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Africans could vanish if Copenhagen fails -- AU chief. Dec 9, 2009 430
Humanising aliens or alienating Africans? Ray, Carina Dec 1, 2009 1587
Africa still calls. Brief article Dec 1, 2009 112
African Americans & Africans. Brown, Carolyn M. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 108
Bicycles for Humanity Colorado Changes Lives for Rural Africans. Oct 19, 2009 380
Amman International Marathon: Africans rule the race. Oct 19, 2009 315
Time to look back. Ankomah, Baffour Oct 1, 2009 3223
Returning to the ancient African nation state: Nah Dove offers a way of understanding some of the contradictions facing present-day Africans and their leaders who are trying to democratise their nation states in the face of continuing threats to stability. Her conceptual framework is quite relevant and her recommendations workable. Dove, Nah Viewpoint essay Oct 1, 2009 2169
Egypt guards kill 4 Africans migrants near Israel. Sep 10, 2009 138
Now, racist leaflets target Africans in Australia! Aug 14, 2009 217
Age of Remembrance: until recently, it seemed beyond belief that so many millions of Africans could have vanished in the Atlantic Ocean and on the plantations in the Americas, with no response. Were their deaths meaningless? Why were we so forgetful in remembering them? Wambu, Onyekachi Aug 1, 2009 674
A unique consumer market: study reveals African immigrants may be an attractive, lucrative segment. Hutson, Brittany Aug 1, 2009 653
Africa and the Africans in the nineteenth century; a turbulent history. Book review Aug 1, 2009 111
The myth of Africa's skills drain: while we tend to complain that professionals such as nurses are being lured by better salaries to work in Europe and the US while they are desperately needed at home, it now appears that these same professionals are not being offered jobs in their home countries despite the obvious demand for their services. Why is this so? Muga, Wycliffe Jun 1, 2009 1473
Africans dream of a united and prosperous continent. May 27, 2009 372
200 Africans 'crossed the Red Sea and populated the world'. May 11, 2009 206
Africans 'have the most diverse genes'; WORLD IN BRIEF. May 1, 2009 47
Africans are the most diverse people on Earth, suggests DNA analysis. May 1, 2009 451
300 Africans drown as they try to reach Europe. Apr 1, 2009 177
Hassan out of Young Africans clash. Mar 31, 2009 150
Statistics and other lies: while statistics have become an essential element of government and business planning across the world, just how accurate are the figures that African governments and other organisations involved with the continent churn out? Muga, Wycliffe Feb 1, 2009 976
Money can't buy me love: Norway has become a destination of choice for a growing number of prostitutes from Nigeria. The money they send home is more than the bilateral aid between the two countries. But it is a hard and lonely life. Rosie Collyer reports from Oslo. Feb 1, 2009 1455
Africa demands climate change compensation. Brief article Jan 1, 2009 181
Are "Arabs" killing "Black Africans" in Darfur? The de facto reliance on "Arab versus Black African" as the basis for understanding the fault lines of the Darfur conflict is reflective of the profoundly reductive nature of much of the reportage on Darfur and what amounts to an almost wilful denial of the historical relationships and overlaps between Darfur's so-called Arabs and Africans. Ray, Carina Jan 1, 2009 1677
African socialists call for slavery reparations. Brief article Dec 1, 2008 180
Usual and unusual features of sinonasal cancer in Nigerian Africans: a prospective study of 27 patients. Author abstract Nov 1, 2008 61
Gaddafi Warns Rice on Establishing Military Base in Africa, Saying Africans would View It as Colonialism. Sep 6, 2008 56
Africans are not democratically deficient. Siddiqui, Samrin Essay Aug 1, 2008 586
Spare the rod & spoil the child? So far this year, 22 teenagers, most of them of African descent, have been stabbed to death in London. So why are black teenagers killing fellow black teenagers? Are they a law unto themselves? Does the fear of African parents in the UK disciplining their children have anything to do with it? Kwaku went to find out. Kwadu Aug 1, 2008 2180
WE'LL SUE CSABA FOR WALKOUT; SPL LATEST... Clydesdale Bank PREMIER LEAGUE Africans vow to get tough. Jul 18, 2008 416
Genetic mutation linked to Africans' HIV susceptibility; Offers Malaria protection; Could account for 11% of infections in Africa. Jul 17, 2008 323
BBC in race row over 'moral deficit of Africans'. Jul 11, 2008 335
Nothing excels like excellence itself ... the remarkable story of Africa--and Africans (both continental and diasporan)--at the Olympic Games. Goodwin, Clayton Jul 1, 2008 1962
Africans rush the border to Europe; INTERNATIONAL. Jun 23, 2008 243
Who will define Africa? The time has come that we, as Africans, take responsibility for how our continent is portrayed, writes Thabo Mbeki, president of South Africa. Mbeki, Thabo Jun 1, 2008 2049
Britain should give credit where credit is due: over 374,000 Africans fought (and died) for the British Empire in the Second World War. One of them even rose to the rank of a major--Major Seth Anthony who helped the British by teaching them about jungle warfare. But have you ever heard of Major Seth Anthony? Even a high military medal recommended for him never materialised. Why? Duodu, Cameron Jun 1, 2008 1575
I'm Jamaican; you're 'African': why do some Jamaicans not consider themselves African? Why is it that, for them, "Africa" and "African" are pejorative terms, terms of abuse? Orakwue, Stella Jun 1, 2008 1725
Egypt: Seventy million more Africans now connected to GSM networks. May 15, 2008 305
HIV has shifted to the less educated in Africa. May 1, 2008 327
Do good, get rich: social warriors start businesses that improve the lives of African women. Lee, Elaine May 1, 2008 1758
Racial politics of writing African history: "As a historian of African descent, I regard the decolonisation of knowledge as a crucial step in ensuring that Africans worldwide retake control of their own destinies and histories.". Ray, Carina May 1, 2008 1387
1807 Act commemoration; What did we achieve? Did Africans gain anything from the commemoration of the 1807 Slavery Abolition Act? One year after the event, which was played big by the British government, Kwaku takes a critical look and asks: Was anything achieved? Kwaku Viewpoint essay May 1, 2008 2291
Back to Africa mission for Diaspora: under the auspices of the African Union, the Diaspora African Forum Mission based in Ghana has become a catalyst for the return of Diasporan Africans to the motherland. Kwadwo Gyan-Apenteng reports from Accra. Gyan-Apenteng, Kwadwo May 1, 2008 794
The best ever! Ankomah, Baffour Mar 1, 2008 2069
'I feel optimistic about Africa'. Yedder, Omar Ben Interview Feb 1, 2008 2197
Divide and rule: ... how Africans and African-Americans are prevented from working together. Report Feb 1, 2008 2276
We have a history! The vigour, boldness, and frequency of racist assaults on global African humanity are increasing at an alarming rate. This month, Carina Ray takes a look back at the long history of African humanity under siege and examines how little the language of racism has changed over the last 300 years. Ray, Carina Jan 1, 2008 1735
Do Africans fear Western medicine? Thomas Land on the outbreak of polio in northern Nigeria and how past medical experiments in Africa have made some Africans distrustful of Western medicine. Land, Thomas Jan 1, 2008 1034
So James Watson is 16% black himself? Surprise surprise, Dr James Watson, the DNA "expert" who recently claimed that Africans were less intelligent than whites, has been found to be 16% black himself!--the embarrassment that awaits all racists. Duodu, Cameron Viewpoint essay Jan 1, 2008 1720
What rich black folks do, poor black folks copy: did you know that "fat" black people are paying between $20,000 and $30,000 to cut out parts of their bodies in order to stay "healthy"? That made my stomach churn and my blood boil. Orakwue, Stella Jan 1, 2008 1511
How the Nations Cup will impact on English premiership. Goodwin, Clayton Jan 1, 2008 1289
The presence of Africans in Elizabethan England and the performance of Titus Andronicus at Burley-on-the-Hill, 1595/96. Ungere, Gustav Report Jan 1, 2008 18614
Political science. Nov 19, 2007 357
The Diaspora and the future of Africa (2): we conclude the article by Dr Yves M. Lamour on how Africa and its Diaspora can survive and prosper under the current globalisation of values, way of life, information, technological methods and markets. Part One was published in the October issue. Lamour, Yves M. Report Nov 1, 2007 2448
Africa's rising hopes: despite the problems their nations face, a port finds that Africans are optimistic about the future. Polgreen, Lydia; Connelly, Marjorie Oct 22, 2007 1031
Poetry book will help build understanding; COVENTRY PEACE MONTH: Readings by French-speaking Africans to launch over 60 events. Oct 12, 2007 551
Retrieving the past is no taboo. Wong, Ansel Oct 1, 2007 482
Lies! Lies! Lies! Ankomah, Baffour Cover story Oct 1, 2007 4856
Africans must take their history seriously: the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on Africans to never forget their history, reports Kingsley Antwi Bosiako from Kumasi, Ghana. Bosiako, Kingsley Antwi Oct 1, 2007 1237
Debating Zimbabwe. Oct 1, 2007 4770
The sex trade in colonial West Africa: in the final of her three-part series, Carina Ray looks at the last stage of the protracted struggle to bring an end to the traffic in women and children for the purposes of prostitution in colonial British West Africa. Ray, Carina Oct 1, 2007 1608
Football: Africans are at home; BLUE WATCH. Sep 5, 2007 191
An African woman's story. Khanna, Naina Sep 1, 2007 1139
First record of free Africans in the trade. Aug 15, 2007 138
Humanitas working to keep African children in school: Efam Dovi reports on a diasporan initiative supporting children to stay in school in poor villages in Kenya, Ghana and Benin. Dovi, Efam Jul 1, 2007 803
Health and fitness, the African way: type in health and fitness into your web browser and you will be inundated with thousands of results, all pertaining to health and fitness in the Western world. Try keying in health and fitness in Africa; you get nothing, completely zilch. Does this mean health and fitness is exclusive to the West? Regina Jere-Malanda tries to find the answer. Jere-Malanda, Regina Jun 1, 2007 1022
Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia. Ogunsiji, Olayide O.; Wilkes, Lesley; Jackson, Debra May 1, 2007 4665
HIV/STI prevention for men who have sex with men, Kenya. Clinical report May 1, 2007 382
Saviours of the slaves; A century on, pictures show how Navy rescued chained Africans. Apr 30, 2007 455
I think like an African: protecting the African brain is a task that we have to set our minds to from now on. It is a vital necessity. It has to be done irrespective of the hours, years, or pain expended. The African brain has to be defended at all costs. Orakwue, Stella Column Apr 1, 2007 1568
Hi, dearie, you want business? An influx of African prostitutes, more a tide than a trickle, within the last two to three years has transformed the appearance and practice of the trade in the UK. Clayton Goodwin reports. Goodwin, Clayton Apr 1, 2007 1505
Cricket: Africans can give Kiwis a decent fight; CRICKET WORLD CUP. Mar 20, 2007 491
Joseph Project: calling all Diasporan Africans. Klintings, Prince Dennis Mar 1, 2007 1319
Citoyens sans frontieres. de Miranda, Danilo Santos Jan 1, 2007 1985
The visible man: moving beyond gender wars to build diversity. Williams, Jakobi Viewpoint essay Jan 1, 2007 994
An archive-junkie with great tales: the 1919 race riots in Britain provoked the emergence of a publicly articulated critique of the double standard which allowed white men to have their way with African women in the colonies, while black men were beaten in Britain for marrying white women. Not fair; so I became an archive junkie. Ray, Carina Dec 1, 2006 817
Out of Africa: more Africans are now coming to the United States as immigrants than in the days of slavery. Roberts, Sam Nov 27, 2006 1905
Why Guggisberg was despised at home; An editorial in The Times (of London) in 1927 summed it all up: "he was furthering the lot of the Africans too quickly". In a bizarre sort of way, The Times, had cause. Guggisberg wanted the best for the Africans, especially in education. Below is the quintessential Guggisberg in his own words. Editorial Nov 1, 2006 1473
Let rich Africans enrich Africa; I was perplexed by a question I kept asking myself: what happens to an African's soul, be they rich African or poor African, after they come into contact with people from Europe? Orakwue, Stella Nov 1, 2006 1555
Alienating Africans from their lands is to condemn them to death. Addai-Sebo, Akyaaba Oct 1, 2006 1227
Athletics: IN BRIEF - Pavey ready to face top Africans. Sep 7, 2006 89
Africans adhere to AIDS drug regimens. Aug 9, 2006 472
Africans' mission to Scotland. Aug 7, 2006 118
And the winner is ... Brief article Aug 1, 2006 231
A promise, tested again. Chafe, Zoe A. Editorial Jul 1, 2006 459
Fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts (1). Ankomah, Baffour Jul 1, 2006 1790
Post-migration food habits of sub-Saharan African migrants in Victoria: a cross-sectional study. Burns, Cate Jun 1, 2006 7829
South African women make big gains in local elections: South African women have made history in the just ended local government elections, with representation up from 29 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in the 1 March polls. Okello, Rosemary May 1, 2006 1230
A pound of flesh, but in whose interest? Ankomah, Baffour Column May 1, 2006 1842
What colonial education did to Africans. Armah, Ayi Kwei May 1, 2006 2736
The African presence in Czech Republic: Tom Mbakwe reports on what it means to be African in the Czech Republic and how one African group based in Prague is changing perceptions. Mbakwe, Tom May 1, 2006 917
'The last task of the oppressed is to enlighten the oppressors'. de Figueiredo, Antonio Apr 1, 2006 1715
MPBL: equipping the African university lecturer. Milhouse, Virginia Mar 22, 2006 3881
Good grub in Africa. Kloosterman, Karin Mar 1, 2006 495
A communion. Dobrin, Arthur Mar 1, 2006 2384
Don't keep going back. Mar 1, 2006 382
Clean Africa campaign comes to Ghana. Elmissiry, Amira Feb 1, 2006 578
Hunger worsens: food shortages bite in Africa. Brief Article Feb 1, 2006 103
Laying the foundations for Africa's future: the African Capacity Building Foundation is enhancing African development by training some of its people. Stuart Price travelled around Africa visiting some of the Foundation's projects. Price, Stuart Feb 1, 2006 949
The African AIDS crisis and international indifference. Selemogo, Mpho Jan 1, 2006 2983

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