Capa Press TV:  The financial and food crises that have been rocking the world since 2008 have had a little known side effect: they sparked a mad race for control of farmlands all around the planet.  The key players: on one side, investors from both wealthy and emerging countries (Japan, China, Gulf States) that are looking to guarantee their country’s food security. On the other side, banks and investment funds that see farmland purchases as a promising new revenue source.  Read More & Watch Video…

By Hama Tuma:  The much trumpeted death of Osama Bin Laden brings many questions to the fore: where is the body? How come he got buried in the sea? Was he a seaman or a pirate? What is burying people in the sea in accordance with Islamic rituals? Who killed him? Americans or Pakistanis? Did he die in the firefight or was he captured and riddled with bullets making a presentable photo of his corpse impossible? And so and on.  Read More…

BREAKING NEWS: The Meles regime move against Eritrea seem to be concretizing. High level cadres and army officers have been told to prepare for war. A force has been deployed at Millie under the cover of the Eritrea opposition. The whole campaign according to the regime is financed by USA and Britain.  The first focus is to attack Assab. What next?  Is all this serious? A development to watch, but Meles is desperate enough to launch a costly war.

May Day is observed by all peace loving people as a day of solidarity to workers’ struggle for economic and political rights, for peace, for democracy and social justice and for a better world free from exploitation, repression, discrimination and persecution.  Read More…

allAfrica.com:  In Ethiopia, we have had hundreds of foreign investors grabbing fertile land at incredibly low cost. The scale of the spree is unprecedented. Investors are describing the deal as 'green gold'. Ethiopia's untilled land, located in some of the most fertile parts of the country, is now being sold to foreign interests for less than its true worth. Foreign investors are given perks, tax holidays lasting years, and essentially they are exempt from any royalties.  Read More…