Now Africa heads toward continental government
Advancing the movement toward economic and political globalism, the African Union is moving down the path of regional economic integration, with the expected end result of continental economic and political integration…And while the AU is still in a formative state, it's already officially designated by an emblem, a flag, an anthem, a central bank, and unified continental military force. The goal of the African Central Bank is to create an African Single Currency. African Union planners are currently calling the African continental currency the "Gold Mandela." Yet, skeptics note that the eco, a common currency designed to be issued by the West African Economic and Monetary Union is now rescheduled to be issued in July 2009, after failing to materialize through earlier efforts…'
From WorldNetDaily (dated August 6, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends October 18, 2007 (AF)
The Persistence of Islamic Slavery
Besides being practiced more or less openly today in Sudan and Mauritania, there is evidence that slavery still continues beneath the surface in some majority-Muslim countries as well -- notably Saudi Arabia, which only abolished slavery in 1962, Yemen and Oman, both of which ended legal slavery in 1970, and Niger, which didn’t abolish slavery until 2004. In Niger, the ban is widely ignored, and according to a Nigerian study, as many as one million people remain in bondage there. Slaves are bred, often raped, and generally treated like animals…
From Robert Spencer at FrontPage Magazine (dated July 20, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends July 25, 2007 (ME/AF/RE/MO)
The Age of the Dragon: China’s Conquest of Africa
China is conquering Africa as it becomes the preferred trading partner of the continent's dictators. Beijing is buying up Africa's abundant natural resources and providing it with needed cash and cheaply produced consumer goods in return…
From Der Spiegel (Germany) (dated May 30, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends June 8, 2007 (AP/AF)
Millions face famine as crop disease rages
Scientists say wheat blight that ravaged Africa is set on a course for Asia…
From The Guardian’s Observer (Manchester, England) (dated April 22, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends May 9, 2007 (AF/AP/ND)
Studies: Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk
Scientists say conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men's chances of catching HIV by up to 60 percent - a finding experts are hailing as a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. Now, the question is how to put that fact to work to combat AIDS across Africa…
Associated Press story at My Way News (dated February 22, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends March 1, 2007 (AF/ST)
Pentagon: Somalia part of war on terror
The U.S. military attacks against al-Qaida leaders in Somalia were based on credible intelligence and are proof of America's ongoing commitment to hunt down terrorists, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday…
Associated Press story at Yahoo News (dated January 9, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends January 10, 2007 (AF/WT)
Ethiopia versus the Islamists: What the U.S. military has been up to in the Horn of Africa
After holding Mogadishu for six months, Somalia's Islamists have been swept from power, ousted in a blitzkrieg attack by the Ethiopian military. The nature of the emerging political order in Somalia remains profoundly uncertain, with the retreating Islamists threatening to wage an Iraq-style insurgency, and the internationally recognized Somali government facing doubts about its popular legitimacy, internal cohesion, and ability to ensure even basic security. Still, the battlefield gains of the past two weeks have created a rare window of opportunity in this long-suffering corner of the Horn of Africa, as well as in the broader war on terror. The rout of the Islamists also represents a surprising success for the Bush administration, whose Somalia policy seemed hopelessly mired in interagency acrimony just a few months ago…
From American Enterprise Institute research fellow Vance Serchuk in The Weekly Standard (dated January 15, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends January 10, 2007 (AF/WT)
The Ethiopian example
How to win a war: Unapologetically use force against the bad guys…
From columnist Jack Kelly in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (dated January 7, 2007)
Posted to Current World News & Trends January 10, 2007 (AF/WT)
Global jihad's new front in Africa
As Islamists take over Somalia, its Western-backed neighbor Ethiopia prepares for war…
From The Christian Science Monitor (dated December 12, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends December 12, 2006 (AF/RE/WT)
Kenya Flood Toll Surges To 114
Massive flooding in Kenya has killed at least 114 people and affected more than 700,000 others over the past six weeks, the Kenyan Red Cross said Monday…
Agence France-Presse story at TerraDaily (dated December 11, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends December 12, 2006 (AF/ND)
Malaria Kills 21 People In Flood-Hit Somalia, Toll Climbs To 141
At least 21 people have died in southern and central Somalia after an outbreak of malaria, sparked by heavy flooding, bringing the death toll to 141, officials said Monday…
Agence France-Presse story at TerraDaily (dated December 11, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends December 12, 2006 (AF/ND)
Study says malaria helps spread HIV
Malaria is fueling the spread of AIDS in Africa by boosting the HIV in people's bodies for weeks at a time, says a study that pins down the deadly interplay between the dual scourges. It's a vicious cycle as people weakened by HIV are, in turn, more vulnerable to malaria…
Associated Press story at Yahoo News (dated December 7, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends December 12, 2006 (AF/ST/ND)
The Damned of Darfur
A half-million dead in Darfur; 2.5 million refugees - not counting the corpses lost in the sands or terrified survivors in hiding. Surely, the world will act? No. The world talks. While the militias kill - and years pass. The United Nations looks away - its signature gesture when human rights are violated. Welcome to the triumph of global hypocrisy. Europe wrings its hands - as Europe always does - but declines an invitation to the dance. After all, "responsible" governments can't play fast and loose with another state's sovereignty. No dictator or president-for-life would be able to get a decent night's sleep. So Sudan's Islamo-fascists continue to kill with impunity…
From columnist Ralph Peters in the New York Post, reposted at FrontPage Magazine (dated December 12, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends December 12, 2006 (GI/AF/EU/WT)
On Brink Of War, Somalia Faces Worst Floods In 50 Years
Unusually heavy seasonal rains are threatening Somalia with its worst floods in 50 years while the impoverished Horn of Africa country teeters on the brink of all-out war, the United Nations said Thursday. As forces loyal to the weak government and powerful Islamist movement gird for full-scale conflict that many fear could engulf the wider region, some 50,000 Somalis have been displaced by devastating and deadly floods, it said…
Agence France-Presse story at TerraDaily (dated November 16, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends November 17, 2006 (AF/ND/WT)
S. Africa Parliament OKs Gay Marriages
The South African parliament on Tuesday approved new legislation recognizing gay marriages -- a first for a continent where homosexuality is largely taboo…
Associated Press story at Breitbart.com (dated November 14, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends November 17, 2006 (AF/MO)
'Yes, You Will Be Thoroughly Beaten'
Robert Mugabe turns Zimbabwe from a success story to a human-rights catastrophe…
From Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights executive director Arnold Tsunga in The Wall Street Journal (dated November 5, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends November 8, 2006 (AF)
Eritrea Jails Nearly 2,000 Christians
Nearly two thousand Christians spent another Sunday, behind bars in Eritrea where they are allegedly subjected to torture and forced labor because of their religious beliefs…
BosNewsLife story at Worthy News (dated September 11, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends September 22, 2006 (AF/RE)
Diarrhoea epidemic spreading in Ethiopia
A diarrhoea outbreak in Ethiopia has infected at least 15,000 people and killed 148 so far, the United Nations announced on Tuesday. Heavy flooding in the region is partly responsible for the epidemic, and the outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea could spread even further, aid agencies fear…
From NewScientist.com news service (dated September 6, 2006)
Posted to Current World News & Trends September 6, 2006 (AF/ST/ND)
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