Africa
Nubian Fury at 'Monkey' Lyric of Arab Pop Star Haifa Wehbe, November 19, 2009, Guardian (London)
Black Egyptians demand that song be banned.
Report Unveils Plight of Great Lakes Albinos, November 19, 2009, International Federal of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Thousands of albinos in Burundi and Tanzania in hiding from body-part hunters.
This Man Married His OWN Daughter So She Would Be Allowed to Stay in Britain--And the Home Office Knows About It, November 18, 2009, Daily Mail (London)
Nigerian concocts novel scheme to get his daughter British residency.
African Immigrants Drift Toward Latin America, November 17, 2009, Reuters
South America “more welcoming” than Europe.
African Slavery Apology 'Needed', November 12, 2009, BBC News
Nigerian “civil rights” group wants blacks to apologize, too.
Congo Hands Land to South African Farmers, November 4, 2009, London Telegraph
White farmers to the rescue.
Somali Man, 112, Marries 17-Year-Old Girl, November 2, 2009, London Telegraph
Her first; his sixth.
Early Human Ancestor Disproved?, October 30, 2009, National Geographic News
Maybe it was “Out of Asia” after all.
Whipped for Wearing a 'Deceptive' Bra: Hardline Islamists in Somalia Publicly Flog Women in Sharia Crackdown, October 23, 2009, Daily Mail (London)
Group also banned movies, soccer, musical ringtones, dancing at weddings.
Albino Victim Evicted From Safe-House, October 20, 2009, BBC News
Horrible life for white-skinned Africans.
No Winner for $5 Million African Leadership Prize, October 19, 2009, Yahoo! News
No one qualified.
New Research on Spanking Might Need a Time Out, October 16, 2009, Wall Street Journal
Tucked away in an article on spanking is a recognition of low African IQ.
'Michael Jackson' Women in Tanzania Search for Chinese Husbands, October 13, 2009, Times of London
Chinese men in Tanzania prefer light-skinned African women with big behinds.
District 9 Labelled Xenophobic by Nigerians, September 16, 2009, Guardian (Manchester)
Nigerians don’t like the way they’re portrayed in new sci-fi movie.
Sudan 'Steals' £500,000 of British Aid, September 9, 2009, London Telegraph
African country expels aid agencies, keeps equipment and cash, and demands more money.
Africa Wants $67 Bln a Year in Global Warming Funds, August 24, 2009, Reuters
Whites are, of course, responsible.
Jesse Jackson Named Prince of African Tribe, August 19, 2009, London Telegraph
Jesse Jackson is the successor to Michael Jackson.
Man Offers 40 Goats, 20 Cows for Chelsea Clinton, August 12, 2009, CNN
Love in Kenya: not exactly the stuff of a Brontë novel.
Symbol of Unhealed Congo: Male Rape Victims, August 7, 2009, New York Times
Congolese fighters humiliate opponents by turning them into “bush wives.”
New HIV Strain Discovered in Woman From Cameroon, August 3, 2009, AP
“Most likely explanation is gorilla-to-human transmission.”
Stabbing Suspect Is 'Lost Boys' Refugee, July 30, 2009, Star-Telegram (Fort Worth)
Shocked pastor: “They were hoping their lives would change.”
Liberia's Taylor Denies Cannibalism, July 30, 2009, Al-Jazeera English
When was the last time a European dictator was accused of cannibalism?
Report: Chinese Bad Employers in Africa, July 30, 2009, Global Post (Boston)
But not as bad as colonial rule.
8-Year-Old's Rape Reveals Horrors of Liberian War, July 27, 2009, Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
. . . and the foolishness of American immigration policy.
Britain 'to Build £1m Jail in Nigeria' for 400 Prisoners Serving Sentences HERE, July 9, 2009, Daily Mail (London)
Britain can’t send criminal aliens back home because existing Nigerian prisons are too harsh.
Gazprom Stirs Racism Talk With New Gig, July 1, 2009, Upstream (Oslo)
Critics say “Nigaz” an unfortunate name for a Nigerian company.
Largest Number of Africans in China Live in South of Country, June 29, 2009, Voice of America News
As many as 20,000 African illegals live in the Chinese city of Canton.
Horror of Kenya's 'Witch' Lynchings, June 26, 2009, BBC News
What we find shocking they find normal.
The Burden of Being a Nigerian, June 16, 2009, This Day Online
A Nigerian wonders why his country can’t produce better leaders.
Swaziland's Only Stadium Torn Apart for Lucky Charms, June 9, 2009, AFP
How Swazis support their team.
Will Whites Ever Learn?, June 5, 2009, Classic AR Article
For Africans, self-rule means misrule.
Burn Armed Robbers, Says Guinea Crime Chief, June 4, 2009, Reuters
Jails already filled to capacity.
Nigerians Claim Bribes to Accept Deportees, June 4, 2009, Times of London
The only way to get Nigerian undesirables back to Nigeria.
Swedes Killed in Fighting in Somalia, June 1, 2009, The Local (Färögatan, Sweden)
That is to say, carriers of Swedish passports.
Children in Congo Forced Into Exorcisms, May 22, 2009, USA Today
70% of Kinshasa street urchins said to have been kicked out by parents who thought they were witches.
Rape Is Effective Weapon of War, US Senators Told, May 14, 2009, AP
1,100 rapes are reported every month in Congo battle area.
Economic Crisis Heightens Africa's Conflict Tensions: OECD, May 11, 2009, AFP
Food riots, military coups are likely.
Troops Claim 'Supernatural Powers' After Pygmy Sodomy, May 11, 2009, Agence France-Presse
We have nothing to add.
Africans Must Travel to the Moon: Uganda President, May 4, 2009, AFP
Not enough diversity on the moon?
FBI Raids in Minn. Aimed at Africa Money Transfers, April 9, 2009, AP
Somalis remit at least half a million dollars per month to their homeland.
Madonna's African Adoptions Part of Growing Trend, April 1, 2009, AP
More Americans adopting children from Africa.
Nigeria Re-Brands to Shed Chaotic Image, March 25, 2009, Reuters
Nigerians are known to believe in magic.
Pope Decries 'Clouds of Evil' Over Africa at Mass, March 24, 2009, AP
Pope begins to get the picture.
Gambians 'Taken by Witch Doctors', March 18, 2009, BBC News
Presidential security forces rounding up suspected witches in Gambia.
Marlon Jackson Angers Nigeria With a 'Jackson 5 Museum', February 19, 2009, Urban Daily
Remembering the slave trade by celebrating the Jackson 5.
Bid to Stop the Killing of Albinos, February 17, 2009, New York Times
Africans chop up albinos and use their body parts for magic.
The Agony of Africa, February 13, 2009, AR Classic Article
A distinguished travel writer pulls no punches.
Dismay in Africa As West Focuses Inward, February 10, 2009, East African (Nairobi)
The West’s economic woes may lead it to forget its “development pledges” to Africa.
Newspaper Claims Car Thief Transformed Into a Goat, January 26, 2009, AP
Police in Nigeria face unique challenges.
Obama-Inspired Hope Goes Only So Far in Kenya, December 31, 2008, Los Angeles Times
In Kenya, tribalism and bribery are what get you ahead.