East Africa
Kenya: post-election violence continues
By Ann Talbot, January 24, 2008
At least 700 people have died in the three weeks of violence that have followed the disputed election that returned President Mwai Kibaki to power in Kenya. It is estimated that a quarter of a million...
More migrant deaths as Europe tightens border controls
By Marcus Morgan, October 13, 2007
A recent study conducted by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), estimates that up to 3,000 migrants have died attempting to cross from West Africa into Europe.
Devastating floods sweep across Africa
By Brian Smith, September 29, 2007
Torrential downpours over the last few months have caused major floods across Africa, submerging whole towns and washing away bridges, farms and schools. According to the United Nations, at least 1.5 ...
Dee McLachlan writer/director of The Jammed speaks with WSWS
By Richard Phillips, September 21, 2007
The Jammed, a low-budget feature written and directed by Dee McLachlan about sex trafficking in Australia, was ignored by this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival. Eventually given a 10...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
September 21, 2007
Europe
Reports show impact of climate change in Africa
By Barry Mason, July 18, 2007
A recent news item on Britain’s Independent Television News by Martin Geissler highlighted the impact of climate change on sub-Saharan Africa. He reported from Lesotho, a country of less than two mi...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
July 6, 2007
Europe
US Navy bombards Somalia
By Ann Talbot, June 7, 2007
For the third time this year, the United States military has attacked Somalia in the Horn of Africa. The Washington Post quoted an anonymous US official who said that the US navy had launched missile ...
G8 fails to meet aid pledges to Africa
By Barry Mason, June 6, 2007
British Prime Minister Tony Blair had hoped that the G8 summit to be held in Heiligendamm, Germany, in June would provide a booster shot to the campaign hailing his supposed “legacy” befor...
South Africa: Public sector workers strike demands pay increase
By Jordan Shilton, June 4, 2007
In what is being described as one of the biggest strikes in South African history, public sector workers mounted a second Friday of protest action across the country demanding a pay raise of 12 percen...
Bush decrees new sanctions against Sudan
By Bill Van Auken, May 30, 2007
President Bush Tuesday announced that his administration is imposing a fresh set of economic sanctions on Sudan, claiming the measures are designed to pressure the government in Khartoum to halt the b...
US government to set up new military command in Africa
By Lawrence Porter, May 18, 2007
In an ominous development mirroring the explosive expansion of US militarism, the Bush administration has designated Africa as a continent of “strategic national concern,” and has initiate...
