A rights group on Wednesday accused the government of South Sudan and its allied militias of carrying out “war crimes” of “staggering brutality” during an…
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International Peace Research Association at 50 BY Johan Galtung
Known as IPRA, founded in 1964 in London–and this author, 34 at the time, is the only surviving founder. IPRA rotates every two years from…
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Biafra, The Ostrich Mentality And Nigeria’s Tragedy By Okey Ndibe
There is a sense in which the name of the malaise afflicting Nigeria is Biafra. I have argued before—and I must do so again—that Nigeria’s…
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VICTORY FOR VIRUNGA? BRITISH OIL COMPANY AGREES TO END ITS OPERATIONS IN AFRICA’S OLDEST NATIONAL PARK
British oil company SOCO International plc (SOCO) has agreed to end its controversial operations in Africa’s oldest national park. Oil drilling was resolutely opposed by…
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Story of North Korean gold shows real world’s interdependence’
Reuters/Michael Dalder It is too premature to make any accusations on the basis that the North Korean gold was found in US products, but…
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