The Guardian • Africa
Issue #2018
The reason why African countries are keen to work with Russia
“In 1917, new forces came to power in Russia – the Bolsheviks. I don’t know how you feel about them, whether you like them or...
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Issue #2069
Activists gather as African Climate Summit opens
Hundreds of people gathered for a people’s march on climate in Nairobi on Monday, 4th September, as the first African Climate Summit opened its doors...
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Issue #2043
Lumumba – The murder of an African hero
17th January marked 62 years since the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the Congolese independence struggle and one of the most impassioned...
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Issue #2073
‘The Fate of Food’ by Amanda Little
Is new technology the solution to feeding the world? In The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World Amanda Little...
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Issue #2078
Colonial powers give “regrets” – not apologies
Recently the imperialist nations of Britain, Spain, and Germany, have expressed “regrets” for the atrocities they committed, but failed to acknowledge that the true horror...
Read moreHorn of Africa
It is almost impossible to find out any news of what is happening in Africa.
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Issue #2043
African slaves in colonial Australia
The Melbourne Gaol is famous for being the place where the bushranger, Ned Kelly, was hanged in 1880. In the early 1970s I saw a...
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Issue #2058
GLOBAL BRIEFS
NIGERIA: Islamic extremists killed at least seven farmers in north-east Nigeria, local authorities said, in an attack that further threatens food security in the hard-hit...
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Issue #2071
GLOBAL BRIEFS
AFRICA: Three former French colonies – Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have formed a defensive alliance. Alliance of Sahel States (AES) aims to jointly combat...
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Issue #1985
Australia keen to be major defence exporter as sales to Africa revealed
Australia is commonly referred to as “America’s deputy sheriff” because of the support role it plays for US imperialism.
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Issue #2046
DINGO
The construction union, the CFMEU, has urged the Albanese government to ramp up its ambition on the Housing Australia Future Fund, which needs more investment...
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Issue #2065
Tricks and Treaties
Are you scared yet? Australia’s conservative opposition wants you to be frightened. Scares are second nature to the Liberal Party. Only four years ago, they...
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