In Zimbabwe, country's main opposition candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, has dropped out of run-off against Robert Mugabe, following weeks of violence directed at members of Tsvangirai's MDC. Tsvangirai beat Mugabe in election, but not 50%+1 plurality.

"US establishes permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa" write Glover & Lee in 'The Nation'. "Alarming step in militarization of African continent". "AFRICOM" established by Pentagon in October, covers every country in Africa except for Egypt.

"It's a little known fact: the United States today imports more oil from Africa than from Saudi Arabia." - Tabacco: Bush invaded Iraq to a) bring Saddam to justice b) protect Iraqis c) install Iraqi democracy d) protect us or e) none of the above?

Rebel leaders want to buy weapons; they need money; to get money, they need diamonds. The diamond mines of Sierra Leone are the initial targets of rebel attacks. Trading diamonds allows rebel forces to buy fuel, to buy weapons, to buy friends.

Along with flowers and jewelry, Valentine's Day is the holiday of chocolate. Lots of chocolate, made with slave labor. Over 40% of world’s cocoa comes from West African Ivory Coast. – And child exploitation.

Civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo ended almost three years ago.. These mothers and daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters have all been raped again and again by men in uniform. The crimes are not isolated incidents.

Separatist, convinced that uniting blacks/Back-To-Africa was the only way to improve their condition, Garvey launched the Universal Negro Improvement and Conservation Association (UNIA) - African Communities League (ACL), becoming president.

Liberia: American Colonization Society established 1816 -to satisfy two diametrically opposed American groups. 1-philanthropists, clergy and abolitionists "cannot assimilate" 2-slave owners who feared free people of color. –Sound familiar?

Which one does NOT belong? Chinese-Americans, French-Americans, Italian-Americans, Mexican-Americans, German-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Vietnamese-Americans, African-Americans..And why? Why don’t Blacks stick together? Should they?

Kipling: Take up the White Man’s burden— Send forth the best ye breed—..The combination of European-American imperialism combined with religious fervor has brought ruin to India, Ireland, the continent of Africa, Iraq & entire Middle East

From a scientific standpoint, race does not exist. Every human has 40,000 genes; only 6 of those genes determine skin color. The biological difference between Blacks and Whites or any 2 people amounts to nothing more than a genetic sunburn.

Tony Blair, thank you for reduction of Africa debt by $40 billion..Africa owes $400 billion..“You’ve got a hellofanerve to rape country..Now you’re a thief!..loan us back what you stole at high interest..We don’t owe you nothing! You owe us!