Apartheid lawsuits in New York
Thursday August 28, 2003
According to a report by the Mail and Guardian online the South African Minister of Justice, Penuell Maduna, has responded to recently proposed legal motions against the South African government ... Read More
This week in African history #34
Monday August 25, 2003
25 – 31 August Death of Cleopatra VII, the last Pharaoh of Egypt, Louis Botha, the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, and Haile Selassie, the last ... Read More
Apartheid lawsuits in New York
Sunday August 24, 2003
According to news reports, such as this by Business Report, lawyers from South Africa and the US, pursuing a case on behalf of rural Blacks (who declined to take part ... Read More
Amin Not Mourned by Africa
Tuesday August 19, 2003
The collection of quotes by the BBC News World Service from various African newspaper on the death of Idi Amin Dada shows that, generally, he will not be missed. The ... Read More
This week in African history #33
Monday August 18, 2003
18 – 24 AugustPresident Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya and conservationist George Adamson die, and British Somaliland is yielded to Italy during the World War II East Africa campaign. Find ... Read More
This week in African history #32
Monday August 11, 2003
11 – 17 AugustChad, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, and Gabon achieve independence from France, and US marines open fire on 3,000 Somali demonstrators. Find out more...
Successful trial of Ebola vaccine on monkeys. Could Africa see hope for the future?
Thursday August 7, 2003
Scientists have created a single shot vaccine for the ebola virus which had amazing results when tested on monkeys the BBC News World Service reports.
Ebola is just one of ... Read More
Lockerbie bombing: Libya acknowledges responsibility?
Wednesday August 6, 2003
According to the Washington Post* the Libyan government will accept responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing and finally release the $2.7 billion promised to the victims of Flight 103. It would ... Read More
This week in African history #31
Monday August 4, 2003
4 – 10 AugustUS marines are sent into Liberia to rescue US citizens from the growing civil war, and UN Secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld instructs Belgium to withdraw its troops from ... Read More