17 March, 2007

A crueldade zimbabweana e a hipocrisia dos vizinhos

Imensis, G2
O mais agravante pra mim é que nenhum governo vizinho tomou uma posição dura e firme contra este regime.A Africa mais uma vez mostra-se incapaz de resolver os seus problemas

Zimbabwe: Mugabe - The enemy of Africa

Lead article in Swedish tabloid Expressen

Mozambique: "Visionary 2007" Prize for Graca Machel

World fails to treat rape as crime

Girls speak out for their rights at UN-backed forum

Zimbabwe: Is this the year?

Pambazka news
Patrick Burnett summarises voices from the ground and highlights some key messages from articles published in Pambazuka News in the recent past. Is it a year of hope or will it all simply collapse into a quagmire?

The wasteland - inside Mugabe's crumbling state

Guardian
Chris McGreal reports from Bulawayo on a nation sliding into chaos

Three concerns – oil, China and the war on terror – are pushing the United States toward greater involvement in Africa.

Paul Rogers openDemocracy
Indeed, three factors - resources (especially oil), the war on terror, and China's role in Africa - have already resulted in a steady increase in US military involvement in Africa. The US military has made major counterterrorism training commitments in a range of countries across north Africa and the southern Sahara, and is developing closer ties with oil-rich states such as Nigeria.

Darfur continues to bleed while outsiders look on

Economist