Rwanda
Costs of UK’s colonial war in Libya spiral
By Joe Mount, October 7, 2011
The neo-colonial intervention into Libya has cost the UK around £1.75 billion so far, seven times the figure originally stated.
Bolivian government violently represses indigenous protest
By Bill Van Auken, September 27, 2011
The government of President Evo Morales carried out a bloody crackdown against a march by indigenous protesters against the building of a new highway through their lands.
Partition of Sudan prepares way for further conflicts
By Susan Garth, July 12, 2011
South Sudan formally declared its independence on July 9. President Barack Obama was among the first to recognise the new country. He welcomed the “birth of a new nation”.
Rwandan general sentenced for role in 1994 genocide
By Susan Garth, May 24, 2011
Augustin Bizimungu, head of the Rwandan army at the time of the 1994 genocide, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
UN Gaza report co-authors reject Goldstone’s capitulation to Israel
By Jean Shaoul, April 28, 2011
The co-authors of the United Nations Gaza report, known as the Goldstone Report, have issued a statement vigorously defending their findings.
Nigerian vote leaves country deeply divided
By Susan Garth, April 20, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan’s electoral victory has left Nigeria divided along regional, political and class lines.
France and UN bear responsibility for massacres by Ouattara forces in Ivory Coast
By Ann Talbot, April 11, 2011
Reports are emerging of systematic attacks on civilians in the west of Ivory Coast, the region where forces loyal to the Western-backed president-elect Alassane Ouattara launched an offensive last month.
US Senate discusses sending troops to Libya
By Chris Marsden, April 9, 2011
Gen. Carter Ham told the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that US troops may have to be sent to Libya because there is little chance of the opposition Transitional National Council defeating the forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
UN investigator repudiates Gaza war findings under US and Israeli pressure
By Jean Shaoul, April 6, 2011
The op-ed piece in Friday’s Washington Post by Judge Richard Goldstone presents an unedifying spectacle.
Libyan rebels massacre black Africans
By Wolfgang Weber, March 31, 2011
The opposition forces in Libya are responsible for barbaric, pogrom-like massacres against black African workers.
US-NATO warplanes strike Libyan ground forces
By Bill Van Auken, March 24, 2011
US and NATO warplanes turned their firepower Wednesday against ground forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Obama administration signals backing for “military options” in Libya
By Patrick Martin, March 12, 2011
Friday’s White House press conference was dominated by propaganda for “humanitarian” intervention.
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