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Articles about the African continent
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What is fueling the conflict in the Congo?
Ravaged first by Belgian colonialism, then by the Western-backed kleptocratic dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, the people of the Democratic Republic…
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World mourns loss of Mama Afrika
Legendary South African performer Miriam "Mama Afrika" Makeba died on Nov. 10. Makeba, 76, collapsed the day before in Italy…
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Outgoing Bush administration drops any pretense of respect for sovereignty
The day following the U.S. elections, Iran issued a message to the United States warning that any violation of its…
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What’s behind recent pipeline attacks in Nigeria?
After years seeking justice, victims of Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria may be getting their day in a U.S. court…
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Swazis take a stand against king’s political repression
The September parliamentary elections in Swaziland injected new energy into the political struggle against the country’s absolutist monarchy. The elections—the…
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African immigrant deaths spark rebellion in Italy
The violent deaths of six African immigrants brutally shot 130 times on Sept. 18 ignited a rebellion in the Italian…
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South African Woolworths workers demand union recognition
Union leaders announced that the strike against Woolworths will continue after talks failed on Sept. 21. The strike, led by…
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U.S., British governments fail to oust Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
After months of political crisis in Zimbabwe, South African president Thabo Mbeki has brokered a power-sharing agreement between Robert Mugabe…
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Somalia’s struggle for self-determination
Somalia, a geopolitically strategic location in the Horn of Africa on the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the…
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African workers starve to death aboard boat to Spain
Twenty-five Africans, including five women and five children, were rescued from a sinking boat off the coast of southern Spain…
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