Colonialism in Africa
British hypocrisy at Commonwealth conference in Nigeria
By Ann Talbot, December 8, 2003
At a state banquet opening the Commonwealth conference, Australian Prime Minister John Howard commended President Olusegun Obasanjo for returning Nigeria to democratic rule. Howard was handing over th...
UN and US back French intervention in Ivory Coast
By Chris Talbot, February 12, 2003
France has received international backing for its intervention in its former colony, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) where a civil war has been raging for five months. The United Nations Security C...
Nigerian regime loses legal dispute over oil
By Trevor Johnson and Chris Talbot, October 18, 2002
Nigeria has lost its eight-year legal battle with neighbouring Cameroon over the Bakassi Peninsula, an area rich in offshore oil and gas deposits. The International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled...
An exchange on Zimbabwe
September 24, 2002
The following letter is in response to the World Socialist Web Site article “Britain’s Guardian backs CIA dirty tricks in Zimbabwe”. It is published together with a reply by Ann Talb...
Britain’s Guardian: An apologia for imperialist intervention in Zimbabwe
By Barbara Slaughter, April 3, 2002
On March 14, in the immediate aftermath President Robert Mugabe’s election victory in Zimbabwe, the Guardian newspaper published an editorial pronouncing its verdict on the result.
Africa and the perspective of international socialism
By Nick Beams, February 18, 2002
Dear editor,
US Secretary of State Colin Powell's Africa tour: a picture of arrogance and hypocrisy
By Ann Talbot, June 11, 2001
The tour of four African countries by Secretary of State Colin Powell took on the character of a colonial governor general's progress, as he went from country to country issuing orders and dispensing ...
A journey through Africa's civilisations
Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates Jnr., published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2001, ISBN: 0375709487
April 4, 2001
The paperback edition of Henry Louis Gates Jnr's Wonders of the African World, published in January, is a welcome arrival, bringing this useful book within the reach of more readers. Originally publis...
Mozambique flood disaster returns
By Barry Mason, February 28, 2001
Mozambique once again faces a flood disaster. This impoverished African country is still suffering from the effects of last year's devastating floods, which left 700 people dead and half a million hom...
Britain steps up presence in Sierra Leone as UN Force crumbles
By Barry Mason and Chris Talbot, November 7, 2000
Britain is once again increasing its military presence in the African country of Sierra Leone. Its original force of over 1,000 troops in the intervention last May was reduced to about 400 after the U...
General Guei ousted in Côte d'Ivoire clashes
By Chris Talbot, October 28, 2000
General Guei, who seized power in a coup last Christmas Eve in Côte d'Ivoire, was forced to quit after thousands of protesters took to the streets of Abidjan, the capital. This followed presidential ...
Deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in Uganda
By Chris Talbot, October 21, 2000
Deaths from Ebola, one of the most deadly viruses known to man, now total 41 in Uganda. 17 new cases were reported in a 24-hour period up to October 18. The first instances of the disease were reporte...
