Oxfam: Nigeria’s Staggering Wealth Inequality Fueled by Corruption
A new report by the anti-poverty group Oxfam International paints a devastating picture of economic inequality, finding that the…
The Indypendent
Lisa Vives
NYC to South Africa: Calls Grow for Justice on 3rd Anniv. of Mineworker Massacre
“Amandla!” The call rang out across a grassy field in Marikana, South Africa, where thousands of supporters of mineworkers…
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SHELL OIL SLAPPED WITH MASSIVE FINE FOR DELTA SPILLS With public anger still white hot over the crippling oil…
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SUPREME COURT VICTORY FOR NIGERIAN FAMILIES IN DRUG SUIT Nigerian families got the go-ahead this week from the U.S.…
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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNALIST ABOARD FLOTILLA IS FOUND ALIVE Jun 1 (GIN) – A South African journalist who joined the…
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SECRET DOCS REVEAL ISRAEL-SOUTH AFRICA WEAPONS TALKS May 25 (GIN) – During the final brutal years of Apartheid, top…
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U.N. REFUSES TO CANCEL PRIZE NAMED FOR DICTATOR A life sciences award administered by the U.N. agency UNESCO and…
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CONGOLESE LEADER WANTS FOREIGN TROOPS OUT May 11 (GIN) – U.N. peacekeepers’ days may be numbered in the conflicted…
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BASHIR SLATE CARRIES SUDAN, ANGERING THE WEST Apr. 26 (GIN) – A decisive electoral victory by Omar Hassan al-Bashir…
VOLCANO CLOUD CREATES HAVOC FOR AFRICAN EXPORTS Apr. 20 (GIN) – Fish, flowers, fruit and vegetables were tossed…