Jacob Zuma: Sub-Saharan Populist
The anxiety over the selection of Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone: For the… more
The anxiety over the selection of Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone: For the… more
What will the International Criminal Court's indictment of President Bashir mean for the future of Sudan?
New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof--like many of his American colleagues--is applauding the International Criminal Court's arrest order… more
A nomadic, West African people are threatened by lucrative uranium mining.
While news reports across the world have displayed images of chaos shaking Kenya, an alternative media system driven by… more
Two dozen military bases in Africa will help the United States compete for influence with China in the otherwise forgotten continent
Industrial fishing off the African coast ruins livelihoods and sends fishermen on a perilous journey across desert and sea.
The United States launched a deadly air attack against Somalia last February, using the war on terror as a… more
Let's go, let's go and fight; we don't know where we're going, but fight we must," sing Grant Shezi,… more
A Toronto conference on AIDS disappoints activists.
The government of Niger imprisons anti-slavery activist Ilguilas Weila
Despite increasing coverage, the press has failed to impart the extent of the genocide
The growing genocide in Darfur testifies to the world’s disgrace
The United Nations’ continued inaction could lead to 1 million deaths in Sudan
The United Nations suppresses its own report on ‘the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis’
South Africa President Thabo Mbeki will officially open Constitution Hill March 21—Human Rights Day—to coincide with his country’s 10th… more
Just as the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction now seems a neocon-concocted mirage, word has begun leaking… more
In Morocco, Reagan-era official wants to ignore international law