The “Doha round” of WTO negotiations to increase free commerce in the world was a very difficult task from the beginning, almost impossible in some ways. To find a common denominator between developing countries with strong industry and agriculture, rich countries with even stronger industries and heavily subsidized agriculture and countries with nothing at all […]
Lies, Lies, Lies
It touts itself as Zimbabwe’s independent news agency. But it does not even operate from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Online operates from South Africa. The reasons: the “general decimation of media in Zimbabwe”, the enactment of “a vicious media law which enables the government to licence media houses and journalists to do their work, the closure of […]
Ghana appoints first female Chief Justice
Ghana appoints first female Chief Justice Daniel Aforo A renowned Ghanaian educationist, Dr. Kwagyiri Aggrey, of blessed memory, once said “if you educate a man you educate an individual buy if you educate a woman you educate a whole nation”. The government of Ghana has appointed Mrs. Georgina Theodora Wood, a Supreme […]
The U.S Patriot Act And You!
The Patriot Act was passed into law on October 24, 2001 by the Congress of the United States, just 45 days after the September 11 attacks, with virtually no debate. There are significant flaws in the Patriot Act, flaws that threaten your fundamental freedoms by giving the government the power to access your medical records, […]
Democracy, Turkey’s Double Edged Sword.
By Nicole Dweck While the Bush administration touts its agenda of "democracy building" as the way forward for nations of the world, we’ve seen time and time again, fledgling democratic systems high-jacked by political groups whose agendas seem less than "democratic." Today, many secularists fear that Turkey’s Islamic-rooted AKP party , though publicly endorsing secularism, […]
Malawi shines
United States impressed with Malawi’s Human rights record. By Muyanga Ziba A human rights report for 2006 released by the United States Department of State rates Malawi Government as having generally respected the human rights of its citizens. Us Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice released the report this week. The report examined more […]
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