Renditions fuel anger against U.S.
By Paul Salopek |Tribune correspondent
December 4, 2008

Mariam Mohammed, sister of Kenyan terror suspect Mohammed Abdul Malik, says he was turned over to the Americans "without a single hour in court." (Kuni Takahashi / Tribune / December 4, 2008)

NAIROBI, Kenya—Clement Ibrahim Muhibitabo is one of the forgotten [...]

Thurzday watches with subdued excitement as Y-O pays homage to their paternal homeland—Africa (both by way of Eritrea and Côte d’Ivoire, respectively).

A continent the U.S. cannot ignore
By Christian Hennemeyer
December 4, 2008

Chicago Tribune
By Christian Hennemeyer
On hearing the news that Barack Obama had been elected president of the U.S., residents of Nairobi, Kenya, took to the streets shouting "We won!" Meanwhile, hundreds of miles to the south, bushmen in the Kalahari Desert prepared cattle for slaughter [...]

An Eritrean wedding: Song “tolo biri” sang by the bride and groom…

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As the "merchants" summon a meeting in Brussels to attain a NATO answer to the pirating of ships of trade and leisure sailing in the Gulf of Aden, the world markets continue to be shaken by a disruption in what has made them wealthy for generations. That which has made them wealthy [...]

 
The cruise ship known as The Nautica was sailing from Italy to the Far East when it was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Mark Phillips reports.
 

 Susan Rice is Bad News for Africa
American Empire - Imperial Racism
Wednesday, 03 December 2008

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Barack Obama’s nominee for United Nations Ambassador is a very aggressive woman - militarily speaking. Susan Rice is "more bellicose" than George Bush when it comes to threatening Sudan over the plight of the people of Darfur, [...]

2008-12-03
 
The Global Environment Fund (GEF) will earmark USD 58 billion for 20 projects preparing the poorest countries for climate changes, Bonizella Biagini of the Global Environment Facility told a press conference at the COP 14 climate summit in Pozna? in mid-western Poland.

GEF, managed by UN agencies, addresses environmental challenges arising from industrialization and rapid urbanization [...]

Weekend Impressions: Tracing the Brush of a Self-taught Artist
Meron Abraha, Dec 3, 2008
“I always look for originality in art exhibitions, and tonight wasn’t a disappointment,” said Ermias Abrehaley, a frequent caller at art exhibitions.
I met Ermias, whom I know through an acquaintance, at the opening ceremony of an art exhibition at The Gallery, Asmara’s [...]