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GAC CANADA STATEMENT ON THE STEPHEN HARPER’S GOVERNMENT’S BARRING WINNIE MADIKIZELA-MANDELA FROM ENTERING CANADA. Toronto , Canada, June 12, 2007: The triumph of ending political apartheid in South Africa is at the doorstep of the Rt. Honourable Winnie...

Slavery ain’t dead, it’s manufactured in Liberia’s rubber Robtel Neajai Pailey (2007-04-25) While England celebrates its 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, plantation workers in Liberia are trapped in a time warp of monumental proportions....

Global woes: Poverty or un-bridled capitalism Ochieng M. Khairallah (2007-06-07) Ochieng M. Khairallah argues that the trend in Kenya and elsewhere to criminalise the poor will lead to the systematic eradication of the poor, if the causes of poverty are...

Global military spending hits $1.2 trillion: study Mon Jun 11, 11:13 AM ET Global military spending rose 3.5 percent last year to $1.2 trillion as U.S. costs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan mounted, a European research body said on Monday in an...

Evangelicals Support CARICOM Stance on Reparations for Slavery BRIDGETOWN - The Executive Committee of the Evangelical Association of the Caribbean (EAC) endorses the call from Caribbean Heads of Governments for the payment of reparations for the brutal...

Le président bolivien Evo Morales inaugure la Vème Rencontre Mondiale d'Intellectuels et Artistes en Défense de l'Humanité Par Pascual Serrano, 23 Mai 2007 Le président bolivien Evo Morales a inauguré le mardi 22 mai dans la ville de Cochabamba la Vème...

Achebe wins Booker Prize for fiction By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press Writer Wed Jun 13, 8:47 AM ET Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe won the 2007 Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday, beating such celebrated nominees as Philip Roth, Margaret...

Nigeria files criminal charges against Pfizer over clinical trial Joe Stephens, Washington Post Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Washington -- Officials in Nigeria have brought criminal charges against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. for the company's alleged...

Black community needs full support (May 31, 2007) So how safe does Waterloo Region feel? The answer, it seems, depends on the colour of your skin. For most of the 500,000 people who call it home, the region is as safe and welcoming as a baby's blanket....

Diamonds: Africa must get lion's share Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 By Isdore Guvamombe The Herald RECENTLY, diamond producing countries, mainly in Sadc, met in Luanda, Angola, under the auspices of the newly-formed African Diamond Producers' Association...