Africa
Service employees: Reform must include concerns of black immigrants
March 21, 2013Judith Howell has a message for Congress: Pass comprehensive immigration reform and don't forget or brush aside the concerns of immigrants and their descendants who happen to be black.
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U.S. a factor in 6 million Congo deaths
February 14, 2013Lumumba's murder - "the country's original sin" - was motivated by the U.S. desire to control the Congo's resources.
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“An African Election” gives riveting backdrop to coming Ghana vote
December 3, 2012The critically acclaimed documentary "An African Election" provides a riveting taste of politics in Ghana, the West African nation that is gearing up for elections this Friday.
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Mali stalemate is dangerous dilemma for Africa
October 12, 2012The probability of outside military intervention in the West African country of Mali has increased sharply.
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The Mali war – the wages of sin
August 27, 2012The reports filtering out of Northern Mali are appalling: beatings and whippings for the slightest violations of Sharia law.
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