Judge Dismissed Apartheid Lawsuits
Tuesday November 30, 2004
A US judge has dismissed lawsuits against the US corporations for damages for victims of apartheid, reports News24.com. The judge is quoted as saying that while the actions of the ... Read More
Spat Between Tutu and Mbeki Continues
Tuesday November 30, 2004
The spat between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and South African President Thabo Mbeki has taken another turn with the ANC issuing a statement saying "Neither the ANC nor its President regards ... Read More
Archbishop Tutu Criticises Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa
Thursday November 25, 2004
Archbishop Desmond Tutu strongly criticised South Africa's black economic empowerment when he gave this year's Nelson Mandela Lecture saying it enriched only a small elite not the vast majority, as ... Read More
This week in African history
Monday November 22, 2004
22 – 28 NovemberFelix Houphouët-Boigny is elected president of the newly independent Côte d'Ivoire; Tutankhamun's tomb is found in the Valley of the Kings, near Thebes; and Mauritania achieves independence ... Read More
History of Mozambique
Friday November 19, 2004
Once a Portuguese colony, Mozambique achieved independence in 1975 following a 12 year struggle by FRELIMO. Under the Marxist, single-party government, Mozambique was embroiled in a 16 year civil war ... Read More
This week in African history
Sunday November 14, 2004
15 – 21 NovemberAn allied victory declared at El Alamein, Chinua Achebe (Nigerian/Igbo novelist) is born, and Boutros Boutros Ghali is selected as UN Secretary General. Find out ... Read More
Zimbabwe: Personal Accounts of Life in Mugabe's Regime
Friday November 12, 2004
What is life like in Zimbabwe at present under Robert Mugabe's regime? BBC News has collated personal accounts from six people: a poet, writer, NGO worker, lawyer, academic, and imprisoned ... Read More
This week in African history
Sunday November 7, 2004
8 – 14 NovemberRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence, Seretse Khama is asked to renounce his chieftaincy in Bechuanaland, Colonel Nasser assumes power in Egypt, ... Read More
Gabon's National Parks
Friday November 5, 2004
Did you know that 10 per cent of Gabon has been set aside as national park? The 13 parks were created by Gabon's President El Hadj Omar Bongo and comprise ... Read More
Opinions from Across Africa on Bush's Victory
Friday November 5, 2004
So, what do people in Africa think of Bush winning a second term as president of America? BBC News has collated opinions from across the continent, from various newspapers and ... Read More
Plans to Limit Tourist Numbers Visiting Egyptian Antiquities
Tuesday November 2, 2004
Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities has, according to the Guardian Unlimited, requested the archaeologists, architects and engineers of the Theban Mapping Project to come up with plan to control tourism ... Read More