Ntaganda committed well-documented crimes against humanity in plain view of government officials, foreign diplomats, and UN peacekeepers in eastern Congo.
Ntaganda: What? No Bail Bondsmen in the Hague?
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Africa
Changing of the Guard All Too Common in the Central African Republic
Characterized by fragile political and economic systems together with a weak military, the Central African Republic has repeatedly fallen victim to takeovers.
Ugandan Human Rights Group Using U.S. Law to Sue Anti-Gay Pastor
The suit against Scott Lively maintains that his rhetoric threatens the safety of an already persecuted population, thus making it a crime against humanity.
Will China Wear Out Its Welcome in Africa?
From the eight-lane Nairobi-Thika highway built by Chinese construction companies to the ubiquitous Chinese restaurants around town, the signs of China’s activity are everywhere in Kenya—right down to the friendly nihao called out by Kenyans as I walk down a Nairobi street. Elsewhere on the continent, however, the seams of this tight relationship are becoming stretched.
Is It Time for an African Pope?
Pope Benedict’s resignation has spurred discussion of a successor from the Global South. Catholicism has declined in increasingly secular Europe and America while it has risen in Africa, Asia, and South America. It would make sense to appoint a pope who represents a demographic that’s a growth area for the church.
Low Fertility and Labor Shortages Might Save the World
The inexorable decline of global fertility rates will just as inexorably lead to more migration of the world’s people.
A Valentine’s Day Gift That Keeps on Giving
The United States is one of only seven countries not to ratify a landmark international agreement that affirms principles of fundamental human rights and equality for women.
China’s Sudan Challenge
Sudan and China have enjoyed cordial relations for decades, developing a fruitful economic and political partnership dating back to their mutual estrangement from the West in the late 1980s and early 1990s. But Sudan’s 2011 partition has presented China with a new set of challenges. Namely, Beijing will be challenged to advance its interests in the Sudans while upholding its foreign policy principle of non-intervention in other states’ affairs.
The In Amenas Fiasco Throws Cold Water on the Algeria-U.S.-France Love Fest (Part Two)
Algeria intended to send a message to the United States and France that Algeria can handle domestic terrorism.
The Mali Blowback: More to Come?
The French-led military offensive in its former colony of Mali has pushed back radical Islamists and allied militias from some of the country’s northern cities, freeing the local population from repressive Taliban-style totalitarian rule. However, despite these initial victories, it raises concerns as to what unforeseen consequences may lay down the road.