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Mounting hope for expelled islanders
Aug 01, 2008; Carey, Sean ... After 40 years of exile, the Chagos islanders, the descendants of African slaves and Indian indentured labourers, forcibly and sometimes brutally removed from their homes by the British authorities between 1968 and 1971 to make way for the American military base on Diego Garcia, may finally be ...
Nigeria is open for business
Aug 01, 2008; Yar'Adua, Umaru ... President Umaru Yar'Adua visited London in mid-July and told British investors that his country was open for business. "Nigeria is more a gas country than oil, and as the government cleans up the environment for business, it is inviting investors across the board to come and participate in all ...
Judges at war
Aug 01, 2008; Commey, Pusch ... In what could be a defining moment in South Africa's nascent constitutional democracy, judges of the highest court of the land, the Constitutional Court, have publicly accused another judge of improperly trying to influence a decision. And it is no ordinary judicial decision as it relates to the ...
Succession debate creates controversy
Aug 01, 2008; Mbewe, Austin ... Zambia was thrown into a state of confusion on 3 July when word went around that President Levy Mwanawasa had died. The government did its utmost to assure the nation that he was alive. At the time of going to press, the president was still receiving treatment in a military hospital in France ....
We are against sanctions
Aug 01, 2008; Jokonya, Calisto ... The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), the premier business organisation in the country, is made up of thousands of local Zimbabwean, British, European and other foreign companies. It says it is opposed to the imposition of further sanctions on Zimbabwe as a means of encouraging ...
'Better days lie ahead'
Aug 01, 2008; Tsvangirai, Morgan Richard ... Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (pictured), leader of the MDC-T party, issued an open letter on 22 July, a day after signing the Memorandum of Understanding with President Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara. Below is the full text of the letter: My fellow Zimbabweans. Yesterday I signed a Memorandum ...
Letters
Aug 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Your views and news Is Kenya sliding back to autocracy? Civil society groups, though unelected, play an honourable role of keeping governments in check, besides acting as a channel for the fulfillment of the wishes of the people. Their endeavours qualify them as legitimate ...
The core issue in Zimbabwe
Aug 01, 2008; Ankomah, Baffour ... "The majority of commentators here seem to have very little knowledge of Zimbabwe and its politics. If you only rely on information provided to you by the opposition, you are getting only a quarter of the picture" - Mr Davis of Manchester, UK, contributing to a debate in June on The Sunday Times ...
The Last Mercenary?
Aug 01, 2008; Duodu, Cameron ... What does the adventure of Simon Mann and his band of latter-day mercenaries who plotted to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, teach Africa and the world? Simple. In the words of the British journalist, Alice Thomson: "Interfering Europeans, whether they come clutching guns or a ...
Hope springs eternal
Aug 01, 2008; Sasa, Mabasa ... For the first time since the formation of the opposition MDC in September 1999, its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, shook hands with President Robert Mugabe on 21 July 2008, after they, and Prof Arthur Mutambara, signed a Memorandum of Understanding paving the way for substantive talks between the ...
IN VOGUE TOKEN BLACKNESS?
Aug 01, 2008; Sharife, Khadija ... As the special "Black issue Vogue" hit the newsstands amid massive excitement, Khadija Sharife argues that what Italian Vogue has done "is the worst form of tokenism - an instrument used to use minorities, to catalyze controversy but not necessarily change anything". It's like icing on ...
The sense behind our nonsense
Aug 01, 2008; Duodu, Cameron ... Libation is one of the most misrepresented African traditional practices. But it is extremely important because it is poured mainly to remind everyone that man is on the earth but the earth does not belong to him. "Listen and do the same!", therefore, is the basic message of libation, explains ...
Africans are not democratically deficient
Aug 01, 2008; Siddiqui, Samrin ... Our coverage of the Western media's biased reporting of Africa (NA, June) is still the talk of the town. Here, Samrin Siddiqui, an American Peace Corps Volunteer, says after living in Senegal for 10 months, he takes personal offence at the negative portrayal of Africa as a slight on the myriad ...
What's ICC up to in northern Uganda?
Aug 01, 2008; Bartlet, Michael ... Is the International Criminal Court (ICC) a facilitator of peace in northern Uganda or a stumbling block? Michael Bartlet looks at the dilemma facing Northern Uganda, the ICC, and the prospect of peace. The 22-year-old rebellion in northern Uganda has killed tens of thousands and laid ...
WHO IS AN "IDEAL" AFRICAN WOMAN? WHAT IS "IDEAL" AFRICAN BEAUTY?
Aug 01, 2008; Jere-Malanda, Regina ... First of all, thank you, thank you indeed for the overwhelming support through your feedback welcoming New African Woman into the world. Our desk is teeming with your encouraging letters, emails and those phone calls offering words of wisdom, constructive criticism and advice. In return we send ...
WOW FACTOR CHUNKY JEWELLERY
Aug 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Accesorising is very much part of any woman's fashion passion. This time of the year, what's hot is chunky jewellery and simple yet gorgeous handbags. For the New African Woman, we introduce our own home-grown Nigerian jewellery and handbag designer Anne-Rose Mordi (below left) who has developed ...
Taylor's prophecy comes true
Aug 01, 2008; Boateng, Osei ... Presidents are not prophets, but the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, who is now standing trial in The Hague, is proving to be one. Osei Boateng reports. As the former Liberian president Charles Taylor's trial enters its eighth month, it has been revealed that, since last ...
Botswana Mining nothing, displacing no one?
Aug 01, 2008; Sharife, Khadija ... A diamond company may soon start mining in the disputed Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in Botswana. The Botswana Environmental Department "has indicated that they do not object to mining within the CKGR in principle," says a representative of Gemstone which bought the concession from De ...
LIYA KEBEDE LOOKING GOOD, DOING GOOD
Aug 01, 2008; Jere-Malanda, Regina ... She has been the face of Gucci, Estée Lauder, and Fendi et al and graced numerous high-profile international women magazine covers. Yet closest to her heart is the plight of women and children, particularly in Africa. Regina Jere-Malanda looks at the fabulous life of the fabulous ...
Coming soon, African security council
Aug 01, 2008; Ouko, Daniel ... At last, the African Union is going ahead with its own security council. Daniel Ouko reports. African leaders have approved a plan to create a super peace and security council, bringing together experiences drawn from the UN with specific attention on limiting the number of conflicts on ...