East Africa
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
December 12, 2008
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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
December 5, 2008
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More military vessels dispatched to Somalia
By Brian Smith and Chris Talbot, December 3, 2008
The increased militarisation of the oil-rich region represents a major danger to the peoples of the region and the entire world. Warships from Britain, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, Russia and the...
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East and Africa
November 28, 2008
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South Africa: Behind the ANC breakaway
By Chris Talbot, November 19, 2008
The decision of a number of former leaders to break away from the African National Congress and to set up a new party is the latest manifestation of the bitter conflict and infighting that has develop...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
November 14, 2008
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Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
November 7, 2008
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Renewed war in Congo as conflict over minerals spirals
By Ann Talbot, November 6, 2008
An estimated quarter of a million people have been driven from their homes amid renewed fighting in Congo’s northeastern Kivu provinces as rivalries between the major powers and their local proxies ...
Half of the Zimbabwe population faces starvation
By Barry Mason, November 5, 2008
Aid charities and the UN estimate that 5 million people in Zimbabwe face starvation.
A letter on Canada, South Africa and deadly asbestos
November 1, 2008
The following letter was sent to the World Socialist Web Site in response to the article, “Canadian Government defends export of asbestos to poorer nations.”
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
October 31, 2008
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A discussion on Ethiopias’s role in Somalia
October 11, 2008
The following correspondence was received on the September 22 article, "Ethiopia threatens to withdraw from Somalia". Below is a reply by its author, Brian Smith.
