The UN Continues to be a Disgrace

The United Nations, home of the biggest corruption case in history (the Oil for Peace program involving Saddam and Kofi Anan’s son), whose soldiers routinely rape and abuse the women and children they are supposed to protect, whose membership elected China, Cuba,...

Pan African Parliament Plans Zimbabwe Mission

Perhaps the electricity shutoffs were the last straw. Still, this is just a fact-finding mission, which may not have any teeth."In an unprecedented poll by show of hands, the Pan African Parliament (PAP) voted overwhelming on Friday to send a fact-finding mission to...

The Lights Go Out in Zimbabwe

The situation in Zimbabwe deteriorates further. The resource-rich nation continues its slide, with citizens forced to live and work by candlelight for twenty out of twenty-four hours per day."Households in Zimbabwe are to be limited to four hours power supply a day in the...

Zimbabwe Court Orders Lawer Release, Nobody Listens

Further symptoms emerge of a divorce between the Presidency of Zimbabwe and the rest of the government, as two anti-Mugabe lawyers were arrested, remaining in custody despite a court order for their release. "A Zimbabwean court has ordered the release of two opposition...

Craig Chirinda on Him Helping to Inject 4 Billion USD into African Economies

"On Craig Chirinda: What Would You do with 4 Billion USD… Posted by beninmwangi on May 5th, 2007 eafrica.jpgWhat would you do if you had 4 billion USD in your Rolodex (if through your personal and professional contacts you had access to it)? That’s a really tough...

Zimbabwe Inflation Spirals Past 2000%

Zimbabwe's troubles continue, with its citizens crushed between oppressive government, a stagnant economy, and rampant inflation."Zimbabwe's annual inflation jumped to a record 2 200% in March, central bank Governor Gideon Gono said on Thursday as the country's economic and...