Africa
Warning of famine in West Africa
By Barry Mason, June 11, 2010
The United Nations World Food Programme warns that 10 million people across the Sahel region of West Africa could face famine over the next few months.
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June 11, 2010
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Tobacco companies profit from child labour in Malawi
By Barry Mason, June 3, 2010
A recent Channel 4 Television programme, “Unreported World”, highlighted the ongoing use of child labour in tobacco harvesting in Malawi.
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May 28, 2010
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China signs $23 billion oil deal with Nigeria
By Trevor Johnson, May 28, 2010
China has signed a $23 billion deal with the new government of Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria to build three oil refineries and a petrochemical plant.
Book bares Israeli nuclear arms deals with apartheid regime
By Bill Van Auken, May 25, 2010
Israel agreed to sell nuclear arms to South Africa’s apartheid regime in the 1970s, according to a book published today. The revelation has surfaced at an inconvenient time for the US as it campaign...
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May 21, 2010
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South African transport workers strike hits rail, ports
By our reporter, May 14, 2010
Workers at state-owned Transnet, the logistics company that runs the rail network and ports facilities in South Africa, are on strike.
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May 14, 2010
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Egypt gripped by social unrest
By Jean Shaoul, May 13, 2010
On May 11, the Egyptian parliament approved a presidential decree extending the state of emergency for a further two-year period.
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May 7, 2010
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Pressure from US ensures Sudanese poll goes ahead, despite fraud
By Brian Smith, May 4, 2010
Sudan voted recently in the first multi-party elections since 1986.
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