Voice Of The Oppressed

10,000 East African Albinos In Hiding After Killings

Source: Associated Press

The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa's albinos into hiding, fearful of losing their lives and limbs to unscrupulous dealers who can make up to $75,000 selling a complete dismembered set.

How America Is Supporting Biya's Repressive Dictatorship

How America is Supporting Biya's Repressive Dictatorship (video)

Gaddafi Explains His Views

 

Gaddafi At The UN: The Talk Behind The Speech

By Neba-Fuh

It took  40 years for the  Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddaffi to mount the rostrum of the United Nations, and just when most thought he  would tune his 'rhetoric' to suit his recent 'acceptance' on the world stage after his  voluntary decision to dismantle his nuclear capability during the W. Bush's  era of world policing, he opted for a 'catch-up' speech.

Mugabe's Rotten Economy: Zimbabwe's Hyper Inflation

 

What Patrice Lumumba Said Exactly 49years Ago (June 30,1960)

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Speech by Patrice Lumumba, June 30, 196 During Congo's Independence (with English subtitles)

...Boos For Sarkozy At Omar Bongo's Funeral

Source: Telegragh

By Henry Samuel

Nicolas Sarkozy may be enjoying a (modest) popularity surge in France after his UMP party fared well in European elections, but the same cannot be said in Gabon, where the President was copiously booed as he turned up for today's state funeral of his deceased counterpart, Omar Bongo Ondimba.

The Bongo Syndrome

By Neba-Fuh

When the earth opens its mouth to swallow the remains of Omar Bongo Ondimba- Africa's longest serving despot and one of the world's richest 'non-monarchical' ruler, the question that will linger in the minds of most African progressives is this: "Is it really worth the trouble to amass so much wealth in foreign territories while your people languish in poverty?"

... Bongo Dies

Source: Al Jazeera

Bongo, who had been the longest-serving ruler of a African state, died at the Quiron clinic on Monday at the age of 73, Jean Eyeghe Ndong said in a statement.

"At 2:30 pm, the medical team informed me, as well as the officials and members of the family present,

that the president of the republic, head of state Omar Bongo Ondimba had just passed away following a heart attack," the statement said.

Ndong said that he had earlier in the day visited Bongo at the clinic, where he had been admitted early last month.

The Role Of African Women In Dismantling Totalitarian Regimes

By Neba-Fuh

If the biblical teaching that 'the man is the head of the family' is anything to go by, then the woman is surely the heart of that family.