Africa On Fire! on 05/07/09

Produced by:

KBOO

Program::

Africa On Fire!

Air date:

Thu, 05/07/2009 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Uncensored international and local African news.

~ Dozens of miners perished when a Western mining company took control of a Tanzanian mining operation. We’ll hear from Harvard law student, Rugemeleza Nshala, charged with sedition by his government for speaking out.

~ We’ll also talk to Eugene, Oregon’s Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide organization, who has supported Nshala, and mining and other projects throughout Africa.

~ African land is up for grabs. We’ll see who is profiting.

~ We’ve got your summer African events – from Salem to Seattle to the San Juans to South Africa.

~ Plus, more uncensored international and local African news on KBOO's award-winning Africa On Fire! broadcast. Marianne Fry hosts.