contemporary africa

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1113/p09s02-coop.html To save Africa: a missing step By Mukoma Wa Ngugi November 13, 2007 Lately, saving Africa has become very fashionable.Hollywood celebrities are adopting African babies. Bono and Bob Geldof sing for Africa....

http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1755&Itemid=0 Africom: The invasion of Africa? by Obi Nwakanma Sunday, 18 November 2007 EARLIER in the week, the deputy secretary of state in the United States, Mr. Negroponte came to...

http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75127 SOUTH AFRICA: Land redistribution moves to the front burner JOHANNESBURG , 2 November 2007 (IRIN) - The South African government has revealed that less than 5 percent of white-owned commercial agricultural...

Saving the Timbuktu Manuscripts African countries have thrown their weight behind efforts to preserve the priceless Timbuktu Manuscripts, ancient documents that hold the key to some of the secrets of the continent's history and cultural heritage - and...

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...

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...