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28 SLAVERY: BRITAIN IN THE DOCK?
Another October is here, which means another New African Black History Month issue – which this year has something special for the activists of African descent fighting for reparations for the African Slave Trade. We have discovered new evidence which shows that Britain accepted liability for slavery way back in 1806, and now must pay up!
LETTERS
4 Your news and views BAFFOUR’S BEEFS
10 Al Gathafi and the others FEATURES
12 Ghana: Samia Nkrumah steps into her father’s shoes
14 Côte d’Ivoire: The UN vs Mbeki 16 Zimbabwe: How the British lost $15m in a bogus coup
18 Nigeria: The ghost of Oputa’s Commission returns
22 Kenya: Hunt for malaria vaccine kicks up a storm
28 Slavery: New evidence puts Britain in the dock
COVER STORY: BLACK HISTORY MONTH
34 Slavery: British MPs in their own words 46 Slavery: The greatest evil on earth, ever
54 Slavery: Reparations campaign very much alive
56 Africa/UN: Who killed Dag Hammarskjöld?
66 USA: The legend of Sugar RayRobinson
REFLECTIONS 70 Riots in England, lessons for Africa
NIGERIA SPECIAL REPORT 73 Finance: Nigeria opens for business
76 Politics: Why Nigeria should adopt the Swiss model
80 The Arts: Nollywood pulls in the dollars
NEEM TREE 88 Africans at risk in Libya
DIASPORA 90 Britain: A GREAT initiative for African women
THE ARTS 94 The Blue Dragon 96 FilmAfrica 2010: Celebrating African cinema
BACK TO THE FUTURE 98 The end of the affair?
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