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http://www.afrol.com/articles/26125 "Mobutu millions" to be returned to Congo afrol News, 17 July - During her visit to Kinshasa, the President of the Swiss Confederation promised Congolese President Joseph Kabila Switzerland was now willing to help return...

Fiancee of NY shooting victim sues New York police Tue Jul 24, 4:46 PM ET The fiancee of Sean Bell, an unarmed black man killed by police in a 50-shot barrage hours before his wedding, sued the New York City Police Department and several of its officers...

EU tightens toxic shipment rules New rules intended to stop toxic waste getting dumped in developing countries have come into force across the EU. The step follows the dumping last year of waste in Ivory Coast by a Dutch-chartered ship, which caused 16...

http://www.brazzil.com/content/view/9919/80/ We Are All Brazilians, All Mixed, and Racists All the Same Written by Vânia Penha-Lopes Thursday, 05 July 2007 From the end of the 1930s till his death in 1995, the anthropologist Ashley Montagu alerted us...

Is China Hoodwinking the Continent? Business Daily (Nairobi) NEWS 3 August 2007 By Talent Ngandwe China and Africa are forging links using Africa's resources, but is it an even deal? Links between China and Africa are growing. More than 700 Chinese companies...

China enjoys anti-corruption game An online game in China that allows players to eradicate corrupt officials has proved so popular its website has crashed, state media reports. Since its launch eight days ago, the game, "Incorruptible Fighter", is reported...

Nombreux sont ceux qui ont cru à la rupture «Sarkozyenne » annoncée en grande pompe et qui aujourd’hui se sentent consternés par l’attitude du sémillant président français à l’aune de la politique africaine de l’Elysée. Excès de naïveté ? Mauvaise appréciation...

Théophile Obenga : son "Appel à la jeunesse africaine" Rencontre avec le célèbre intellectuel africain à l’occasion de la sortie de son livre Dans son dernier livre, le Professeur Théophile Obenga sort de son registre habituel en lançant un grand Appel...

French rapper booed off stage for support for Sarkozy Sat Aug 4, 2007 A French rap star who supports right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy was pelted with projectiles and booed off stage at a concert in Geneva, local press reports said Saturday....

http://www.nytimes. com/2007/07/25/world/africa/25poll.html?th&emc=th July 25, 2007 Africans Are Wary but Hopeful, Poll Shows By LYDIA POLGREEN and MARJORIE CONNELLY DAKAR, Senegal, July 24 — Despite a thicket of troubles, from deadly illnesses like AIDS...