Nestle’s Self-Policing Policy Against Slave Labor Smells Like a PR Campaign
Feb 4, 2016 The food giant's unsuccessful effort to beat back a lawsuit may have been part of an effort to avoid fully facing up to ties to child slavery, critics suggest.
The West African Food Staple That Isn’t Helping the Ebola Crisis
Aug 7, 2014 Where food is scarce, creative measures are taken for the sake of survival, and that's why bush meat persists as a source of sustenance in African countries vulnerable to the Ebola virus.
Meanwhile, in Ivory Coast …
Apr 12, 2011 Libya may get all the attention, but another international effort to oust an African strongman may have reached its conclusion After three months of fighting, former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was captured by forces loyal to France, the UN, his political opposition or all of the above, depending on who tells it (more).
U.N. Suspects Ethnic Massacre in Ivory Coast
Apr 9, 2011 More than 100 people have been found dead in western parts of the Ivory Coast, victims of what investigators believe are ethnically motivated massacres. U.N. officials say the killings may have been carried out by Liberian mercenaries.
Showdown Takes Shape in Ivory Coast
Apr 1, 2011 The West African nation of Ivory Coast is under crisis as troops supporting the United Nations-recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, move for a final push to oust Laurent Gibagbo, the sitting president.
Ivory Coast on the Brink
Mar 12, 2011 While the world’s attention is focused on the uprisings in North Africa, West Africa's Ivory Coast teeters on the brink of civil war in the wake of an election that saw outpolled President Laurent Gbagbo refuse to cede power.
Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame
Jan 5, 2011 The value of the Davis example, as with the parade of Wall Street hustlers so prominent among the Clintonistas, is that his greed has broken his cover.
Civil War Warnings in Ivory Coast
Dec 27, 2010 The Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to step aside after losing to a rival in November's presidential election, has warned that any foreign intervention could spark an “interior war.”Colonialism Still at Heart of Africa’s Problems
Dec 15, 2010 What do you call it when a country's elites exploit its people and resources for profit abroad?
