Because of the instability, scores of Central Africans have fled to surrounding countries for safety.
Deposed Central African Republic President Bozize’s Loyalists Not Going Quietly
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Africa
Blood Phones and the Congo
Although most of the developed world has long been unburdened with knowledge of the violence in the DRC, the slaughter is intricately linked to electronic components carried by millions of people in the United States and Europe.
Purge of the Marabouts: Salafists Target Tunisia’s Islamic Heritage
Salafists are acting as the brownshirts of the Arab Spring.
Ntaganda: What? No Bail Bondsmen in the Hague?
Ntaganda committed well-documented crimes against humanity in plain view of government officials, foreign diplomats, and UN peacekeepers in eastern Congo.
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.