Colonisation

Nigeria celebrates the 52rd anniversary of independence

Nigeria celebrates the 52rd anniversary of independence

Nigerian celebrates the 52rd anniversary of its independence day on October 1, which marked the second year of the bombing of a car during...
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Monty Pythons show solidarity with Sahara refugees

Michael Palin and Terry Jones were among the celebrities attending a private view of a photographs from the Western Sahara refugee camps in London...
Vive La France and French Speaking Africa!

Vive La France and French Speaking Africa!

Some 400 hundred soldiers from the African continent will be marching alongside their French military counterparts on Wednesday, the French national day. President Nicolas...
Western Saharan hunger strikers and Morocco’s human rights violations

Western Saharan hunger strikers and Morocco’s human rights violations

Worldwide appeals have been launched in support of thirty-six Saharawi hunger strikers reaching their 29th day of protests. The wave of hunger strikes, which...
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A hunger for justice in Western Sahara

Anyone who saw the episode of the BBC documentary Tropic of Cancer last month in which journalist Simon Reeve travelled across Western Sahara would...
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White Material: A tale of White superiority

A white woman refuses to forgo her last coffee harvest in an African country during a civil war. Her desire takes precedence over the...
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The ‘Berlin Wall’ of the desert

Whilst the world is commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall another less well-known wall that separates a nation and its people still stands...
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Western Sahara-Morocco: Poisoning the Well?

On 31st October, to mark the 34th anniversary of the occupation of Western Sahara, campaigners held a vigil outside the Moroccan embassy in London...
Badu Bonsu II, King of the Ahanta

The Netherlands gives back the head of King Badu Bonsu II to Ghana

Members of the Ahanta kingdom, one of several kingdoms within the Akan group, Thursday took part in a ceremony in the Netherlands to honour...
Zimbabwe draft constitution hits the financial wall

Zimbabwe draft constitution hits the financial wall

With just eight days remaining before Zimbabwe embarks on yet another attempt to craft a home grown constitution, no funds have been availed for...