12 May 2000 : news summary:

Natural Disasters, Hazards and Emergencies

‘Lining up for a new life‘, The Economist, 6-12 May 2000, pp77-78
~ After the floods, Mozambique is in need of money for reconstruction.

Security/Conflicts

Various, 6-10/5/00
~ Latest news on Zimbabwean land invasions and the Kenyan farm seizures.
Also: Various, 6/5/00
~ Mbeki urges Mugabe to end land crisis peacefully. (David Blair & Anton La Guardia)
Also: ‘Topple Mugabe, Mandela urges‘ , STel, 7/5/00
~ Mandela condemns Mugabe.
Also: ‘White? Even Mandela can’t help‘, T, 9/5/00
~ Concern that whites in S. Africa could experience similar problems to Zimbabwe.

Various, 7-10/5/00
~ British troops fly to Sierra Leone to help UN peacekeepers and to evacuate British nationals amidst fear of involvement in civil war.
Also: ‘Sierra Leone: Out of control‘, The Economist, 6-12 May 2000, pp78-9

‘Peace talks collapse‘, G, 6/5/00
~ Ethiopia and Eritrea fail to reach an agreement.

‘Threats of war as tensions grow across Africa‘, FT, 11/5/00
~ Reports on Africa’s trouble spots.

Various, 7-11/5/00
~ Reports from Sri Lanka as it defends Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers attacks.
Also: ‘Sri Lanka’s Dunkirk’, The Economist, 6-12 May 2000, p85

Human Rights

‘Inside Zimbabwe’s terror camps‘, IND, 9/5/00
~ Exposes the horror of the camps used to test the political allegiances of black workers.

‘China saves 10,000 from ‘slave’ trade‘, DT, 11/5/00
~ 10,000 women and children rescued from slavery in China.

Corruption

‘Corruption‘, DI Updates, No. 3, 2000
~ Report on Transparency International’s 1999 Bribe Payers Index.

Gender

‘Indian women take up guns to fight abuse‘, STel, 7/5/00
~ Women break with tradition to defend themselves against oppression and abuse with guns.

Others

‘South insists on participation in global decisions‘, TWNF, April 2000
~ Developing countries demand involvement in making global decisions.

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