TRADITIONAL FORMS of patronage can no longer be tolerated. They reflect unethical standards of behaviour that damage public confidence in the fairness of administration and the quality of our democracy. If the aspiration to create a new and inclusive society – articulated by President Michael D Higgins in his inaugural address – is to mean anything, then the old ways of doing business and rewarding political supporters must be consigned to the dustbin.
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November 14, 2011
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Media Review for November 14, 2011
Trouble over Tehran – By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy
November 13, 2011
Trouble over Tehran – By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy.
Five reasons that Israel and the United States might want to think long and hard about preemptively striking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Liberia: Muddy Waters
November 11, 2011
There is less enthusiasm for her in Liberia, where many see her as a conventional politician who was once allied to the notorious Charles Taylor, now on trial at in the International Criminal Court in The Hague for a legion of human rights abuses. In the first presidential round with a large field of candidates, she received about 44 percent of the votes. The opposition, however, claims there were significant irregularities, and the chairman of the electoral commission resigned.
Daily Maverick :: Thabo Mbeki troubled by a ‘new imperialism’ in Africa
November 11, 2011
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Daily Maverick :Thabo Mbeki troubled by a ‘new imperialism’ in Africa.
Thabo Mbeki’s not happy with Nato, the West or the UN Security Council. All drew criticism from the former president, who is worried that the Libyan intervention is the first step in an insidious attempt to re-colonise Africa. SIMON ALLISON explains why Mbeki should take off his pan-African spectacles and look deeper into the issues…
Pambazuka – The right to education
November 11, 2011
Pambazuka – The right to education.
The right to education is a fundamental human right, inseparable from people’s aspirations to a full and a wholly authentic democracy.
Clinton says HIV drugs can help lead to ‘Aids-free generation’
November 10, 2011
Clinton says HIV drugs can help lead to ‘Aids-free generation’.
WASHINGTON – The US set a new direction for its global Aids campaign yesterday, emphasising HIV-fighting drugs that can prevent new infections to bring the goal of “an AIDS-free generation” within reach, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said.
The African population disaster – Cyprus Mail
November 2, 2011
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The African population disaster – Cyprus Mail.
ACCORDING to the United Nations, the world’s population passed the seven billion mark at the end of October, and there was much tutting and shaking of heads over its prediction that we will be ten billion by the end of the century. But almost nobody will have the temerity to point out that this is almost entirely an African problem.
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