Is Africa next war on terror target?
Bush dismisses Black America as he targets West African OilU.S. covets Africa's black gold NAIROBI (IPS)–As the United States gears up for possible...
Half a million people could die in Iraq war
LONDON (IPS)–A war on Iraq could cause up to half-a-million deaths and have devastating consequences for years to come, according to a...
Cellular phone explosion link modern technology and traditional African culture
JOHANNESBURG (IPS)–The sudden growth of cell phones has outpaced any other new technology in Africa. But a unique cell phone culture has evolved...
Corporate plunder in the name of patriotism
WASHINGTON (IPS)–Major U.S. corporations are profiting far too much from the wave of patriotism that has swept the country since the Sept....
White right-wingers blamed for bombings
We Will Bring Them to Justice, Says CabinetRightwing threatens Xmas terror campaign (IRIN) JOHANNESBURG (IPS)–Despite some unease, South Africans remained undisturbed by nine bomb...
UK official: Pay Zimbabwe for land reform
GINNEWS HARARE (GIN)–The British official who chaired Zimbabwe’s independence process has called on the UK government to meet its promises in helping pay for land...
Warring parties to share power in Congo
JOHANNESBURG (IPS)–On paper, the chances of an end to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have never been so...
New immigration laws worry experts
PARIS (IPS)–Setting out new rights for minorities is a dance of half a step forward and two steps back, say human rights...
Zambia continues to reject genetically modified maize
LUSAKA, Zambia (PANA)–Zambia’s Agriculture Minister Mundia Sikatana recently reiterated his government’s rejection of genetically modified (GM) maize due to the existing scientific uncertainty...
Muslims avoid hearsay in Indonesia bombings
JAKARTA (IPS)–Salim Umar, a Muslim preacher in Bandung, says the Bali bombings are "not a religious matter at all," so he did...