The Clinton administration on May 19 finally made good its pledge to recognise the embattled government of Angola, which was elected with a clear majority last September. Long-time US ally Jonas Savimbi and his UNITA forces
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ADELAIDE — Offices of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) have been raided and leading members arrested. Green Left Weekly spoke with Pumla Thoboti, an executive member of the Australasian branch of the Pan
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A firm date for South Africa's first non-racial general election is to be set by June 3. After a week of discussions beginning on April 30, representatives of South Africa's key 26 political organisations agreed that a
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MP's death confirmedThe death of Ken Savia, the minister of health in the Bougainville Interim Government and former minister for health in the North Solomons Provincial Government, has been confirmed by the Papua New
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Just two weeks after the terrible murder of Chris Hani, the South African liberation movement has suffered another tragic loss with the death of long-time African National Congress leader Oliver Tambo. For almost 50 years,
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Millions of South Africans answered the ANC and SACP's call to peacefully mark April 14 as a day of mourning for Chris Hani. Despite the media's concentration on isolated but understandable outbursts of anger and despair, and
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"When we, as one people, act together decisively, with discipline and determination, nothing can stop us ... Let us rededicate ourselves to bringing about the democracy he fought for all his life: democracy that will bring real,
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South African President F.W. de Klerk admission that South Africa developed six Hiroshima-sized nuclear bombs during the 1970s confirms charges made by the African National Congress and the anti-apartheid movement over the past
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South African solidarity with CubaIt is time for the liberation movements in South Africa to repay the debt they owe to Cuba by organising solidarity with that island. This is the message of the solidarity group, Friends of
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Nigerian musician in jailFela Anikulapo-Kuti remains in jail, charged with murder despite being granted bail by the Lagos High Court. Fela, as he is universally referred to in Nigeria, is one of Africa's most popular,
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In a significant vote that has gone largely unreported by the Australian media, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva has called on the Papua New Guinea government to end the economic blockade of
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The United States government is "a major and flagrant human rights violator" which is "perpetrating terror on its own citizens" through its frequent use of the death penalty, Rick Halperin, chairperson of Amnesty International