East Africa
China steps up trade and investment in Africa
By Barry Mason, November 15, 2006
President Hu Jintao has said that China will offer US$5 billion in loans and credits and double aid to Africa by 2009.
France: Immigrant squatters pressured into accepting dispersal
By Antoine Lerougetel, October 10, 2006
On October 5, at the Cachan town hall in south Paris, the representatives of several hundred immigrant squatters, most of who had been living in a municipal gymnasium for 48 days, were pressured into ...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
July 28, 2006
Europe
Letters from our readers
June 7, 2006
The following is a selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site.
Britain and South Africa accused of ‘rendering’ terror suspects
By Patrick O’Keeffe, June 2, 2006
A growing body of evidence suggests that the British and South African governments are directly implicated in ‘rendition,’ a practice whereby foreign nationals accused of terrorist involve...
Europe’s ‘Green’ militarists
German Green Party campaigns for Congo mission
By Peter Schwarz, June 1, 2006
The days when the German Green Party opposed international military operations by Germany’s armed forces, or at least criticized them, have long since passed. After seven years in government, th...
South Africa: Factional war intensifies between Mbeki and Zuma supporters in ANC
By Barbara Slaughter, May 30, 2006
On May 8, Jacob Zuma, former deputy president of South Africa, was acquitted of the charge of rape in the Johannesburg High Court. The accusation against him was made last December, causing him to ste...
German cabinet agrees on military operation in the Congo
By Andreas Reiss and Peter Schwarz, May 25, 2006
During the nineteenth century, when Africa was divided among the colonial powers, Germany came too late onto the scene and had to make do with smaller pieces of the African cake such as Togo and Namib...
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
May 19, 2006
Europe
Chinese leader’s trip to Saudi Arabia and Africa highlights growing resource rivalry
By John Chan, May 10, 2006
While the visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to Washington last month received considerable media coverage, there was virtually none for the remainder of his extended overseas tour. Yet it was the r...
Belgium: Teenager’s murder exploited for right-wing agenda
By Paul Bond, May 8, 2006
The brutal murder of a Brussels teenager three weeks ago continues to reverberate through Belgian politics. It has prompted the largest demonstration in Belgium in the last 10 years while this week a ...
Western concern at China’s growing involvement in Africa
By Brian Smith, April 10, 2006
New evidence is emerging about the extent and nature of China’s involvement in Africa. A series of articles in the Financial Times claims that China “has in the span of a few years changed...
