africa

Articles about the African continent

Eugene PuryearMay 31, 2006
127

Darfur, imperialist intervention and anti-Arab hysteria

For the past three years, the armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan has provided a pretext for U.S.…
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Nati CarreraApril 1, 2006
3

General strike in Guinea wins concessions

The workers of Guinea in West Africa brought the country’s economy to a virtual standstill with a five-day general strike…
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Nati CarreraJanuary 1, 2006
72

Remembering Patrice Lumumba

Forty-five years ago, Congolese liberation leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated in a CIA-organized death trap. He was 43 years old.…
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Saul KanowitzSeptember 1, 2005
19

Pentagon targets Africa in new drive for oil

Before July’s G8 summit in Scotland, the seven leading imperialist countries along with Russia announced with great fanfare a debt…
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Caneisha MillsFebruary 1, 2005
322

South Africa and the struggle for equality

Fifteen years ago, throngs of people poured into the streets to hear the renowned leader of the anti-apartheid struggle, Nelson…
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Saul KanowitzFebruary 1, 2005
21

AIDS: grappling with a global crisis

In December 2004, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS issued its annual update on the global AIDS epidemic. The…
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