Doha: A shameless victory for spin

The World Trade Organisation summit in Doha was a triumph for spin doctors who would like us to believe that issues of crucial importance to 80% of the world’s population were successfully addressed. In fact, as Anver Versi reports, the agenda was simply to consolidate the prosperity of the rich at the expense of the poor.

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My hope for this rich, but poor country

Dr Karamo Sonko, a scholar and businessma, is a Gambian who was raised and educated in Sierra Leone. He recently returned to the country he loves to assess for himself the impact of a 10 year civil war. Here he gives his personal thoughts on how Sierra Leone can find lasting peace.

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