Africa Today – May 3, 2004
Marguerite Laurent of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network on contemporary developments in Haiti, and Jarvis Tyner of the Communist Party of the United States on the 2004 elections.
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A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.
Marguerite Laurent of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network on contemporary developments in Haiti, and Jarvis Tyner of the Communist Party of the United States on the 2004 elections.
Focus on Haiti: Walter speaks with Brian Concannon, a human rights lawyer who has worked in Haiti since 1994. Brian has recently returned from delegations to Central African Republic and the Caribbean researching contemporary developments in Haiti.
A discussion about conflict in Sudan, with Jemera Rone, counsel and Sudan researcher for Human Rights Watch.
An interview with Patrick Bond, economist on the upcoming South African elections. Walter Turner hosts.
Scott Strauss, co-author Africa’s Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures.
Conflict in Eritrea. Walter speaks with Dan Connell, author of Against All Odds: A Chronicle of the Eritrean Revolution.
The Peace Process in the Congo. Walter interviews Professor Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, Congolese political scientist and Leader of the Congolese Rally For Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML).
Walter speeks with Alina Sixto, Grassroots Haitian activist, member of the Lavalas party, and radio host on Radio Soleil D’Haiti in New York.
Ongoing developments in Haiti, with Marguerite Laurent of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network; Black Indians in America with Chief Jerry Eaglefeather – www.blackindians.com. Guest Host Bill Heath.
Bryan Tollin, symposium coordinator for UC Berkeley’s African-American Law & Policy Report, on the March 6th symposium "The Role of Law & Policy: Africa, the Caribbean, & the U.S.".