Stories about Ethnicity & Race from October, 2011

Zambia: Appointment of White Vice President Causes Online Buzz

The shocking, but not entirely unexpected, appointment of Zambia's new Vice President Guy Scott has created buzz online. Scott is an indigenous white Zambian. Gershom Ndhlovu reports.

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu

3 October 2011

Brazil: Protest Condemns Violent Death of African Student

Guinea-Bissauan Toni Bernardo da Silva, a student at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil, was brutally murdered in front of a restaurant on September 22. The crime has caused outrage among the academic community who are demanding greater security for its African-Lusophone students.

Written by Mariana Freitas

Translated by Sara Moreira

2 October 2011