Africa
Rwanda: Perpetrators of genocide jailed
By Linda Slattery, January 6, 2009
The International Criminal Tribunal to investigate the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 against the minority Tutsis has passed a sentence of life imprisonment against General Theoneste Bagas...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
December 19, 2008
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December 5, 2008
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November 21, 2008
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South Africa: Behind the ANC breakaway
By Chris Talbot, November 19, 2008
The decision of a number of former leaders to break away from the African National Congress and to set up a new party is the latest manifestation of the bitter conflict and infighting that has develop...
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November 7, 2008
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Half of the Zimbabwe population faces starvation
By Barry Mason, November 5, 2008
Aid charities and the UN estimate that 5 million people in Zimbabwe face starvation.
NATO warships head to Somalia
By Brian Smith, November 4, 2008
NATO warships from across the globe are converging on the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, ostensibly to tackle piracy and to escort ships through the Gulf. Russia is also sending a warship.
Political stalemate forces general election in Israel
By Jean Shaoul, November 1, 2008
Israel will go to the polls to elect a parliament on February 10, some 12 months earlier than scheduled.
Ethiopian famine significantly worsens as Western powers fail to respond
By Barry Mason, October 11, 2008
Oxfam has reported that the number of Ethiopians needing emergency food assistance has jumped to 6.4 million from 4.6 million in June.
A discussion on Ethiopias’s role in Somalia
October 11, 2008
The following correspondence was received on the September 22 article, "Ethiopia threatens to withdraw from Somalia". Below is a reply by its author, Brian Smith.
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October 10, 2008
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