add to those poor nations' burdens of debt and economic hardship, according to a new study released Thursday. UN troops 'fail' in Haiti Amnesty International has released a report on Haiti which claims that the United Nations mission has made little progress towards protecting human rights in the year that it has been in the country. The report also accused the US-backed interim government and the UN peacekeeping force of showing leniency toward former soldiers and other rebels who toppled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide last year while aggressively combatting armed militants loyal to the ousted leader. Pakistan Alarmed by Indo-US Defence DealAlarm and dismay have been the general reaction in Pakistan to news of a framework agreement on defence cooperation signed between India, its long-standing rival in South Asia and the United States - which, only a year ago, accorded this country the status of ''major non-NATO ally''. Uganda 'backs' multi-party return Early results from Uganda's referendum show a huge majority - 90% - in favour of restoring multi-party politics. Angola tries to stamp out polioCranking Up the Fear QuotientOil and BloodThe Great White FatherWhy is the US government trying to rid Venezuelans of Hugo Chavez?The Globalization of State TerrorThe truth behind the Indo-U.S. nuclear dealCaribbean Seeks Unity at Summit in Panama We Regard Falluja As a Large Prison ISP 'censored' anti-war email
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Thursday, July 28th
Honouring Our African Heroes
Venezuelan education reform influenced by Simon Bolivar The Venezuelan revolution is on the march, bearing education as its torch. Since sweeping to power as president in February 1999, Hugo Chavez, a former lieutenant-colonel who led a foiled coup seven years earlier, has launched an education reform unprecedented in the country's 200-year history. U.S. Pushes Anti-Terrorism in AfricaThe Pentagon plans to train thousands of African troops in battalions equipped for extended desert and border operations and to link the militaries of different countries with secure satellite communications. The initiative, with proposed funding of $500 million over seven years, covers Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Nigeria, Morocco and Tunisia -- with the U.S. military eager to add Libya if relations improve. 'Honouring Our African Heroes'A wreath laying ceremony has been held in Accra in honour of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, George Padmore, Dr.Kwame Nkrumah, and a host of others who championed Pan-African causes to commemorate this year's PANAFEST and Emancipation Day. Zim land reform 'waited for South Africa'The Zimbabwe government delayed its land-reform programme so that negotiations for South Africa's liberation succeeded, said President Thabo Mbeki on Thursday. Zimbabwe Clean-Up OverSomalia: Kenyan Crew of Hijacked Ship to Be FreedThe men who hijacked a Kenyan-registered vessel laden with food aid off the northeastern coast of Somalia over a month ago have agreed to release some of the crew, sources said on Thursday. Combating Global Warming- Blue Skies, Green Cities Ignoring inaction at the highest levels of the U.S. government, 145 mayors across the country have formed a coalition to combat global warming and begun to reshape their cities using innovative programs and technologies. Mali: No Risk of Famine Says Government, But Aid Workers DisagreeFrom her office in the capital Bamako, the government's head of food security says there is no risk of famine in Mali this year. But some aid workers operating in the arid north and east of the country, disagree. Ethiopia to hand over massacre suspects Ethiopian clan elders have agreed to hand over suspects believed to have taken part in the Turbi massacre early this month. Activists See CAFTA as Gift to Big PharmaWith the U.S. House of Representatives due to vote this week on the fate of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), international health activists are warning that the intellectual property provisions included in the pact could spell death for hundreds of thousands of poor people. DRC: "Stronger Commitment" Needed for PeaceOngoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has underscored the difficulties of bringing lasting peace to this vast Central African country. SWAZILAND: Maize staple not profitable, despite food crisisUganda votes on constitutional referendumUgandans chose whether to allow multiparty politics in their East African country in a referendum Thursday, the first step in reforming the country's constitution, which forbids political parties from campaigning in elections. U.S. panel backs Nitromed heart drug for blacks The first medicine for patients of one particular race moved closer to U.S. approval on Thursday after an advisory panel endorsed a NitroMed Inc. heart failure pill for blacks. Gaza Will Be 'Vacated But Still Occupied'A growing number of Palestinians are beginning to believe that Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip will not mean the end of occupation. Rwanda, Uganda refute report on arms to DRCUganda and Rwanda have denied statements contained in a report issued on Wednesday by the UN Security Council that the two countries had delayed to give information to officials monitoring arms sanctions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Where Have All the Good Men Gone?Judge chides Bush admin's anti-terror tactics
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Wednesday, July 27th
Emancipation From Mental Slavery
Villagers in Sudan fight dam dictators They are selling their cows because they can no longer afford to feed them. The land they have been given is so infertile, and growing anything so hard, that children are being kept out of school to help in the fields. They were promised prosperity, but are now victims of fear, destitution and dependency. Iraq should ponder U.S. history in Haiti While it takes American leaders and their armed enforcers just a few hours, days, weeks, months to rewrite another sovereign nation's history, it takes more than 90 years to overcome the devastations caused by such an operation, to replace the irreplaceable, the dead lost, the spirits quelled, to steer an entire generation out of the shadows of dependency, to meet fellow citizens across carefully constructed divides and become halfway whole again. Question mark hangs over disarmament - againGovernment soldiers have recaptured a town near Abidjan which was occupied by unidentified attackers at the weekend, but rebels controlling the north of Cote d'Ivoire raised fresh doubts on Monday about their willingness to disarm ahead of elections planned for October. Emancipation From Mental SlaveryIf emancipation was done at the stroke of a pen, then all of my people would have been freed on the morning of August 1st, a hundred and sixty-seven years ago. Election Forecast in Haiti Goes from Bad to DreadfulU.S., UN-backed oppression in Haiti becoming more extremeWith opposition to the coup government continuing into the middle of its second year in power, state and United Nations violence against the Haitian poor majority has escalated. Less than two weeks after a UN-led operation that killed many unarmed non-combatants, and which the government said killed a major leader of alleged pro-Aristide violence, violence and deaths continue at a level elevated even compared to the past 17 months of post-coup terror. Nigerian Optimistic on UN Expansion PlanNigeria's foreign minister says he is very optimistic that the African Union and Brazil, Germany, India and Japan can agree on a plan to expand the U.N. Security Council that will win approval from the United Nations. SA proposes quicker land reform South Africa needs to revise its approach to land reform to end racial inequalities, government officials say. 'Most land still white-owned'Referring to the Freedom Charter as the "Freedom Cheater", Pheko said South Africa did not belong to all who lived in it and poverty was the "mother of all revolutions". Calling land the basis for nationhood, he said without land and resources Africans had a "sham liberation". "The principle of willing seller, willing buyer will not solve the land question in South Africa. Land seized through colonialism must be expropriated and compensation paid for improvements on the land. Land claims must be land for land," he said. South Africans' long wait for land People, pollution threaten Nairobi wildlifeU.S. to announce 'Beyond Kyoto' climate pactANGOLA: Painful period of transitionAfter three years of peace, Angola - rich in diamonds and oil - still faces a complex mix of humanitarian and developmental challenges. UN envoy was pressurised, says MugabeZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said a United Nations envoy who probed Harare's controversial demolition drive which has left hundreds of thousands homeless, had told him she was pressurised into producing a damning report, a newspaper said on Wednesday. Barbados to bring first death penalty case to new Caribbean courtPolice warned against racial profiling and shoot-to-kill policy on non-whitesLabour MP Diane Abbott and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan have both spoken out against the dangers of targeting people of colour in the biggest manhunt Britain has ever witnessed to catch the suicide bombers responsible for recent incidents in London. Sorry is not good enough LONDON'S POLICE chief expressed regret, the Prime Minister said sorry, but the brutal killing of Jean Charles de Menezes demands more than a few words. Funds begin to reach Niger but more still neededU.S. Makes Final Push for CAFTA Trade PactCôte d'Ivoire: UN Forces Enter Town After Being Blocked for 48 HoursChina will 'protect Mugabe at UN' Microsoft cracks down on software piracyAristide's party to run in Haiti electionsNIGERIA: Kano introduces separate sex buses as it tightens Shari'ah lawThe July 21 Attack: The Pictures of the Four SuspectsWhere are the Other Passengers? Microsoft cracks down on software piracyIn a controversial effort to stop software piracy, computer users who go to the Microsoft website for Windows updates will have their system scanned, to check whether their copy of Windows is a counterfeit.
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Tuesday, July 26th
Sudan refugees dream of return home
Blood, Ink, And Oil: The Case of Darfur The ink is scarcely dry on oil deals signed between the Islamist dictatorship that rules Sudan from the northern capital, Khartoum, and an eager bevy of oil companies from China, India, Japan, and Britain - even as the genocide continues full tilt in the western region known as Darfur. Every new contract signed in Khartoum makes it clearer that this genocide is fueled by the world's unquenchable thirst for petroleum. Oil rigs are now drilling on land seized from black African farmers - who have been killed, raped, and driven off their land by their own government through its proxy militias, known as Janjaweed, in a campaign of ethnic cleansing now in its third year. 'Employment growing' - MbekiCape Town - All South African employment data at hand indicated that the number of those employed in the country was growing and the rate of unemployment declining, says South African President Thabo Mbeki. Is a growing Google safe?Although many internet users eagerly await each new technology from Google, its rapid expansion is also prompting concerns that the company may know too much: what you read, where you surf and travel, to who you write. Sudan refugees plan, dream of return homeWith a peace agreement signed in January and the former southern rebel leader, John Garang, installed in Khartoum as first vice president earlier this month, many southerners are eager to leave the dusty camps where food and jobs are scarce. Obasanjo: No Apology On Foreign Investment DrivePresident Olusegun Oba-sanjo has said that his administration would, just as it did with the debt relief, "remain undaunted and unapologetic " in its campaign and drive for foreign investment. Beetles Are to Be Sold in EuropeCôte d'Ivoire: Question Mark Hangs Over Disarmament - AgainGovernment soldiers have recaptured a town near Abidjan which was occupied by unidentified attackers at the weekend, but rebels controlling the north of Cote d'Ivoire raised fresh doubts on Monday about their willingness to disarm ahead of elections planned for October. Chinese lend Mugabe a lifelineCHINA threw a lifeline yesterday to the beleaguered regime of Robert Mugabe when it offered Zimbabwe economic assistance in addition to diplomatic support against the West African Union to Demobilise Forces in the Great Lakes The disarmament and demobilisation of combatants in the area around eastern Congo, involving mainly Ugandan and Rwandan soldiers, has been identified by regional foreign ministers and security experts as an initial action that could help minimise conflicts in the region. 16th Worldwide Festival of Youth and Students to be Held in Venezuela“For Peace and Solidarity We Fight against Imperialism and War” is the theme of the 16th Worldwide Festival of Youth and Students to be held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 7 to 15. David Velásquez from Venezuela and Miguel Madeira from Portugal, both of the Worldwide Federation of Democratic Youth, explained this morning at a press conference that the Festival will gather 15,000 delegates from over one hundred countries to debate four issues. Venezuela Dismisses Initiative for U.S. Government TV and Radio in VenezuelaVenezuela’s Ambassador to the U.S. dismissed a proposal that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today, to allow the U.S. “to initiate radio and television broadcasts that will provide a consistently accurate, objective, and comprehensive source of news to Venezuela.” Namibia: Shebeen Owners Furious Over Whites And ChinesePeacekeepers sacked over sex abuse allegations Somali pirates eye food instead of ransomBOTSWANA: Hereros wait in vain for reparationsM'sia Sees S. Africa As Strategic Partner, Says PM'Upgrade Traditional Healers'China 'trusts Zim govt'Beijing - China is committed to aiding Zimbabwe's economic growth while staying out of its internal affairs, the government said on Tuesday as the Chinese president prepared to meet with visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. De Beers to shut Kimberley mines by year-endDe Beers is preparing to close its historic underground mines in Kimberley by the end of the year with the loss of around 1 000 jobs, the world's biggest diamond miner said today. Kenya declares war on killer malariaKenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Tuesday launched a countrywide programme to combat malaria, the top killer of pregnant women and children under the age of five in the East African nation. China and Zimbabwe ink new economic dealBeijing - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Chinese leader Hu Jintao signed an agreement on economic co-operation on Tuesday, building on ties at a time the debt-laden, isolated African state is seeking new sources of aid. FBI files are chillingBack in the 1960s, under the guise of fighting communism, the FBI opened thousands of secret files on American citizens whose sole crime was to protest government policies that they found unjust. 'Enemies of humanity' quote raises Iraq PR questionsThe U.S. military on Sunday said it was looking into how virtually identical quotations ended up in two of its news releases about different insurgent attacks. Iraq paper: Saddam to be executed soonAn Iraqi government newspaper said Saturday that toppled President Saddam Hussein was expected to be sentenced and executed within weeks. Talking points for man shot deadTalking Points for man mistakenly killed by UK police. The following points should be emphasised in your reports: Govt moves to curb maltreatment of Nigerians abroadTHE Federal Government has stepped up consultations with other nations with a view to finding a way out of the seemingly endless spate of maltreatment of Nigerians at home and abroad by agents of foreign governments. US Woos India With "World Power” IllusionsOne indication of the importance powerful sections of the Washington establishment attach to the “India card” is demonstrated by a recent CIA report which reputedly identified India as the most important “swing state” in the world’s geo-political system—that is to say a state that could either ally with the US or become a party to anti-US alliance. Orwellian Media Won't Report UK-US State TerrorismWhether a person in an OCCUPIED COUNTRY dies VIOLENTLY or dies NON-VIOLENTLY (through deprivation or avoidable, treatable disease) the end result is the same and the CULPABILITY the same. Further, the Ruler is responsible for the Ruled and the UN-mandated Geneva Conventions specify such obligations for occupying powers. Libya Maintains Low Tariffs On Fuel for UN to Airlift Food to Darfur, SudanNo Video of the 3 Bombers Inside the London Subway Cars before they blew up?Metro Police CCTV Image: Was it doctored?Was a "Bomber" Superimposed onto Metropolitan Police Surveillance Camera Photo?
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Monday, July 25th
The Subtle Racism of Latin America
Privatizing Water in South Africa: Neo-liberalism Dries the Well Social and democratic equality is based on two types of fundamental freedoms - economic and political. For black South Africans, political freedom was first achieved in 1994 with the end of government-sanctioned racial apartheid. Regrettably, the latter has not yet been attained. Although voting equality has made black South Africans politically viable, economic inequality has continued since the mid-1990s. What has remained constant over the past ten years is a covert form of class apartheid. At the heart of the struggle to overcome this new apartheid is the battle over water rights and the privatization of public commodities. According to the UN, South Africa currently ranks as one of thirty countries in the world with the lowest average water resource availability per capita. The Subtle Racism of Latin AmericaWhile many believe that Arab and Latin American societies have a better track record in regard to race than the United States, Dr. Carlos Moore, resident scholar at Brazil's Universidade do Estado da Bahia, contends that this impression is wrong. Moore, a black man raised in pre-Castro Cuba, believes that while these societies may look color blind on the surface, race actually dominates every aspect of social and political life. CAFTA: Picking Up Where NAFTA Left Off In the continuing quest for the exploitation of cheap labor and untapped resources, President Bush and the current administration have proposed the Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA. CAFTA, to be comprised of the United States, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica, is essentially a continuation of NAFTA, the disastrous free trade agreement that wrecked havoc over the already impoverished peasants and farmers of its nation members. Congo to Apprehend Ugandan Rebel ForcesSecurity authorities in the eastern province of Congo have resolved to denounce and apprehend any rebel forces that may be planning to destabilise Uganda. Great Lakes States Propose Regional Rail NetworkA Sh45.7 million US$593,450) feasibility study on a proposed railway line to link the Great Lakes states could soon be commissioned. A yet-to-be identified firm of consultants will undertake the study to establish the project's economic viability. The target countries include Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, which are all landlocked. GM crops created superweed, say scientistsModified genes from crops in a GM crop trial have transferred into local wild plants, creating a form of herbicide-resistant "superweed". S Africa considers Zimbabwe's IMF debt pleaSouth African President Thabo Mbeki says his Government is considering paying Zimbabwe's debts owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Bus Skids Off Nigerian Bridge, Killing 56A long-haul passenger bus skidded off a bridge and tumbled into a river in northern Nigeria on Sunday after the driver fell asleep, and 56 people were killed, officials said. Africans hold key at UN Council expansion sessionForeign ministers from Japan, Germany, India and Brazil on Monday mount their second diplomatic offensive in a week to get crucial African support for their bid to expand the U.N. Security Council. DRC-UGANDA: No sanctuary for new Congolese rebels, Uganda saysUganda said on Monday it would not allow the newly-created rebel Congolese Revolutionary Movement or any other armed group to launch attacks from its territory on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rwanda to free 30,000 prisonersRwanda has announced the provisional release of up to 30,000 prisoners suspected of involvement in genocide and other crimes Malawi leader bans maize exports Malawi's president has banned all exports of the food staple maize as well as fertilizer as the country gets to grips with the current food crisis. Namibia Making Good Progress On Basic EducationAFRICA needs to recruit four million new teachers and provide continuous training to about 16 million existing teachers in the next 10 years to keep up with the positive trends in education on the continent, while the recent debt relief granted by the G8 countries should be spent on this sector as a priority. CHAD-SUDAN: Locust swarms may form, rain and poor security hamper control effortsSOUTH AFRICA: Govt plans to counter xenophobiaPhilippines' Arroyo Faces Impeachment IRAN: Activists condemn execution of gay teensChavez's Latam TV to fight 'cultural imperialism'Mobile phones boom in Tanzania Black fears over police shoot to kill policyClinton Again Regrets Failure to Stop GenocideBush Misspeaks
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Sunday, July 24th
Western Corruption = African Poverty
Don’t Fool Me Twice G-8’s Debt DisbeliefThe people’s interest or aspirations were never represented or discussed at the institutions that signed off on these bogus loans. They were never involved in the implementation of the multi-billion dollar “projects” that were executed under these spurious loans. And as we now know, the beneficiaries of these loans were the European and North American imega-corporations awarded the huge contracts to implement the “projects.” They are the ones hiring expatriates and consultants who got handsomely paid while never leaving their European and American capitals. Corrupt African leaders also benefited as they visited European and American banks to deposit stolen monies daily in their vaults Western Corruption = African PovertyWith a population smaller than India’s, Africa has two thirds of the entire world’s natural resources. It is flush with, among other things, oil, gas, diamonds, gold, plutonium, chromium, ferroalloy and coal. Europe, over a span of three and a half centuries, carted off any and everything of value that it could carry, including tens of millions of enslaved human beings and enough of Africa’s natural resources to enrich itself in virtual perpetuity BOTSWANA: Hereros wait in vain for reparationsFor over 20 years descendants of the Herero, wearing traditional dress ironically modelled on German military uniforms of the early 20th century, have gathered in Botswana each July to pay homage to thousands of their people killed in neighbouring Namibia after an uprising against German settlers. Fishing Industry Merely Breathing - MinisterDespite Progress Towards Peace, Sudan Still 'Utterly Fragile' - UN EnvoyWhile the international community's humanitarian, political and African-led military strategy for peace and stability in Sudan was finally bearing fruit, the situation was still extremely fragile, particularly for millions of people in war-torn Darfur, and would perhaps require decades of sustained efforts to set right, the top United Nations envoy for Sudan warned today. Blair's bombsIn all the coverage of the bombing of London, a truth has struggled to be heard. With honourable exceptions, it has been said guardedly, apologetically. Occasionally, a member of the public has broken the silence, as an east Londoner did when he walked in front of a CNN camera crew and reporter in mid-platitude. "Iraq!" he said. "We invaded Iraq and what did we expect? 'Shoot to kill, aim for the head'London's police chief has confirmed the police have adopted a shoot-to-kill policy to stop suspected suicide bombers detonating their explosives. UK cops executed innocent manBritish police hunting the London bombers admitted killing a Brazilian electrician by mistake - a blunder that dealt a blow to their efforts to track down militants they fear could strike again. Land reform 'part of the new Namibia'LATIN AMERICA: Telesur Goes on the Air Under Fire from U.S.Sunday will be the first day of broadcasting for a new Latin America-wide TV network aimed at competing with U.S. and European international news stations. Haiti, we continue to be sorryCARICOM governments have been repeatedly expressing their concerns for the people of Haiti, in the never-ending economic depressions being made worse by political turmoil one after the other in that country. Yet some of those governments render Haitians as personae non-grata, expel and deport them from countries in the region to which they flee in their desperate attempts to escape the misery under which they live at home. Racism: Looking At The Mexican Stamp And BeyondThe widespread denunciation of the "Memin Pinguin" stamp recently circulated by Mexico's postal service is absolutely righteous. The stamp presents a hardcore, all-too-familiar racist stereotype. Mugabe turns to China for helpZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is on a six-day visit to China to visit the country's top leaders. "I don't have racist bone in my body"Surging Petroleum Prices 'Suffocating' Growth in TanzaniaEthiopia to repeat elections in 20 regionsLand reform 'part of the new Namibia'
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Saturday, July 23rd
Zimbabwe says UN report biased
Man killed in London subway not involved in attacksThe man gunned down yesterday by police as he ran onto a London subway train had no connection to this week's terrorist attacks, police said today. They called the death "a tragedy." If Bush was a bona fideIf Bush was a bona fide proponent of truth and honesty within his own administration, this could have all been settled long, long ago." I name the four powers who are behind the al-Qaeda conspiracyAT TIMES of national emergency, the habit of the news media to drop a story or a lead in mid-air when it seems to be going nowhere unsettles the public. The media betray a sort of sheepish wish to “move on” from an erroneous report, hoping that their audience will not notice. Resort To FearThe resort to fear by systems of power to discipline the domestic population has left a long and terrible trail of bloodshed and suffering which we ignore at our peril. Recent history provides many shocking illustrations. NZ wants China to link Zimbabwe aid to rightsProposed Mandela statue taller than Statue of LibertyZimbabwe says UN report biased, hostile, falseZimbabwe's foreign minister said a United Nations (UN) report criticising a crackdown on the country's shantytowns and informal traders was hostile, biased and wrong. Uganda Could Shun EU for Regional MarketsUGANDA may have missed out on its quota to supply the EU with sugar under the EU-ACP sugar protocol, but instead, the country is being urged to look to regional markets Zambia to Lose $15m If It Maintains Pact With EUTRADE agreements and facilitations are vital for the development of the trade industry in any country, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Dipak Patel has said. And Patel has said Zambia stands to lose about US$15 million if it maintains its economic partnership agreement with the European Union (EU). US warns Africa on farm subsidiesOil Palm Industry Boom in GhanaA new plan unveiled in Ghana recently could raise the nation's competitiveness in oil palm production, unrivalled in the sub-region, as Ghanaian authorities quick-start a multi-million oil palm development plan. Illegal Miners Threaten Brazil IndiansVenezuela and U.S. on the brink of "electronic war"PA, Egypt do gas deal without IsraelFollowing recent significant gas discoveries in areas of the Palestinian Authority by British Gas (BG), the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Egypt signed a government protocol in early July to arrange the sales of Palestinian gas to Egypt with exports to global markets to be made in the form of liquid natural gas. Koreans, Chinese sue gov't over textbook A group of Koreans and Chinese filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to force a state government to ban new textbooks they say gloss over Japan's militaristic past, a Japanese news agency reported.
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Friday, July 22nd
Does US Care About Niger Now?
Another Phony Al-Qaeda Group Claims ResponsibilityAbu Hafs al Masri Brigade was described by the Boston Globe as a "phantom organization." The same group claimed responsibility for the Madrid train bombing. There is no evidence that the group even exists. They have claimed responsibility for everything from the 2003 blackout to car bombings in Iraq, yet in no case is there any proof of their involvement. The Iran War BuildupThere is no evidence that President Bush has already made the decision to attack Iran if Tehran proceeds with uranium-enrichment activities viewed in Washington as precursors to the manufacture of nuclear munitions. Southern Africa crops die, S.Africa maize neededDry weather and lack of key inputs such as fertiliser have slashed maize harvests across southern Africa, famine monitor FEWS NET said on Friday, with Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique facing the worst shortages. Uprooted after 30,000 YearsZimbabwe says UN report biased, hostile, falseAlgeria has no word on its envoys seized in IraqZimbabwe Banks On South Africa As IMF Axe FallsZIMBABWE moved to within a hair's breadth of formal expulsion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday for reneging on its $1bn debt, its fate now resting squarely on its response to conditions SA has set for a $1bn rescue package.. ADB elects Rwadan Finance Minister to head BankDarfur detainees stage hunger strikeABSURDITY REIGNSTough Task to Uncover SA's Hidden Art TreasuresAspartame And Diet Drinks Confirm Source Of Obesity, CancerThis study confirmed the previous study by Dr. Trocho and co-workers, which also found the formaldehyde breakdown product of aspartame to be damaging to cellular DNA and that this damage was accumulative. Stolen artifact returned to EgyptA piece of a valuable alabaster block stolen from a tomb in the Valley of Kings in Luxor in 1958 was posted back to officials almost 50 years after its disappearance, Egyptian antiquities authorities said on Tuesday. Travels in Haiti with Father Jean-JusteAfter waiting in a closed room without chairs or fan for over an hour and a half, Fr. Jean-Juste was finally advised that the police did not, after all, have any more questions for him about money or mercenaries or weapons. They told him they would get back in touch with him later if they wanted to see him. Day of Protest Decries Deaths in HaitiProminent political leader Father Gerard Jean-Juste was detained by police and falsely accused of bringing weapons, bombs and money for mercenaries back to Haiti from Miami. Does US Care About Niger Now?
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Wednesday, July 20th
Africa Needs Fair Trade, Not Aid
No Evidence of Taylor's Involvement In LiberiaChina to push forward ties with Papua New Guinea The Chinese government highly appreciates the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government's adherence to the one-China policy, and is ready to expand the two countries' cooperation in various areas, said Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing here Wednesday. DR of Congo: UN launches new operation against Rwandan Hutu rebelsBacked by air power in a major new operation code-named "Thunder Storm," United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today launched their third offensive in just over two weeks to oust Rwandan Hutu militia who daily harass local communities, burning a rebel base camp. Locusts, Food Shortages, Imperil Lives of West Africans Millions of people in several African countries are facing food shortages because of a locust invasion and heavy drought, Christian relief organizations reported. USDA to donate rice to CameroonThe US Department of Agriculture today announced that it will donate approximately 11,000 metric tons of rice to the Government of the Republic of Cameroon. Two peacekeepers in Burundi sacked for sex abuse De Beers Wrong About Bushman EvictionsSurvival will continue its campaign until the Bushmen are allowed to return to their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in Botswana. Fears of witchcraft fuel infanticide in BeninUnless a baby is born head first and face upwards, many communities in northern Benin believe the child is a witch or sorcerer. And tradition demands that the infant must be killed, sometimes by dashing its brains out against a tree trunk. Algeria to invest $5 billion in project to provide computers for familiesAlgerian minister of post, information and telecommunication technologies, Mr. Boudjemâa Haichour, declared that the investment needed for providing 6 million computers for Algerian families is estimated at $5 billion, reported the Algerian Al-khabar newspaper on Tuesday. Africa Needs Fair Trade, Not AidEVERYBODY loves Africa and is going to desperate lengths to show why they are our new best friends! It is like South Africa after the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. Suddenly we could not find any supporters for the loathed apartheid system anymore both inside and outside of South Africa. G8 leaders punishing Africa's poor - MathaaiHunger faces 18 million in 10 African countriesHorn of Africa: 18 Million Facing Food ShortagesEthiopian PM wins Norwegian prize dedicated to Africa Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi won a Norwegian prize that promotes UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call for a green revolution in Africa, the Ethiopian news agency reported on Wednesday. Time ripe to give Africa UNSC permanent seats: African nations Girls Lured to Cote d'Ivoire for Prostitution ReturnTWO Nigerian girls: Loveth Ebruke and Loveth Willy who were feared missing in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire to where they were taken by a prostitution syndicate returned to Nigeria, Monday. Djibouti deports Ethiopian pilotsEquatorial Guinea president's son spends a million dollars Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangu, 34, is reported to have purchased two Bentley automobiles and a Lamborghini. He also began extensive renovations on his two villas located in Capetown suburbs. All these cost him 10 million rand ($1.5 million). No survivors in plane crash in Equatorial GuineaA Russian-made plane believed carrying more than 50 passengers and crew crashed in a forest in Equatorial Guinea, killing all aboard with searchers reporting that some bodies were scattered in trees, officials said today. Rebels approach Ethiopian govtA separatist group on Tuesday offered to open peace talks with the government in an effort to end a low-level conflict in the lawless Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia. African Leaders Recommend DR Congo's Militias Forced DisarmamentTen year-old becomes Microsoft engineerJailing of Irish villagers sparks anger as farmers defy Shell in Battle of the Bog Absurdity ReignsGeorge Bush says that the U.S. is not on a crusade. "We have nothing against Muslims," parrots U.S. government-official-after-government official. Those words are meaningless. Every day, the anti-Muslim attitude in America grows. And, the only people speaking about the hatred are Muslims and a few concerned non-Muslim U.S. citizens. They are telling us that times are bad and are going to get worse, yet nothing is done. Cuba Presents Program to Counter Desertification and DroughtCuba presented on Monday in Havana its national program to fight desertification and drought in compliance with the international efforts of the Global Environment Facility.
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Tuesday, July 19th
Africa Calls for End to Injustice at U.N.
Black intellectuals unite to develop Afrocentric perspectives When white European historians affiliated to the British colonial system kept journals on slaves in the Caribbean, this version of black history was often reproduced in newspaper columns and so the image of Afro-Caribbeans as lazy, aggressive and deceitful was born. That this racist and Eurocentric diatribe ended up in history books and formed the basis of damaging stereotypes that still exist today is a measure of the importance of black academics writing from an Afrocentric viewpoint. Africa Calls for End to Injustice at U.N. Africa presented its proposal for expanding the U.N. Security Council, saying it's time to give a voice to billions of people in the developing world and end the historic injustice that left the continent without a permanent seat on the U.N.'s most powerful body. Rebels approach Ethiopian govtA separatist group on Tuesday offered to open peace talks with the government in an effort to end a low-level conflict in the lawless Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia. Two Sides of the Same Coin The stakes are too high to pretend that the violence of one group is acceptable, while that of the other group is not. It's a matter of logic: If al-Qaeda, in killing the innocent through terrorism in England, is based on an evil ideology, then Tony Blair's pro-war administration, in killing the innocent through war in Iraq, is likewise based on an evil ideology. These twin ideologies are sides of the same coin. Farmers Protest Over Sugar ReformsMore than 5,000 sugar farmers demonstrated in Brussels Monday as EU agriculture ministers gathered to debate the European Commission's proposed overhaul of the bloc's controversial sugar regime. London plot thickens, as does propagandaAs was the case following 9/11 and all post-9/11 "terror" events, an official new propaganda legend is being constructed to justify whatever Anglo-American-Israeli aggression that is sure to follow. Oxford university settle race case ONE OF Britain's top universities has effectively admitted it is suffering from institutional racism. Ministers bury head in sand over ID cardsPRESSURE IS building on ministers over the impact of the governments identity card proposals on Britain’s Black communities. America's ever-widening class divideLinux in Government: Outside the US, People Get ItAngola on full alert after Marburg outbreakMariam Makeiba sings for freedom, tolerance in Tunisia Media keeps Americans in the dark about massive foreign policy failureAmerica's Truth Deficit Jewish settler seeks to become PalestinianSinister Paradise
Does the road to the future end at Dubai? IRAQ: Focus on illegal organ tradeHidden Agenda: The Drug That Doesn't Work For a Disease That Doesn't Exist, American Nation Destroyed Bolivians Struggle for Democracy
Tyehimba on 07.19.05 @ 02:33 PM CST [ link]
Monday, July 18th
Lawyer urged to end dispute with Mandela
6/7: the massacre of the poor that the world ignored The US cannot accept that the Haitian president it ousted still has supportWhen terror strikes western capitals, it doesn't just blast bodies and buildings, it also blasts other sites of suffering off the media map. A massacre of Iraqi children, blown up while taking sweets from US soldiers, is banished deep into the inside pages of our newspapers. The outpouring of compassion for the daily deaths of thousands from Aids in Africa is suddenly treated as a frivolous distraction. The Bahamas Rejects the Creation of CSME, thus Compromising CARICOM’s Integration BidOf fading rock stars and little elseThe Live 8 campaign by Bob Geldof, the narcissistic fading rock star, “to make poverty history” was naively admirable but also somewhat disturbing to watch. Here was a dynamic individual who was helping to perpetuate the stereotype of the “dark continent” as a helpless place of poverty and disease which the white musical missionaries of a new age would help to overcome. Venezuelan cardinal: Chavez a dictatorVenezuela's highest Catholic prelate on Sunday condemned President Hugo Chavez's rule as a dictatorship and urged Venezuelans to reject it in an attack likely to strain already poor church-government ties. New life in Africa for old PCs Computers donated from the developed world are both fuelling and feeding an appetite for computers in Africa where a new machine could cost more than a year's wages. Computers to Africa scheme criticisedThe practice of supplying second-hand computers to Africa can prove to be an expensive mistake, according to a UK report. Plane crash in Equatorial Guinea kills all aboardA Russian-made plane believed carrying more than 50 passengers and crew crashed in a forest in Equatorial Guinea, killing all aboard with searchers reporting that some bodies were scattered in trees, officials said Sunday. 6/7: the massacre of the poor that the world ignored The US cannot accept that the Haitian president it ousted still has support. NZ government resists ban calls The New Zealand government will not stop its cricket team from travelling to Zimbabwe despite a poll suggesting the Kiwi public would support a ban. Pressure on Nigeria to hand over Taylor Pressure is mounting on Nigeria to send Charles Taylor to the UN-backed tribunal where he faces charges of crimes against humanity for stoking a brutal conflict in Sierra Leone through an illicit trade in guns for diamonds. Nigeria's Obasanjo grooming possible successors MTV accused of destroying turtle beachMTV is said to have caused "massive damage" to a nesting beach for leatherback sea turtles while filming its latest reality show. Kenyan Nobel winner finds lessons in creation Indian lawyer urged to end dispute with Mandela Mugabe in bid to overhaul Zim ConstitutionNew Namibian leader issues land warningRobust economic forecast for MozambiqueCounting Creepy CrawliesIsrael masses troops along Gaza borderCorruption threatens to leave Iraq with a 'ghost army' VIDEO: US Apache Helicopter massacring Iraqis Who Murdered 32 Iraqi Children? (Truth Comes Out)
Tyehimba on 07.18.05 @ 10:29 AM CST [ link]
Sunday, July 17th
Whites fear exclusion in new S. Africa
Council: Bar Aristide From ElectionsA U.S.-backed advisory council that oversees Haiti's interim government recommended Saturday that ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's political party be barred from upcoming elections, accusing the party of encouraging violence. Whites fear exclusion in new S. AfricaMore than a decade after the end of apartheid, white South Africans still are weighing their future in a society where creating economic clout for the country's long-repressed black majority has become the top national priority. Axed Moyo puts pen to paperZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's former spin doctor Jonathan Moyo - sacked earlier this year for defying the ruling party - is working on a book about his time in government, a newspaper reported on Friday. 'Women only' village raided in AfricaA group of women in Kenya who had fled the beatings of their husbands to form a women's only village say their new home is being attacked by men. Kenyan women's village illustrates rising brand of feminism in AfricaTen years ago, a group of women established the village of Umoja, which means unity in Swahili, on an unwanted field of grassland. The women said they had been raped and, as a result, abandoned by their husbands, who claimed they had shamed their community. Mbeki's dangerous liaison with MugabeMugabe, friend of South AfricaChinese General Warns of Nuclear Risk to USA senior Chinese general has warned that his country could destroy hundreds of American cities with nuclear weapons if the two nations clashed over Taiwan. G8 debt deal under threat at IMF The Belgians have apparently proposed changing the terms of the deal to give lenders more leverage over poor countries than they would have if they simply wrote off 100% of their debt. Blair Finally Admits: Al-Qaeda Doesn't ExistCommenting on the possible role of Al Qaeda, Blair said, "Al Qaeda is not an organization. Al Qaeda is a way of working ... but this has the hallmark of that approach." Iran says old foe Iraq is now its brotherIran on Saturday hailed Iraq as its "brother", taking a further step towards laying to rest the spectre of their war of attrition in the 1980s that killed hundreds of thousands on both sides. Who shorted British pound?Currency fell 6% in 10 days before London terror attacks
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AFRICA: THE TRUTH!
AFRICA: THE TRUTH!The young people in the Caribbean of African descent must be rescued from the bondage of mind conditioning, induced by the deliberate falsifying of African history by Europeans, who because of their superior military power, including the possession and use of gunpowder, were able to seize large parts of Africa and control the continent's raw materials and trade. Mugabe wants $1bn from SASouth African government sources said Zimbabwe appeared to be close to economic meltdown this week as the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were poised to expel the country and recall their loans, which totalled about $2bn (about R13,2bn) for the IMF alone. List of U.S. foreign interventions since 1945Oil, not democracy driving U.S. foreign policyIT is mind-boggling to watch the media take our latest mission to "spread democracy' seriously, while the issue of oil has mysteriously disappeared. War and Venture Capitalism During the Vietnam War, one of the peace movement's more sardonic slogans was: "War is good business. Invest your son." In recent years, some eminent pundits and top government officials have become brazen about praising war as a good investment. Court jails fake female athleteAfrican Nations Seek Veto Power At UN Security CouncilTAKING a bold step to etch themselves on the global scene, African countries at the United Nations have now decided to submit a different proposed resolution on the expansion of the Security Council. They posit that the previous proposed resolution by the G-4 countries-Japan, India, Brazil and Germany does not include a request that the new permanent members of the council should have veto power. Zambian copper miners down tools in wage rowStriking Zambian copper miners rioted, looted company property and stoned a top executive after failing to win management pledges for better pay, police said on Saturday. Overhaul of land reform on the cardsSouth Africa is entering a dramatic new stage of land reform which could result in the expropriation of white-owned land at below-market prices to increase black ownership. Changes could also abolish land ownership rights for foreigners. Sudanese seek safety in troubled northern UgandaBags made from banana trunks The show goes onThe ghosts of Sudan's wars must be laid to rest with the triumphant return of former rebel John Garang to Khartoum, writes Gamal Nkrumah Rwanda dispatches soldiers to Darfur regionMexico's Red Neck PresidentTuskless elephants evolving in China, scientists sayParasites' genetic code 'cracked' UK suspends removals to Zimbabwe The removal of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe has been suspended, the UK Home Office has confirmed The Rules Of War: Bush-Blair In Fantasy LandSpace race is on again as Russia puts £6.1bn into reaching Mars
Tyehimba on 07.17.05 @ 02:36 PM CST [ link]
Saturday, July 16th
Timbuktu Removed from Endangered List
WFP ultimatum over Somali ship The UN food agency has warned it will stop shipments to central Somalia for 10 years if one of its ships hijacked by pirates is not returned in 48 hours. Timbuktu Removed from Endangered ListThe city became the centre of African intellectual prowess in the 15th-16th centuries and was removed from the endangered list during the committee's meeting in Durban yesterday, due to Mali's initiatives to preserve its rich history. These sites of learning produced the historic Mali manuscripts that document traditional medicine, optics, astronomy, mathematics, law judgments and commercial transactions among others, during the 13th to 19th centuries. Africa Must Put Its Own Languages On the InternetAfricans who wish to see their own languages on the internet have to make a concerted effort to develop the necessary applications. They should not wait for donor support to finance the use of local languages through the use of Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs). ANC split on Mbeki's future role South Africa's ruling ANC is split on whether President Thabo Mbeki should be allowed to remain party leader after he steps down as national president. G8 debt deal under threat at IMFA number of European governments are apparently having second thoughts about proposals for debt relief which formed a key part of the help world leaders offered to Africa at last week's summit. White Supremacy is Incompatible with CivilizationTrapped up in the “white race” corral all the time, most Americans are not only oblivious to what’s happening in the world outside their own segregated block, but also, and for the same reason, prone to seeing everything in monoliths: good and evil; white and black; Arab and Jew; Christian and Muslim; the U.S. and the world; “us” vs. “them.” The only monolith they manage to skip over is the rich vs. the poor. Faked Research Results on Rise? Charges of scientific misconduct are increasing in the United States, up 50 percent from 2003. Pressure to publish and competition for grant money push some scientists to falsify data, fabricate patients and plagiarize. Palestinian civilians die in Gaza battleTwo Palestinian bystanders have been killed and more than a dozen people wounded in gunbattles between Palestinian security forces and resistance factions, hospital sources said Africa’s debt crisis calls for reparationsDid this G-8 summit do justice by the African people? Will an additional $5 billion for the next the 10 years help to lift millions out of impoverishment and destitution? Will the cancellation of debt of one-third of the African countries help their devastated economies rebound? The answers to all these questions is: absolutely not! Tanzania looks beyond free schooling Tanzania has made great strides towards providing free education for all of the country's primary school children - one of the UN's Millennium Development Goals. But there are signs that this is not helping the long-term development of the majority of the country's children. The Shackles of Slavery in NigerSouth Africa stands by Zim - MugabeSuccess is sweet for Namibian grape farmersNamibian president lashes out at De BeersParis Club Gives Looters' Names to ObasanjoLest We Forget: These Were "Blair's Bombs" Aristide in Exile Tutu says 'western leaders' create terrorists 'World is disgusted by US'
Tyehimba on 07.16.05 @ 09:30 AM CST [ link]
Friday, July 15th
Namibia: Trying to Tame the Internet Wild West
Namibia: Trying to Tame the Internet Wild WestTen years after the Internet came to Namibia in September 1995, parliament is expected to approve the country's first cyber law, or "e-law." Namibia - like many other countries in the world - has been operating in a kind of a cyber Wild West, with no laws on cyber-crimes like hacking or stealing credit card numbers Zimbabwe says now importing maize from South Africa Zimbabwe has started importing maize from neighbouring South Africa after drought slashed domestic output of the staple grain, a senior official said on Wednesday. Synthetics drive diamond revolutionFrom ultra-durable drill bits to semiconductors and optical instruments, industry officials say the uses for diamonds are multiplying and advances in synthetic production have opened the floodgates to ever more innovative applications. Unborn babies soaked in chemicals, study findsUnborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides, according to a report released Thursday. Habyarimana Cabinet Discussed GenocideShocking reports indicate that a testimony that was recorded as a transcript of sixty hours of interrogations of former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda, reveals that the Genocide was openly discussed in cabinet meetings of the defunct Juvenal Habyarimana regime. Fifteen African-American employees File Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against WhirlpoolFifteen African-American employees at the Whirlpool plant in LaVergne have filed the class action suit, saying they are forced to deal with racist graffiti and slurs everyday at work. Kenya: Thousands Displaced After Attack, Toll Reaches 76At least 6,000 people have been displaced following brutal attacks by armed raiders that started on Tuesday on villages in the northern Kenyan district of Marsabit, relief workers said. Emily strengthens in Caribbean; kills man in GrenadaHurricane Emily blasted out windows, flooded two hospitals and tore roofs from homes as it blew over Grenada and gathered force in the eastern Caribbean. At least one person was killed. Namibia Concludes Trade Deals With Four CountriesNAMIBIA has entered into agreements with France, Italy, Austria and Vietnam in efforts to boost trade, investment and economic co-operation. UN steps up pace in eastern Congo after massacreRIGHTS-HAITI: Group Charges "Massacre" in U.N. RaidUganda Plane Crashes in LagosSouth Africa: Giant crater gets world heritage statusKenyan Traders to Visit SudanBig Shift in China's Oil Policy Japan Announces New Aid, 'Marshall Plan' for AfricaDepraved War Crime:
Pentagon Thugs Destroy 5,000 Years Of HistoryWhat is the Japanese Tradition? Tragedy or Farce?
White Supremacy is Incompatible with Civilization
Tyehimba on 07.15.05 @ 09:39 AM CST [ link]
Thursday, July 14th
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 RebootedForty 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 LimitMEMBERS 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 BiasFor 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 UltimatumGovernment 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 recognitionNo 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 KenyaThe No-Think NationImperialists Bring Horror to HaitiReggae festival scrapped over Sizzla lyrics once againBlack Muslims fear persecution after London bomb attacksEyewitnesses Describe Massacre by UN Troops on Haitian People
Tyehimba on 07.14.05 @ 08:24 AM CST [ link]
Wednesday, July 13th
Africa's sinister new 'best friends'
Sudan vows to conclude next round of Darfur peace talks with dealSouth Africa reports suspected outbreak of swine feverA suspected outbreak of swine fever in southwestern South Africa has prompted authorities to quarantine all pig farms in the area and ban exports. TANZANIA: One-tenth of Zanzibar's children dieNew gas reserve found in TanzaniaRecent geological surveys have found that there is a new gas field with a daily production capacity of 10 million cubic feet in southern Tanzania. King rejects new Swaziland constitutionThe king of Swaziland has refused to sign a new constitution that would require some members of his family to pay taxes. Big Shift in China's Oil PolicyWith Iraq Deal Dissolved by War, Beijing Looks Elsewhere Supermodel dumps De Beers over Bushmen claims British supermodel Lily Cole, the current face of De Beers, has stated that she is refusing to work for De Beers again, over claims that Bushmen were evicted to make way for future diamond mining in Botswana. According to London-based Survival International, her statement follows lobbying from the human rights organisation. Habyarimana Cabinet Discussed GenocideShocking reports indicate that a testimony that was recorded as a transcript of sixty hours of interrogations of former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda, reveals that the Genocide was openly discussed in cabinet meetings of the defunct Juvenal Habyarimana regime. Africa links up to global police satellite systemPolice forces across Africa have linked up to a global police satellite communication system designed to fight international crime and terrorism by tracking fugitives and stolen goods, Interpol said today. Africa's sinister new 'best friends' I began to realise how much trouble we were in when Hilary Benn, the United Kingdoms's Secretary of State for International Development, announced that he would be joining the Make Poverty History march last Saturday. What would he be chanting, I wondered? "Down with me and all I stand for"? New spin dressed up as a new deal WAS the "pledge" by Group of Eight (G-8) countries to double aid to Africa a significant milestone in making the world a better place for all, or just a public relations gimmick that will not materially and qualitatively change Africa's plight? Africa best left to help itself THE Group of Eight (G-8) summit at Gleneagles has placed Africa in the foreground, but the result has only strengthened prejudices and misconceptions. Zimbabwe's President Denies Death RumorsPresident Robert Mugabe denies rumors that spread last week about his death from heart failure. Speculation began to spread throughout the capital after local, private media reported he had checked into a local hospital to undergo heart tests. Mugabe's spokesman, George Charamba, says the President, upon learning of the rumors, asked how and when he died. Charamba assured the press Mugabe is "as fit as a teenager." Millions face food shortages in Southern AfricaMore than 10 million people will need humanitarian assistance in six countries across southern Africa over the coming year following yet another year of poor agricultural production caused by erratic weather together with late, and in some cases unaffordable inputs, such as fertilizer and seeds, two UN agencies and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) warned Thursday. 'Zimbabweans will not starve'Zimbabwe said on Wednesday it has obtained enough food imports from neighbouring countries to stave off the risk of critical shortages. Attempt to oust Zambia president Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa is facing a leadership challenge at his party's convention this week. Yara halts Western Sahara phosphate tradeThe world's largest fertilizer company, Yara International, has pulled out of Western Sahara. Kerala, Uganda, to Celebrate India Independence DayWFP demands release of hijacked ship in SomaliaEU might resume Togo aidEuropean Union (EU) officials were on Tuesday in Togo on the first full day of a visit aimed at discussing the resumption of EU aid to the West African state suspended for over a decade for democratic deficiencies. Africa has not been able to offer aid to Europe because of Europe's democratic deficiencies and unwillingness to pay Reparations to Black Africans. As a result Europe and the U.S.A. continue to live in the illusion of success with minor bouts of guilt.
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Tuesday, July 12th
DR Congo villagers burnt to death
S. Africa in support of Iran's right to nuke powerSouth Africa's deputy foreign minister Aziz Pahad said on Monday that Iran must be allowed to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes. DJIBOUTI: Women fight mutilationTwenty-six years ago, members of the women's union started the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM). The breakthrough came only early this year after a decade-long series of conferences and meetings with religious leaders. 56 killed, 30 seriously injured in Eritrea's worst-ever road accidentEritrea-Ethiopia row continuesThe United Nations security council deplored on Monday the lack of progress in resolving the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia, which fought a brief war in the summer of 2000. UN voices concern over lack of progress in Ethiopia-Eritrea disputePolio outbreak hits AngolaSouth Africans travelling to Angola are warned to receive their polio vaccine following the recent discovery of the water-borne virus there. Lucille Blumberg of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said the warning follows the identification of two cases of polio in Angola. Algeria's parliament condemns law glorifying French occupationThe Algerian People and Ummah councils (parliaments) on Thursday condemned the French law on "the positive role of the French presence overseas" especially in North Africa. The law was ratified by the French parliament on February 23rd. Benin and Niger accept World Court border rulingBotswana Needs Sustainable Drought Coping Measures As anticipated, President Festus Mogae has declared a national drought. In a televised address on the national broadcaster, he brought a sigh of relief in many living rooms by the announcement. Burundi's former rebels pick leader for presidentCameroon's New Twist in Pan African SolidarityCameroon is no stranger to Pan- African diplomacy. Situated within an enviable central geographical axis, and endowed with a multicultural pluralism, Cameroon has prided herself of being "Africa in miniature". UN: Central African Republic risks sliding into conflictDR Congo villagers burnt to deathThe United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo says at least 30 people were burnt to death in their huts on Saturday night. D.R. Congo: Arming Civilians Adds Fuel to the Fire...congolese Authorities Must Bring Perpetrators of War Crimes to Justice$100m for DRC pollsThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and international donors agreed on Monday to provide almost $100m in additional funds to support next year's key elections in the Central African nation.
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Monday, July 11th
White Mexican Racism Rears Its Ugly Head Again
Black study group explores birthplace of civilizationWhite Mexican Racism Rears Its Ugly Head AgainMexico’s racial amnesia over its Afrikan roots can be traced to the master-slave relationship which, even after slavery was abolished, left the belief that a successful life is one in which one aspires to become white. Bob Geldof does damage control for international war criminalThe last few weeks have seen a gigantic propaganda onslaught by the state and corporate interests to confuse, misdirect and finally channel peoples’ concerns anywhere except where they truly belong, that is, directed at big business and the political class that represents them, that has for hundreds of years raped Africa and the rest of the poor of this planet that in turn, made possible the obscene wealth we in the developed world not only possess but squander. A squandering that is directly responsible for the other major crime of our age, climate change. Live-8 in PerspectiveI am plagued by a cheerless intuition that 10 years from now, we will all look back upon the Live-8 extravaganza as one of the greatest public relations frauds ever perpetrated against the African continent. Galloway claims Africa deception Ministers are using aid for Africa to cover up for the disaster of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, MP George Galloway has claimed. Mr Galloway added: "The poor countries are poor because the rich countries became rich in part through making them and keeping them poor. "Until a seismic shift of wealth is transferred to the people we robbed then justice will not be done." G8 Summit:Africa is Offered a Little - At a Price The G8 leaders offered Africa a little with one hand, but that offer cloaked intent to take back more -- and with many more hands. Burundi: Winning the Legislature, Former Rebels Vow to Negotiate PeaceOne of the former rebel groups during Burundi's recent civil war has won most of the votes in the legislative elections and pledged on Wednesday to enter into talks with the sole rebel force still fighting the government, the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) led by Alain Mugabarabona. Mosques firebombed in terror backlashFOUR MOSQUES have been attacked in a growing anti-Muslim backlash against the London terrorist bombs. Israeli settlers lynch Palestinian teenagerDangerous race in spaceAnother 5 Billion Dollar Contract for Halliburton INDIAN OCEAN: New body to promote responsible fishingGhana, Jamaica to boost tiesGhanaian President John Kufuor will visit Jamaica on Monday for a three-day visit aimed at boosting ties between the West African and Caribbean nations, Jamaica's state-run news agency said. MADAGASCAR: Calm after student riots rock university campusKENYA: Thousands left homeless in forest evictionsDRC: Hutu rebels quit forest area under UN pressureEritrea/Ethiopia: UNSC to tackle border issue on 11 JulyWill Garang's comeback assure durable peace in Sudan?Soil, water protection helps Eritrea farmers
Tyehimba on 07.11.05 @ 11:23 AM CST [ link]
Sunday, July 10th
Aid needed for Africans 'living on the edge'
Aid needed for Africans 'living on the edge'Johannesburg - Money to combat Africa's latest food crisis is fast running out as world leaders debate a future for the indebted continent and as millions march or attend concerts to make poverty history. Call for aid as southern Africa faces food crisisMore than 10 million people will need humanitarian assistance across southern Africa over the next 12 months, after yet another year of poor agricultural production caused by erratic weather and unaffordable fertiliser and seeds. This warning was made this week by two United Nations agencies and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Wayzata man's obsession with Africa became his call to action The $50 billion in aid that world leaders pledged Friday to fight poverty and disease in Africa is only the beginning of an immense challenge that has obsessed Edward (Ward) Brehm of Wayzata for more than a decade. Justice for Africa postponed The summit has failed to deliver justice for Africa. A comprehensive package on aid, trade and debt relief has not materialised. The deal announced today will not tackle poverty effectively. Some steps have been made, but it falls far short of what is needed. Africa 'offers highest returns'Africa has been found to offer the highest returns on foreign direct investment (FDI), according to the director of Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dr Hamadoun Toure. Africa: Shame of the begging bowlIN the last two weeks, two events have riveted the attention of the world. One was the African Union meeting that took place in the Libyan city of Sirte. The other event took place in the UK. I do not mean the bombing of the city of London, an inscrutable augury in itself; I mean the event that was taking place as the bombs were going off in the London tubes: the G-8 meetings in Scotland. In both meetings, Africa was the centre of much discussion. Project Mumbai Makeover Casualties of Development West turns blind eye as police put Saddam's torturers back to work IRAQI security forces, set up by American and British troops, torture detainees by pulling out their fingernails, burning them with hot irons or giving them electric shocks, Iraqi officials say. Cases have also been recorded of bound prisoners being beaten to death by police. IRAQ: 11 SOUTHERN IRAQI OIL FIELDS TO GO UP FOR TENDER No Birdbrain, Parrot Grasps Concept of ZeroA parrot has grasped the concept of zero, something humans can't do until at least the toddler phase, researchers say. Sovereignty Sinks in Latin America as Dollarization Rises Dalit FeminismI am a Dalit-middle-class, University educated, Telugu speaking Dalit-Christian-Woman. All these identities have a role in the way I perceive myself and the worlds I inhabit. I, as a Dalit woman, primarily write for Dalit women to uphold our interests. This statement of mine is necessary because if we do not define ourselves for ourselves, we will be defined by others – for their use and to our detriment. This voice is not representative of all Dalit women. However, I know that my voice is important because it is the voice of a socially denigrated category, suppressed and silenced. London Underground Bombing 'Exercises'
Took Place at Same Time as Real AttackPower told the host that at the exact same time that the London bombings were taking place, his company was running a 1,000 person strong exercise which drilled the London Underground being bombed at the exact same locations, at the exact same times, as happened in real life.
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Saturday, July 9th
Leaders Seek Pay for Ex-Freedom Fighters
UN peacekeepers in DR of Congo seek hidden Rwandan Hutu fightersUnited Nations peacekeeping troops in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) launched their biggest operation in the area today to flush out Rwandan Hutu fighters, the UN spokesman said. Leaders Seek Pay for Ex-Freedom FightersPoliticians Paul Muite and James Orengo yesterday launched a Sh6 million legal fees fund to sue theBritish Government for compensation for former Mau Mau freedom fighters. Sudan: SPLM/A Releases Prisoners of WarThe Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) has released more than 150 prisoners of war ahead of the inauguration on Saturday of a new Sudanese government of national unity, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. South Africa: Increased funding needed for rural poor - new reportAlthough South Africa has scaled up social spending over the last decade, considerable additional funding is needed to improve delivery to the country's rural poor, a new study has found. Since the transfer of power to black majority rule in 1994, government spending on health, education, welfare and housing has risen from 52.9 percent to 58.3 percent of the total budget. Seaweed Farming Helps Women in TanzaniaWhen 21-year-old Mwajuma Hamisi finished high school a few years ago, the only future she could envision was finding a husband as quickly as possible, to spare her family the burden of taking care of her. Instead, Hamisi found seaweed. Used by companies in the West as an additive in processed meat, toothpaste, mascara, beer and other products, seaweed is helping villagers in this Indian Ocean archipelago find their way out of poverty -- and has improved the lives of women in ways they never thought possible. Bush evokes 9/11 to bolster Iraq war Terror link used to rally sceptical US public SOUTH AFRICA: Rising pressure on govt to deliver quickerMore than a decade after winning power in South Africa's first democratic elections, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) faces increasing pressure to deliver promised social services. Phony 'Al-Qaeda' Responsibility Claim a Proven HoaxMSNBC TV translator Jacob Keryakes, who said that a copy of the message was later posted on a secular Web site, noted that the claim of responsibility contained an error in one of the Quranic verses it cited. That suggests that the claim may be phony, he said. al-Qu’eda or al-a’diversion?The Worst US President Ever?Hurricane Dennis Kills at Least 10 in Cuba G-8 Summit: No Solutions Here to 'Climate Chaos' - ActivistsSSouth Africa beat Mexico Garang swearing-in seals Sudan peaceSudanese President Omar al-Bashir has signed a new power-sharing constitution - intended to put the final seal on two decades of civil war - and has also sworn in former rebel leader John Garang as his deputy. South Sudan leader on historic visit to capitalHuge crowds that organizers said topped one million people turned out to welcome south Sudanese former rebel leader John Garang to the capital on his first visit in more than 22 years. Al-Qaeda is a US Intelligence AssetIn case you weren't paying attention... London Hit as Skepticism Grows on 'Terror War'Thursday's terror attacks against London's public transportation system, which reportedly killed at least 37 people, came amid indications of growing skepticism here about the effectiveness of U.S. President George W. Bush's "war on terrorism," the policy initiative that has earned him his highest public-approval ratings since September 2001. The Gallup organization released a new survey just two days ago which found that a plurality of 41 percent of U.S. respondents believe that neither the U.S. and its allies nor the "terrorists" are currently winning the war and that a two-and-a-half year high of 20 percent of the public believe that the "terrorists are winning."
Tyehimba on 07.09.05 @ 02:13 PM CST [ link]
Friday, July 8th
Experts meet on strengthening mechanisms for regional peace
450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths in Turkey ISTANBUL, Turkey - First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported. Like Bush's supporters!France: Recasting Colonialism As a Good ThingFrance and other European countries are claiming, either officially or through historians, that colonialism was a positive thing. Food for African ThoughtIf rock stars oppose poverty, that's great. But if they are fooled into helping only the most superficial relief efforts, that's a sad loss of an opportunity. Someone has to address the unjust system, not merely its results Why Live8 was a switch-offLive8 was a triumph of rock over reality. A day when black communities were patronised and marginalised. There was no need to put a 'no blacks' sign on the gate. As predicted, the line-up for Saturday's Live8 gig guaranteed a virtually all-white audience. Zimbabwe Currency Stabilizes as Informal Market DwindlesGREAT LAKES: Experts meet on strengthening mechanisms for regional peaceLondon Hit as Scepticism Grows on "Terror War"Diamond Producers 'Fail to Back Kimberley Process'Diamonds continue to fuel conflict in the eastern DR Congo and are also playing a role in the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire. GREAT LAKES: Arms from Eastern Europe fueling rights abuse, Amnesty saysLarge quantities of arms continue to flow into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fueling gross human rights abuse including killings, rape and torture. SUDAN: New constitution clears way for unity governmentThe ratification on Wednesday of a new transitional constitution by Sudan's national assembly and the legislative council of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), cleared the way for the inauguration of a government of national unity. Unicef Calls for Tough Adoption LawsJudge clears Barclays to buy South Africa's AbsaA Johannesburg court has approved British bank Barclays PLC's 33 billion rand ($5.6-billion U.S.) bid for a controlling stake in Absa Group Ltd., clearing the way for the biggest single foreign investment in a South African company. The high court dismissed objections from human rights lobby group Jubilee South Africa, which argued in court that Barclays should not be allowed to return to South Africa until it offered reparations to apartheid victims. Oxfam: U.S., EU must cut farm subsidiesThe Smash of CivilizationsThe US invasion visited destruction upon the historical inheritance not only of Iraqis but of us all. Forum of the People slams development programs for AfricaThe bevy of development programs for Africa, including the homegrown economic action plan known as NEPAD, came under heavy criticism at the Forum of the People under way in this Malian cotton town. We must rethink development on our continent, and allow the people their voice, for they alone know what they want." 'Nigeria Loses $500m Annually to Ecology'More Chinese companies invest in Zambia's mining sectorMalawi hopes to make Aids drugsMalawi is considering domestic production of drugs to treat sufferers of HIV/Aids, in response to growing concerns about affordable and sustainable supplies of medicine. Boat capsizes off Cameroon killing 30London Bombing has the Scent of an Inside JobWhat's Behind the London Attacks?The bombing of the London Underground was a false-flag operation designed to keep the West mired in war. Don't believe otherwise. Betrayed by the G8 - but resistance grows world wideIt's business as usual for the G8, who despite the rhetoric will at the end of this week produce a document that will do nothing effective to alleviate poverty or halt climate change. As we near the end of a week of protests activists spoke to Socialist Worker about the G8. Ghanaian campaigner Mani Tanoh said, "People around the world are not fooled by the empty words from the G8." Iraq to launch military co-operation with IranIraq's Defense Minister, on a historic visit to Iran, said that both countries decided to launch a broad militdecided to launch a broad military co-operation. Galloway Wary Of Staged Terror Attack As Pretext For Iran InvasionGalloway turned the tables and put the entire US establishment on trial for arming Saddam, imposing genocidal sanctions which killed a million Iraqis, and then the two illegal wars which killed and maimed hundreds of thousands more. Forever Blowing Bubbles
Tyehimba on 07.08.05 @ 11:11 AM CST [ link]
Thursday, July 7th
U.N. peacekeepers show force in Congo
Burundi leader accepts defeatBurundi's President Domitien Ndayizeye on Wednesday urged Burundians "to accept the will of the people" after his party lost this week's legislative elections to the war-ravaged country's main ex-Hutu rebel group. African Union Ponders Free Movement for African CitizensWe Should Start Appreciating Ourselves As Africans - Femi KutiAnnan congratulates Burundi on legislative electionsCameroon: At Least 30 West Africans Drown
After Boat Capsizes Off CoastU.N.: 10,000 flee CAR into ChadCentral African Republic kicks off disarmament processUN urges DR Congo to prevent soldiers from lootingAI accuses Rwanda, Uganda of arming militias in DR CongoCzech weapons among those supplied to rebels-stricken CongoBulgaria among Countries Exporting Arms to CongoU.N. peacekeepers show force in CongoU.N. peacekeeping troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo say an ongoing show of force operation is initially successful at a park in Walungu Province. COTE D IVOIRE:
Disarmament talks begin as UN warns of sanctions in case of delayRebel Sentenced to Life for Attack A rebel military commander in Cote d'Ivoire has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a government military court for leading an attack on the town of Gohitifla in the supposedly demilitarised buffer zone between government and rebel forces last year. DJIBOUTI: Pastoralists Suffer DroughtAlgeria violence claims army casualtiesA bomb attack on an army convoy in Algeria resulted in the death of a solider and injuries to 13 other troops, security sources said Thursday. Algeria opens up water sector to foreign investorsAlgeria violence claims army casualtiesAngola needs to better manage its oil wealth - IMFZambia is Suffering From a Shortage of Human Resources - IOM ReportG8 Summit: Debt Cancellation No Panacea for Benin - AnalystsTruth is a precious commodity at G-8Burkina Faso: Government Distributes Cut-Price GrainThe government of Burkina Faso has bought a further 5,000 tonnes of cereal to sell at reduced prices to people in northern areas hit by crop failure to stop them going hungry. London attack: The story so farAt least seven explosions ripped through London today in a series of terrorist strikes leaving dozens feared dead and crippling the capital. Travel chaos after London blasts People have been told not to travel into London after a series of explosions across the city. Blasts Rock London Subway, Bus SystemBritish authorities say London's entire public transport system has been shut down after several explosions shook the city's bus and underground railway network, Thursday. Jolie flies out of Ethiopia with adopted girlAngelina Jolie and her Mr & Mrs Smith co-star Brad Pitt have picked up the orphaned baby girl the actress has adopted and flown out of Ethiopia on a private jet, an official said tonight. MRC Study Finds Vaccine Eliminates Hib Disease in the Gambia
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Wednesday, July 6th
Debt Relief and Aid: Who profits?
G-8 and African leaders divided on Zimbabwe "I am really irritated by this kgokgo approach," said Bheki Khumalo, a spokesman for President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, using a Sotho word that implies scaring a small child into submission. "South Africa refuses to accept the notion that because suddenly we're going to a G-8 summit, we must be reminded that we must look good and appease the G-8 leaders. We will do things because we believe they are correct and right." Time for G8 to stop pulling strings on aidIn search of a better Africa - 'Historic' debt relief: Who profits? MUCH CHEST-THUMPING will accompany this week's announcement by the world's wealthy (G8) nations of a new deal for African debt relief. According to British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown the $40 billion deal will mean 100% write-offs for fourteen African countries, covering their debts to the World Bank, African Development Bank, and International Monetary Fund. Like most acts of charity, however, the deal instead looked set to reinforce the symbolism of noble giver and pitiable recipient, and the racist suppositions on which the rich world's dealings with the world's poor have long rested. The question was who stood to profit the most by it. Why Indians love America so muchBlack is blemish in India Colour prejudice against people with dark skin in a country such as India defies common sense. If black still connotes blemish rather than beauty in India, the reasons, say experts, are historical and political. Hunter-gatherers face extinction on Andaman island The G8 Summit: A fraud and a circusTony Blair's "vision for Africa" is about as patronising and exploitative as a stage full of white pop stars (with black tokens now added). Bush rejects Kyoto-style G8 deal"'Pressuring' G8 Nations?"The idea that Bob Geldof, Bono, and company are ‘pressuring’ G8 countries to address African poverty is pure fiction. Those following the news over the past months know that the ‘debt-relief’ proposals for Africa originate from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown at 10 Downing St. in anticipation of Britain’s term as head of the G8 countries. This ‘Make Poverty History’ business is not some spontaneous populist uprising. You have to look to places like Venezuela and Bolivia for that. No, this is nothing more than a monstrous propaganda stunt designed to rubber-stamp the new scramble for Africa, for her oil and gas and minerals, all in the name of humanitarian mercy, pity, and charity. Well as old William Blake wrote 200 years ago, “Mercy would be no more/ If we did not make somebody poor.” Coffee: from Africa to the world Rich spend 25 times more on defence than aidRich western countries spend up to 25 times as much on defence as they do on overseas aid and have increased their assistance to the poorest African countries by just $3 (£1.70) a head since 1990, according to United Nations figures. African leaders ask for two UN Security Council seats Barclays' Move On Absa Hits a Hitch Over ReparationsBARCLAYS' bid for Absa failed to win high court sanction as expected yesterday, as Judge Mahomed Jajbhay granted an interdict following pleadings from pressure groups which argue the UK bank must face lawsuits for supporting apartheid governments. Black leaders arrestedThree African-American activists upset about the Mexican government's issuance of a postage stamp they consider racist were arrested Tuesday while blocking the sidewalk in front of the Mexican Consulate. Black communities fear ID cards will discriminate
Tyehimba on 07.06.05 @ 11:41 AM CST [ link]
Tuesday, July 5th
Still Out to Hijack Africa
Still Out to Hijack AfricaIt is clear to see that Tony Blair has a hidden agenda to the African continent and this agenda is to hijack Africa from its own people. He lost the land battle in Zimbabwe, now he is targeting the rest of the continent with his Commission for Africa report. African leaders unite on UN seats bidAll 53 governments that make up the African Union have unanimously agreed to demand the organisation's representation on the UN Security Council. Africa calls upon G8 to cancel all debtsAfrican leaders on Tuesday called upon the Group of Eight industrial nations to write off all debts owed by the continent. Britain accused of stealing Africa's doctorsBritain faced charges of hypocrisy for urging the world's most powerful nations to end poverty in Africa while it "systematically robs" the world's poorest countries of its doctors and nurses. Mugabe denies hundreds of thousands uprootedHow Africa was unmoved by Live8 Bush strikes blow to Blair's hopes of global warming deal
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Africa's new best friends
The US and Britain are putting the multinational corporations that created poverty in charge of its relief By George Monbiot, The Guardian UK I began to realise how much trouble we were in when Hilary Benn, the secretary of state for international development, announced that he would be joining the Make Poverty History march on Saturday. What would he be chanting, I wondered? "Down with me and all I stand for"? Benn is the man in charge of using British aid to persuade African countries to privatise public services; wasn't the march supposed to be a protest against policies like his? But its aims were either expressed or interpreted so loosely that anyone could join. This was its strength and its weakness. The Daily Mail ran pictures of Gordon Brown and Bob Geldof on its front page, with the headline "Let's Roll", showing that nothing either Live 8 or Make Poverty History has done so far represents a threat to power.
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Monday, July 4th
WHEN THEY SAY "AID", THEY MEAN "RAID"
WHEN THEY SAY "AID", THEY MEAN "RAID" Recently, the news columns were full of a supposed dispute between the Americans and the British about foreign aid relief to Africa. If the news reports are to be believed, the British wish to push the Americans further, to provide more debt relief for countries staggering under their economic burdens. The media image that arises is one of the rich, Western, White nations caring about the lives and conditions of of starving Black Africa. And like many media images, it simply isn't true. Humiliated once more Chávez Brings Hope to Afro-Venezuelans"There's not a better moment for us than now, under our president, Hugo Chávez Frias," said Máryori Márquez, assistant to the director of culture in Venezeula's Sucre City. Marquez explained that only under Chávez have Blacks been able to celebrate their culture and their ethnicity. Viruses, Security Issues Undermine InternetE-mails were flooding in from all over the country. Something strange was going on with the Internet, alarmed computer users wrote. Google, eBay and other big sites had suddenly disappeared. Kyle Haugsness scanned the reports and entered crisis mode. Part of the Internet was broken. For the 76th time that week... A new wave of Pan-Africanism may be in the making For Jamaican poet and Rastafarian Mutabaruka, the question of whether Pan-Africanism is still relevant is almost incomprehensible, so obvious is the answer to him. “It must be relevant, because most of the Jamaican population is of African stock, and we have never been able to forge that link between the Motherland and the Caribbean,” he told IPS. “It’s very important to decide on our next step (to develop) a South-South relationship, because we’ve always been looking to the North.” America: World's No. 1 jailer“The U.S. incarcerates Blacks at a higher rate than the former South African apartheid regimes.” US Military:The Excessive Use of Weapons and Banned Weapons Loggers cut Madagascan rainforest with impunityWhen loggers came to hack up centuries-old ebony trees from their sacred forest, the people of Ankalontany village knew something was wrong. S.Africa to change university dominance of English South Africa has embarked on a shake-up of its educational system to enable students to be educated in any of the country's 11 official languages ranging from Afrikaans and English to Xhosa and Zulu. Officials describe the policy as an important step toward developing indigenous African languages which were ignored or suppressed under decades of white apartheid rule. Help that hinders Journalist killed after investigating US-backed death squads in Iraq
Tyehimba on 07.04.05 @ 08:00 AM CST [ link]
Sunday, July 3rd
UK's attempt to demonise Zim flops
UK's attempt to demonise Zim flops BRITAIN desperately tried to hijack a briefing to the United Nations Security Council on the food situation in the Sadc region to attack Zimbabwe on Thursday and get it on the agenda of the world body. DRC troops go on looting spreeGovernment soldiers looted homes, beat people and fired gunshots into the air on Sunday in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN spokesperson said. PCs 'infested' with spy programsThe average computer is packed with hidden software that can secretly spy on online habits, a study has found. Body's Own Marijuana-like Compounds Are Crucial For Stress-induced Pain Relief A new study shows, for the first time, that the release of the body's own marijuana-like compounds is crucial to stress-induced analgesia -- the body's way of initially shielding pain after a serious injury. Penn Astrophysicist Outlines A Multi-Pronged Approach In The Hunt For Dark EnergySOUTH AFRICA: FALLOUT AS CHINA SEWS UP TEXTILE MARKET The South African textile industry says cheap imports from China are threatening to wipe out the local industry, where 75,000 jobs have been lost since 2002. Violence is the Engine of US History "Increasingly, Americans are a people without history, with only memory, which means a people poorly prepared for what is inevitable about life – tragedy, sadness, moral ambiguity – and therefore a people reluctant to engage difficult ethical issues." SOUTH AFRICA: FALLOUT AS CHINA SEWS UP TEXTILE MARKET The South African textile industry says cheap imports from China are threatening to wipe out the local industry, where 75,000 jobs have been lost since 2002. Mexico says cultural misunderstanding behind conflict over stamp of black comics character Mexico's government insisted Thursday that a black cartoon character with exaggerated features is a historical icon who deserves to be celebrated on a postage stamp - and that U.S. leaders charging racism do not fully understand Mexican culture. Mexican Officials Must Come Clean on Racism The Mexican government's sale of the racially offensive cartoon character Memin Pinguin as a commemorative stamp is an outrageous sign that top Mexican officials still refuse to deal with the country's racism Australia, New Zealand plan new moves against Mugabe Africa's Struggle for Nile Water Grows TurbulentEarth trembles as big winds move in 2004 VOTE FRAUD FACTS SURFACE They Celebrated 1,100 miles of Pipeline,
while we mourned our Dead Forget cameras - spy device will cut drivers' speed by satellite
Tyehimba on 07.03.05 @ 03:50 PM CST [ link]
Saturday, July 2nd
Saving Our African Children
Saving Our African ChildrenTheir uprising signaled the death knoll of the apartheid regime. On June 16th, 1976 in Soweto, thousands of African school children took to the streets—marching more than half a mile long to protest the inequality in education provided to the Africans compared to the whites and demanding their right to be taught in their own African languages Emerging Women PowerSouth African president Thabo Mbeki appointed Mrs. Mlambo-Ngcuka as his new deputy replacing former deputy president Jacob Zuma who was fired after being implicated in a bribe-taking scandal. Cuba's living embodiment of history Femi Kuti calls Live 8 concert a 'waste of time'NIGERIAN MUSICIAN Femi Kuti has poured cold water on a benefit concert for Africa to be held in London this week, calling it "a waste of time." Grammy award winner Luther Vandross dies at 54 9/11 -- Are Americans the victims hoax?Israel: Bill Would Deny Compensation for Rights AbusesMembers of the Israeli Knesset are debating a bill that would prohibit residents in the Occupied Palestinian Territories from seeking compensation for death or injury at the hands of Israeli soldiers, even if the soldiers are found to have acted unlawfully. Completing the Chavez RevolutionThe Network of Afro-Venezuelan Organizations, made up of 30 groups in that country, is urging the administration of Hugo Chavez Frias to take on several issues to recognize and uplift Venezuela's Black population. Paul Harvey's Tribute to Slavery, Nukes, GenocideDisney/ABC radio personality Paul Harvey, one of the most widely listened to commentators in the United States, presented his listeners on June 23 with an endorsement of genocide and racism that would have been right at home on a white supremacist shortwave broadcast. Venus Williams wins Wimbledon Paul Harvey's Tribute to Slavery, Nukes, GenocideDisney/ABC radio personality Paul Harvey, one of the most widely listened to commentators in the United States, presented his listeners on June 23 with an endorsement of genocide and racism that would have been right at home on a white supremacist shortwave broadcast. Williams Rallies for Wimbledon Triumph WIMBLEDON, England - Venus Williams mounted one last comeback, capping her career revival by winning another Wimbledon title. Williams overcame an early deficit and a championship point Saturday to beat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6 (4), 9-7 for her fifth major title and her first in nearly four years. LATIN AMERICA:
Afro-Descendants Marginalised and Ignored There are almost four times as many people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean than indigenous people, yet the poverty and discrimination they suffer are largely ignored, despite the fact that they are just as severe, or even worse, than the conditions facing the region's aboriginal inhabitants. NIGERIANS CHALLENGE BIG OIL COMPANIES OVER GAS EMISSIONS Ethnic communities from Nigeria's Niger Delta are challenging the Nigerian government and some of the world's biggest oil companies over the level of greenhouse gases emitted during oil production. Uruguay reopens embassy in Cuba Uruguay has reopened its embassy in Havana, Cuba, implementing President Tabre Vazkez's statement when he was sworn-in on March 1, 2005 to fully normalise diplomatic ties with Cuba. Spyware slime bag uses Flash to silently restore your deleted cookies.Bush Buddies Karimov and MusharrafWith Friends Like These Your contribution to the Spanish-American WarA hundred and seven years ago, in 1898, the federal government began levying a temporary 3 percent excise tax on telephones, ostensibly to fund the Spanish-American War.
Tyehimba on 07.02.05 @ 05:24 PM CST [ link]
Friday, July 1st
Zimbabwe is being hypocritically vilified
Zimbabwe is being hypocritically vilifiedFor a month now, the BBC, CNN, ITV and others have been reporting what has been portrayed as one of the greatest humanitarian and human rights disasters in years. At least 200,000 people - sometimes this figure grows to 250,000 or even 300,000 - are said to have been forcibly evicted from slum areas of Harare in Zimbabwe. The figure peaked last week at 1.5 million, but yesterday the BBC reckoned that bulldozers were now "crashing through the homes of 500,000 people". Blair Vows to Keep Up Pressure on ZimbabweBritain will continue to exert "all the pressure we can" to stop human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, the Prime Minister pledged today. Moral Cowards In HidingMany Americans are acting like members of a lynch mob who later become aware of their viciousness and attempt to disguise their involvement. When President Bush finally got his long-planned Middle East war games going, most Americans hid their erstwhile sense of decency and responsibility behind the statist flag. Once the war mania was underway, eighty percent of my neighbors had flags flying from their homes. One household even took to holding occasional revival-like meetings in their front yard, with patriotic songs helping to reinforce the statist mindset. Zim shows vision: UN envoy GOVERNMENT has shown seriousness and a clear vision on its clean-up by allocating stands to people affected by Operation Murambatsvina and those on the housing waiting list, United Nations special envoy Mrs Anna Kajumalo Tibaijuka has said. Burundi army kills 15 rebels in pre-poll raidsMozambican Troops Leave for BurundiGuebuza argued in favour of solving disputes through dialogue and reconciliation. The military, said the President, should "intervene primarily in implementing the country's undertakings to support peace". Deaths as Riot Police Clash with Congo Demonstrators Protesters killed in Congo crackdownGreatest humanitarian crisis today in Southern Africa, World Food Programme Head tells Security CouncilDescribes 'Lethal Mix' of AIDS, Drought, Failing Governance; Says Hunger Playing Critical Part in Disintegration of Social Structures DJIBOUTI: Fighting polio in simmering heatCote D Ivoire: UN Threatens Sanctions After Finding 62 Military Vehicles At PortIran to improve relations with GhanaIran is set to improve on her relations with Ghana especially in economics and trade, Mr Vallollah Mohammadi, Iranian Ambassador in Ghana, said on Thursday when he paid a courtesy call on Papa Owusu Ankomah, Minister of the Interior. He said as part of efforts at improving the relations, the Iranian Clinic would be upgraded to a hospital to serve a larger purpose. Libya eyes bigger role in AfricaLIBERIA: Taylor still looms large as election countdown begins
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