In Africa, 7 million people have AIDS, the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. 11 million more Africans have the HIV virus which causes the disease. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 65% of […]
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In 1999 and 2000, Peter van Walsum was Dutch ambassador to the United Nations, at a time when the Netherlands had a seat on the Security Council. Much of the […]
Peter van Walsum is a distinguished Dutch diplomat who retired in early 2001 after a career that lasted over 35 years. His last posting was at the United Nations in […]
Dr. Alan Whiteside teaches at the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa and has been studying the socio-economic impact of the AIDS epidemic for the past decade. This coming […]
In many parts of Africa, the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS has become the main cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 45, in other […]
France granted independence to most of its colonies in West and Central Africa in 1960, but French politicians believed it was essential for France to maintain close ties with these […]
Drug addiction is a phenomenon normally associated with the developed world, in particular North America and Europe, and with the producing countries in Asia and South America. Now the drugs […]
Veronica Wilson examines the emergence of people of African origin on the European political scene. In 1987, Paul Boateng (from Ghana) became the first black British MP. In France, the […]