Rwanda
Rice abandons bid for secretary of state nomination
By Bill Van Auken, December 15, 2012
Dropping the bid to name Susan Rice as secretary of state reflects the administration’s desire to avoid both a protracted debate on Benghazi and a partisan fight with the Republicans.
Rebel soldiers advance in Congo
By Ernst Wolff, November 27, 2012
Rebel soldiers attached to the Movement M 23 are continuing to advance in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Imperialist powers mourn death of Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi
By Jean Shaoul, September 4, 2012
The state funeral of Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday in the capital, Addis Ababa, underscores the highly unstable character of political relations in Africa.
US Secretary of State Clinton’s Africa tour raises tensions with China
By Eddie Haywood, August 8, 2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sparked tensions with China with remarks given during her seven-nation tour of the African continent.
US threatens Rwandan President Kagame over support for Congolese rebels
By Eddie Haywood, August 2, 2012
The US Office of Global Justice warned the Rwandan government last week that it could face prosecution on war crimes charges.
Half a billion children at risk for malnutrition
By Kate Randall, February 17, 2012
Save the Children warns that half a billion children around the world could grow up physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years due to chronic malnutrition.
Costs of UK’s colonial war in Libya spiral
By Joe Mount, October 7, 2011
The neo-colonial intervention into Libya has cost the UK around £1.75 billion so far, seven times the figure originally stated.
Bolivian government violently represses indigenous protest
By Bill Van Auken, September 27, 2011
The government of President Evo Morales carried out a bloody crackdown against a march by indigenous protesters against the building of a new highway through their lands.
Partition of Sudan prepares way for further conflicts
By Susan Garth, July 12, 2011
South Sudan formally declared its independence on July 9. President Barack Obama was among the first to recognise the new country. He welcomed the “birth of a new nation”.
Rwandan general sentenced for role in 1994 genocide
By Susan Garth, May 24, 2011
Augustin Bizimungu, head of the Rwandan army at the time of the 1994 genocide, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
UN Gaza report co-authors reject Goldstone’s capitulation to Israel
By Jean Shaoul, April 28, 2011
The co-authors of the United Nations Gaza report, known as the Goldstone Report, have issued a statement vigorously defending their findings.
Nigerian vote leaves country deeply divided
By Susan Garth, April 20, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan’s electoral victory has left Nigeria divided along regional, political and class lines.
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