So Muammar Gaddafi is no more. But to what extent did he pay with his life less for the torture and oppression for which he was undoubtedly responsible than for his lesser-known empire-building ambitions to create a ‘United States of Africa’?
 
When, Gaddafi helped 45 Africans countries in 1992 to establish the Regional African Satellite Communication Organization (RASCOM), he gave the continent its own satellite – in …

It took the death of 29 New Zealand miners to make the world sit up and pay attention about mining accidents and the unfair regulation and working conditions of miners. Although the 33 Chilean miners survived last August, the fact they became trapped for so long also highlight the poor working condition of the mines. However, the lid has yet to be lifted on the …