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Articles about the African continent
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Why South Africa loves Cuba
Many factors led to the demise of apartheid. The white South African government was defeated not just by the power…
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Nelson Mandela: Armed struggle and communism in the fight for freedom
The wave of pro-Mandela coverage has the effect of masking the ugly truth that these same entities branded Mandela as…
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Columbus Day: U.S. capitalism built on slavery, genocide
The second Monday of October is Columbus Day, a federal holiday in the U.S. It marks the anniversary of Christopher…
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Roots of Kenya attack in foreign occupation of Somalia
The tragic loss of life in Westgate is rooted in geo-politics, not random acts of violence by “maniacs.”
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Zimbabwe announces ‘indigenization’ of mining assets
The Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front, have announced an expansion of their Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Program.
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Election results in Mali: uncovering the interests
The 2013 Malian election is the beginning of an uncertain process of returning to the pre-coup, pre-intervention status quo.
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Egypt: military, U.S. government want return to stable client state
The U.S formally condemned the bloodshed, but Egypt's military is striving for the same thing the U.S. would like to…
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Robert Mugabe wins in Zimbabwe presidential election
The elections crisis reflects the contradiction between an opposition based on white-settler farmers, and a nationalist regime that is undermining…
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Neo-colonial tool: the 2013 elections in Mali
The election just months after the French military intervention in January 2013 has been widely criticized due to the chaotic…
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Demonstration denounces repressive Gambian government
At a demonstration initiated by the Democratic Union of Gambian Activists, protesters denounce lobbying firm BGR for representing the brutal…
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