Africa
U.N. Accuses Force of Sex Abuse, January 10, 2005, CNN.com
African boys pimp out girls to UN troops in Congo.
Rats, Garbage, Moved from Kenyan Market, January 10, 2005, AP
Garbage was piled up six feet deep in Nairobi market.
Re-Charting The Mighty Congo, January 3, 2005, BBC News
Since the Belgians left in 1960, much of Congo has reverted to primitive conditions.
Slavery: Mauritania’s Best Kept Secret, December 17, 2004, BBC News
Slavery still exists in Mauritania even though the government denies it.
Swazi King Spends £360,000 on Car While His People Starve, December 16, 2004, AP
King Mswati III expands his fleet of luxury vehicles while his country relies on food aid.
Tanzania Counts Cost Of ‘White Skin’, December 1, 2004, BBC News
African women pay a price for trying to look white.
70% Of Zimbabwe’s Workers Have Fled, November 22, 2004, Cape Argus (Cape Town)
Economic hardship caused by land seizures has caused country’s working population to flee.
Media Egging On Ivory Coast Mobs, November 19, 2004, AP
Broadcasts on state-owned media encourage Ivorians to eat white people.
Rioters Rape Europeans As They Flee From Ivory Coast, November 15, 2004, Independent (UK)
Escaped criminals join with pro-government rioters to wreak havoc on whites.
France, U.N. Start Ivory Coast Evacuation, November 11, 2004, FOXNews.com
Angry crowds in Ivory Coast chant, “Everybody catch a white!”
French Forces Overwhelm Ivory Coast Insurrection, November 8, 2004, AP
“It’s better to kill the whites than steal their stuff.”
Sub-Saharan Africa Slides Deeper Into Poverty, November 3, 2004, Reuters
Study predicts Africa will become poorer while the rest of the world becomes richer.
Congo War’s 40,000 Rape Victims Face HIV Epidemic, October 28, 2004, Independent (London)
“The horror, the horror!”
Child Soldiers, Sex Slaves, And Cannibalism At Gunpoint: The Horrors Of Uganda’s North, October 26, 2004, Independent (London)
On the grisly Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group in Uganda.
Namibia To Expropriate Farms, October 13, 2004, Sapa-AFP
Namibian government announces plans to take over 192 white-owned farms.
Heart of Darkness, October 6, 2004, American Conservative
The ruler of Equatorial Guinea ate his predecessor’s testicles.
‘That Politician Stole My Penis’, October 4, 2004, AFP
Nigerians beat a politician to death because they believe he stole a man’s penis.
Africa ‘Worse Off Than In Colonial Times’, September 22, 2004, iol.co.za
SA president’s brother: average African poorer now than under colonialism.
Swazi King Chooses Another Wife, September 10, 2004, BBC News
King Mswati chooses his 13th wife from a parade of 20,000 virgins.
Slavery Lives On, September 9, 2004, news24.com
Many girls in Niger are sold to rich Muslims.
Malawi Pres. Supports Land Grab, September 9, 2004,
President supports Mugabe’s land seizures and says Africans should “close ranks.”
Two Men Held After Farmer’s Death In Kenya, September 9, 2004, Sapa-AP
Murder of white farmer may be connected to Masai demands for white land.
Cargo Cult, August 30, 2004, Spectator (UK)
Britain pays bogus reparations to Kenya, and EU-funded charities urge land invasions.
Mugabe Voted History’s Third-Greatest African, August 26, 2004, Sapa-AFP
Magazine poll gives high ranking to man ethnically cleansing Zimbabwe.
A Painful Reminder of German Colonialism, August 19, 2004, Deutsche Welle
Even as Namibians begin to take whites’ land, they demand apology for colonial era.
Namibians Prepare For Emotive Land Reform, August 11, 2004, BBC News
Namibia begins compulsory expropriation of white farms.
Zambia ‘Too Poor For Democracy’, August 11, 2004, Telegraph (UK)
Zambia cannot afford the “luxury” of polling stations.
Botswana Defends Flogging Thieves, August 11, 2004, BBC News
Botswana flogs thieves, but illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe prefer it to home.
Bush-Meat Trade Breeds New HIV, August 10, 2004, NewScientist.com
People may be catching AIDS from African “bush-meat,” which smugglers are bringing to Britain.
‘Mystic’ Who Turns Stolen Kids Into Killers, August 6, 2004, Independent (UK)
Ugandan Christian mystic kidnaps children to man his army.
Mob Accused of Killing Tanzania Witches, August 5, 2004, AP
500 elderly women accused of witchcraft are murdered every year in Tanzania.
Outsourcing Comes To Africa, Bringing Jobs, August 3, 2004, AP
Senegalese telemarketers imitate a Parisian accent.
Sub-Saharan Africa Poverty Grows, July 21, 2004, BBC News
Africa is the only region in the world where poverty has increased over the last 20 years.
Panic At Nigerian ‘Killer Calls’, July 20, 2004, BBC News
Nigerians believe they will die instantly if they answer calls from certain numbers.
Squalor Everywhere, But Still This Is A Neighborhood, July 19, 2004, L. A. Times
Nairobi’s slum dwellers try to survive thugs and flying feces.
Life Expectancy Plummets In Africa, July 15, 2004, BBC News Online
The average child born today in Zambia or Zimbabwe will die in their early 30s.
Rural African Men Claim AIDS As Sign Of Masculinity, July 14, 2004, EurekAlert
Some Africans falsely claim to have AIDS because they think it’s a sign of sexual prowess
Turning The Tables On Nigeria’s E-Mail Conmen, July 13, 2004, Dan Damon, BBC
Nigerian e-mail conman is himself conned by British scambaiter.
Demons Attack Kiboga Pupils, July 12, 2004, New Vision (Uganda)
Ugandan schools closed after attack by demons.