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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7065888.stm Indian landless march into Delhi Sunday, 28 October 2007 About 25,000 protesters have arrived in the Indian capital, Delhi, after marching 325km (200 miles) to demand the redistribution of land. The protesters,...

www.pambazuka.org The Mo Ibrahim Prize: Robbing Peter to pay Paul Issa Shivji 1-11-2007 “Mo Ibrahim’s prize for a retired African president which was awarded to Joachim Chissano of Mozambique was in my view an insult to the African people.” Issa Shivji...

Justice for Mau Mau War Veterans Mukoma Wa Ngugi 2007-10-25 As the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) prepares to sue the British Government for personal injuries sustained by survivors of the Mau Mau war for independence whilst in British detention...

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=324200&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/ 'Africa is becoming better and better' Monkaagedi Gaotlhobogwe Gaborone, Botswana 07 November 2007 Two of Africa's most respected elder statesmen, Botswana's...

http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/runoko.html THE BLACK PRESENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES By RUNOKO RASHIDI Although the great majority of the people of the Philippines are Tagalog, the country is not ethnically homogeneous. In spite of their small numbers the original...

Tchad: la justice refuse la libération des membres de l'Arche de Zoé 14 novembre N'DJAMENA (AFP) L'espoir d'une libération prochaine s'est envolé mercredi pour les six Français de L'Arche de Zoé incarcérés à N'Djamena, avec le rejet du juge de leur accorder...

Yar'Adua Calls for Another Berlin Conference Vanguard (Lagos) By Ben Agande 5 November 2007 For President Umaru Yar'Adua, a Marshal Plan along the lines of the one employed by the United States of America to rebuild the nations of Europe during the devastation...

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/869/re93.htm Who's scuttling Sirte? Tables turn as Darfur rebels cripple international efforts, reports Gamal Nkrumah The international community's role in bolstering the intransigence of the armed opposition groups of...

World Bank - 25 Countries Record Impressive Growth By Ayodele Aminu and Cosnatance Ikokwu Washington, DC/ Lagos 23 October 2007 As the curtains were yesterday drawn on the 2007 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the International...

Can Brazil’s Quilombos Survive? "You may have been miseducated if you know more about the Marines than the Maroons!" HeruSa -Kwaku X- Glenn September 25, 2007 Quilombo Country documentary reveals the modern-day challenges faced by Brazil’s runaway slave...