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Ebola epidemic exposes the sickness of the global economic and political system
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An awareness campaign against Ebola in Abidjan, Ivory
Africa: Cuba deploys ‘world’s finest medics’ to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone
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Land grabbing: A new colonialism
A nascent oil palm plantation in southeastern Sierra Leone owed by Socfin Agriculture Company, which in March 2011 signed a 50-year lease with the government of Serra Leone. Photo by Felicity Thompson/IRIN.
By Alan Broughton
November 6, 2012 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- Since the global financial crisis of 2008 and its associated food crisis that sent another 200 million people into malnutrition, there has been a massive grab for land by large corporations around the world. Worst hit has been Africa, where food security is already non-existent for many people. Governments, including the Australian government, welcome this “investment” in agriculture, some bizarrely claiming that food security will be increased.