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Britain’s colonial shame: Slave-owners given huge payouts after abolition

David Cameron’s ancestors were among the wealthy families who received generous reparation payments that would be worth millions of pounds in today’s money. The true scale of Britain’s involvement in the slave trade has been laid bare in documents revealing … read more »

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Gay marriage vote passes in UK

London – Britain’s parliament voted heavily in favour of legalising gay marriage on Tuesday, but Prime Minister David Cameron’s authority in his own party took a blow as his Conservatives split in two over the measure he had championed. In … read more »

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Nigeria: Rights for Scots, rights for Igbos

The British government, which 46 years ago fully backed the brutal repression of the Igbo secession attempt is now not opposed to the independence of Scotland. For the Scots, Igbos or any other people, the right to self-determination is inalienable. … read more »

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Libya’s Belhaj won’t join UK’s torture inquiry

London – Lawyers for a prominent ex-Libyan rebel who is suing Britain over its alleged role in his 2004 rendition said on Friday he has withdrawn his co-operation for a UK government commissioned inquiry into abuses during its pursuit of … read more »

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Britain to host conference on Somalia next year

Britain will host an international conference next year on tackling instability in Somalia and protecting ships from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday. The prime minister described the east African nation as a … read more »

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British PM under attack in Ghana

British Prime Minister David Cameron has come under a salvo of attacks over his comments that Britain would withhold aid to countries that do not reform legislation banning homosexuality. Cameron, in a recent interview with BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show, … read more »

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