Africa
United States halts food aid for Somali women and children
By Barry Mason, September 28, 2009
The World Food Programme has closed twelve feeding centres for women and children in Somalia as a result of US restrictions on aid to areas that are under the control of groups designated as terrorist...
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September 25, 2009
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US assassination in Somalia
By Brian Smith, September 21, 2009
United States commandos from the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations Command launched a helicopter raid last week in Somalia, close to the border with Kenya, and killed a key Islamist suspect.
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
September 11, 2009
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Gabonese President Omar Bongo (1935-2009)
A tool of French imperialism in Africa
By Olivier Laurent, September 5, 2009
Gabonese President Omar Bongo died on June 7 after spending nearly 42 years in power defending French imperialism's interests in sub-Saharan Africa.
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September 4, 2009
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August 28, 2009
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August 21, 2009
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Mauritania: Western rapprochement after coup leader Aziz wins election
By Brian Smith, August 6, 2009
Following the July 18 presidential election in Mauritania, won by ex-General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the US and EU were expected to move quickly to normalise relations.
Somalia: Obama administration sends arms to prop up Islamist government
By Brian Smith, August 3, 2009
The Obama administration has been sending weapons to Somalia to support the Transitional Federal Government against a rebel insurgency that threatens to overwhelm the government.
Egypt hit by wave of social and industrial unrest
By Jean Shaoul, July 29, 2009
On July 16 thousands of quarry workers in Egypt went on strike in opposition to a decision by the authorities to impose a tax of E£40 on each ton of quarried rock.
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July 17, 2009
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