Africa2000.com is a labor of love, sweat, determination and probably more than a few sleepless nights. Sponsored by small, dedicated bands of investigative journalists and other writers, Africa2000 documents the way population control and other similar measures have been used against people and nations across the developing world.
The site itself is large and, were the topic not as brutal and gruesome, might evoke memories of exploring your grandfathers attic or that long, deep closet that loomed at the back of your great aunt’s guestroom. On what other site could you find information about so many topics presented with such exotic graphics? It’s only a shame that theirs is so much eugenics, racist science, population control, different types and incidents of treachery, coercion, religious bigotry, misanthropy, propaganda and murder.
Since the site is so large and, at least for now, has no universal search engine, researchers should begin by moving down the index list and using the descriptive paragraphs as an initial guide to what each section reveals. Most of the information contained within each category is faithful to the descriptive text. Some of our favorites include:
The Baobab Press. Baobab Press was created in the early 1990s when 21 dedicated group of’ investigative journalists and writers began to pool their notes, information and resources in their struggle to track the population control effort in Africa. The fruit of their research, reporting and writing make up the Baobab Press and it is a must see for any researcher interested in getting an alternative view of what passes for “family planning” in the corridors of power these days. This part of the site has a search engine as well which makes the texts easier to use.
The Reporters Collective was formed to specifically look at developments in advance of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development which was held in Cairo. Here the curious will find documents and articles relating to how the US government set about implementing the infamous National Security Study Memorandum 200 and how the United States Agency for international Development has made population control a central focus of its mission.
Eugenics Watch provides two large data-bases covering the American and British Eugenic Societies and a search engine allowing key word searches.
The Right of Conscience looks closely at how different population control efforts around the world have sought to subvert and coerce the religious consciences of both Catholics and Muslims in order to make them accept population control.
The X files documents the efforts of various organizations and people, including some prominent and influential environmentalists, to promote worldwide population control.
While it is rare to find a busted link on the site, there are unfortunately two small complaints to make about Africa2000. First, while most of the backgrounds make the site attractive and even, despite its content, light-hearted, there are several pages whose background designs make the text very difficult to read. A few, in particular, put black text against a sort of dark yellowish green that resembles the popular avocado green color of 1970s kitchen appliances and forces the reader to either save the file as text to read later or give up entirely.
Another problem is, from a researcher’s point of view, more serious. Citations are embedded someplace in the text or, occasionally, not given at all. This lack and confusion sometimes means the researcher has to email the webmaster for assistance in citing a fact. Fortunately, unlike some sites, Africa2000 answers its mail. Better yet, citations need to be given at the top of many of the documents.
Because so much of the so-called ‘main-stream media’ misunderstands the population control issue, Africa2000 performs a vital role in helping to inform and educate the public. Everyone should bookmark its homepage and visit often.
