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Nelson Mandela Funeral Journey
I really wasn’t planning to go back. I was cooking when my friend Emma Bell called me and tentatively shared the news-Nelson Mandela had died.
Tutu Chides ANC for Excluding Minority Whites at Mandela Services
(GIN) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an activist in the anti-apartheid struggle, said he was dismayed at the “blatant exclusion” of Afrikaners from last week's memorial services for Nelson Mandela.
A Decade-Long Peace in Mozambique Now in Peril
Mozambique, profiled as the next Norway enjoying a windfall from its recent finds in off-shore gas, may be headed for troubled waters instead.
President Clinton takes Swipe at Human Rights Groups, Backs Kagame
Former President Bill Clinton, on an African tour with daughter Chelsea, praised the Rwandan government lead by President Paul Kagame despite increasing evidence that Rwanda is backing ruthless rebels in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
South Africa Withdraws Award to Ex-Prez
This week, Guyana's main opposition party blasted the South African government for withdrawing a post-Apartheid...
Presidents Discuss Countries' Successes and Africa's Future
It is customary for the evening news and other media outlets to characterize Africa in...
Where Are African Solutions for African Problems? The Case of Mali
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News...
Diaspora: The Links That Bind Caribbean Immigrants
It has become something of a rite of passage for Caribbean political leaders who direct...
African Liberation Day Meets Resistance in Caribbean
May 22 (GIN) A day marking the First Conference of Independent States, held in Accra,...
The U.S. is Inconsistent on Human Rights
I really wish that I could take it on faith that the U.S. government was...
Toxic Sea of Gold-Mine Chemicals Rising Beneath Joburg
(GIN) An underground lake of acidic mine water is expected to reach environmentally critical levels...
After Attacks, Malawi Prez Retracts Negative View of Women in Pants
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network...
Iran Sentences American Man To Death For Espionage
A court in Tehran has sentenced an American ex-Marine to death for espionage and working...