Africa: Trading With the Enemy

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) masquerades as a boost for Africa’s development, but the reality is that it’s nothing less that a new scramble for Africa, writes Jason Hickel.

Amnesty Reports on Ivory Coast Abuses

Selah Hennessy, VOA Human rights abuses have been committed by forces loyal to the incumbent leader of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo and by forces loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara, an Amnesty International investigation reported Tuesday. Gaetan Mootoo is one of the Amnesty researchers who went to Ivory Coast to investigate human rights abuses there.… Continue reading Amnesty Reports on Ivory Coast Abuses