http://www.nytimes . com/2008/ 02/27/world/ middleeast/27yemen.html? _r=1&oref= slogin Languishing at the Bottom of Yemen’s Ladder By ROBERT F. WORTH February 27, 2008 SANA, Yemen — By day, they sweep the streets of the Old City, ragged, dark-skinned...

UN experts criticize New Orleans housing By JOHN MORENO GONZALES, AP Thu Feb 28,2008 Two human rights experts for the United Nations on Thursday criticized a federal plan to raze public housing projects in New Orleans, saying it will force the predominantly...

Nous devons défendre la dignité de l'Afrique quand elle est menacée". Makhily Gassama Entretien de Alassane Seck Guèye avec Makhily Gassama Cet entretien a été publié par l'hebdomadaire Le Témoin, (n°896) du 21 février 2008 Monsieur Gassama, vous êtes...

Solar factory soon in Ghana www.ghanaweb.com: Monday, 25 February 2008 Chamca Holdings, a private company, has announced plans to set up a solar energy producing factory in Ghana by the end of the year.Executive Chairman of the company, Professor Kubi,...

China outdoes Europeans in Congo http://ipsnews. net/news. asp?idnews= 41125 by John Vandaele BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (IPS) - The massive deal that China signed with the Democratic Republic of Congo last year is not the "second colonisation" that some Europeans...

http://reason. com/news/show/119079.html Florida's Forgotten Rebels Rediscovering the most successful slave revolt in American history Amy Sturgis April 2007 John Horse's story feels like an answer to every Hollywood studio's wish list: a mix of Spartacus,...

THE ARAB CONGREGATION AND THE IDEOLOGY OF GENOCIDE IN DARFUR, SUDAN By Abdullahi Osman El-Tom, Ph D This article presents a number of documents bearing the name of the Arab Congregation of Western Sudan ( Darfur and Kordofan ). It argues that attempts...

The Many Forms of Racial Profiling by Cathy Harris April 20, 2006 Prior to 9/11, racial profiling was frequently referred to as 'Driving While Black.' Now the practice can be more accurately characterized as driving, flying, walking, worshipping, shopping,...

http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/periods_styles/medieval/hidden_histories_africans/index.html HIDDEN HISTORIES: AFRICANS IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ART Heraldry: The Moor's Head Medallion, 1500-1600. Museum no. C.101-1934 Medallion, 1500-1600. Museum...

WHO Urges DDT for Malaria Control Strategies Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep 15 (IPS) - In an important policy shift, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday announced that it is urging the use of the pesticide DDT to control the spread of malaria, a mosquito-borne...