Demba Moussa Dembele

‘Money is not a technical issue but a political one, which affects the sovereignty and independence of nations.’ Edouard Balladur (former French Prime Minister, Le Monde, 9 February, 1990)

The concept of endogenous or self-centred development refers to the process of economic, social, cultural, scientific and political transformation, based on the mobilisation of internal social forces and resources and using the accumulated knowledge and experiences of the people of a country.

The United States, France and Britain have finally achieved their goal in Libya: The assassination of Gaddafi! The lies being told to make us believe that it was the NTC forces that killed him are fooling nobody.

Libya has been subjected to intense bombardment by the US, France and their NATO allies since Saturday,19 March 2011.

ROSA MOUSSAUOI AND CHANTAL DELMAS: We are in a period in which the world crisis is still unresolved. It has had very concrete social repercussions, particularly in Africa. What is the context in which the World Social Forum took place in Dakar?

The election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of the United States elicited worldwide enthusiasm and raised hopes for change, especially in Africa and much of the global South.

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The global financial crisis: Lessons and responses from Africa

The whole world knows that Israel has occupied Palestinian territory for the last 40 years, since the Arab–Israeli war of 1967. Since that time, Israel has held onto these territories, despite numerous UN resolutions on the matter.