| New African |
| The Rape of Paradise |
A report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the horrors of oil pollution in Nigeria’s Ogoniland, which, in their words, could require “the world’s most wide-ranging and long-term oil clean-up exercise”, needs billions of dollars and 30 years... More... |
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| New African Woman |
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The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize goes to |
The first women to be awarded the world-revered accolade since 2004, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, President of Liberia, along with her fellow countrywoman, social worker turned peace campaigner Leymah Gbowee, Executive Director... More... |
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| African Business |
| Will the African Lion roar again in 2012? |
2011 was a great year for africa. Politically the continent shed itself of the remaining
comprador leaders who acted as agents for foreign powers in north africa and the toppling of autocrats in libya and Côte d’ivoire. although some of the... More... |
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| African Banker |
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Investment banking - all eyes on Africa |
In recent years, Africa’s frontier markets – notably Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia – have all received significant volumes of capital inflows, mirroring the surge in private capital flows to other emerging... More... |
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| The Middle East |
| Good bye and Good Luck |
US forces are scheduled to complete their withdrawal from Iraq by 31 December. They leave the country, the ancient cradle of civilisation, which George W. Bush invaded in 2003, lying through his teeth that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11... More... |
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