Africa – Page 24 – People's World

Swaziland: Eviction case could pull the rug from under absolute monarchy

March 7, 2011 By Mark Waller

The start of a landmark legal challenge to the rule of King Mswati III has boosted the pro-democracy movement in the tiny southern African state of Swaziland.

Libyans don’t want U.S. military intervention

March 1, 2011 By Susan Webb

U.S. warhawks McCain and Lieberman are pressing for military action on Libya, but many others oppose it, including Libyans themselves.

Libya’s Gaddafi wages bloody war against protesters

February 23, 2011 By Susan Webb

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is waging a bloody war against his own people, drawing international condemnation - but some warn he is a "crafty survivalist."

New York show of solidarity with Egypt

February 1, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Several thousand people - Egyptians, Egyptian Americans and other New Yorkers - showed up here Jan. 29 in solidarity with the pro-democracy movement in Egypt.

Egypt uprising is turning point for region and U.S.

January 31, 2011 By Susan Webb

When the mass uprising in Tunisia spread to Egypt last week, it took a qualitative turn: Egypt occupies a highly strategic position in the region and has for decades been a linchpin of American policy there.