"John Gray of the London School of Economics spoke for many last week when he declared that the era of globalization was over. "The entire view of the world that supported the markets' faith in globalization has melted down ... Led by the US, the world's riches states have acted on the assumption that people everywhere want to live as they do. As a result, they failed to recognize the deadly mixture of emotions-cultural resentment, the sense of injustice and a genuine rejection of western mod...read more

WTO Director-General Mike Moore said yesterday he was optimistic ministers would agree to a new round of global trade liberalization talks when they meet in Qatar in November, as WTO members studied draft proposals for a negotiating agenda and related decisions on implementing past agreements, reports the Financial Times.

We, the African scholars, researchers, academics, practitioners and others from Africa and the diaspora who attended the Open Forum, STRONGLY CONDEMN AND ABHOR the attack in America (on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon) causing the reckless destruction of life and property by persons yet unidentified; and as Africans, we stand for a humane, just, fair and democratic world order and community that promotes and defends the sanctity of human life and dignity everywhere.

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of anti-corruption unit in all ministries and parastatals in the federal public service. This was the outcome of the Federal Executive Council meeting held in Abuja yesterday.

Many organizations provide support services to children affected by AIDS in East and southern Africa. Yet few of these programmes have been evaluated. In Uganda, PLAN International, Makerere University, and the Horizons Program are collaborating on a study to assess the impact of an orphan support programme on the physical, educational, and emotional wellbeing of children. The researchers are also studying a different programme, called succession planning, in which children are reached before...read more

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