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China's human rights policy also means subjugating unarmed Zimbabwean people

Reading the accounts in various media of about a 77 tonnes arms consignment from China to Zimbabwe really makes an average person wonder about the sanity of the governing body of the Peoples Republic of China, the host of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Why would any...

created by peter.reardon | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Several die, 70,000 displaced in Mozambique floods

"Several people have died while 70,000 others were displaced by floods in central Mozambique and the situation is expected to worsen till mid-February, the National Institute of Natural Disaster Management (INGC) said Monday. "The floods have for now claimed several lives,...

created by Obi-Akpere | 1 year ago
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Fair Trade: An alternative economic model

"Globalization. Its supporters say it's opening up world markets to producers from Montreal to Maputo. Its detractors claim globalization does little more than allow producers to acquire their goods from...

created by ricknight | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Weapons depot explosion kills 76 and injures hundreds more

More coming soon."MAPUTO , 23 March 2007 (IRIN) - A series of explosions at a military weapons depot in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, late on Thursday afternoon showered rockets and other ballistic debris into densely populated poor neighbourhoods, killing at least 76...