In Case You Missed It: 5/2/16 – 5/8/16
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catching up.
In this week’s news, the Wor...
In Case You Missed It: 11/30/15 – 12/6/15
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up.
This week, the Africa P...
Is It Time for an African Spring? Newsweek: Don’t Assume that Africans Are Powerless
The idea of an Arab Spring for sub-Saharan Africa may seem far-fetched, but it appears the idea is something that the region needs, to ...
Obama Majority Yearning for Engagement with Africa
The recriminations are pouring in; Mitt Romney and the GOP lost the elections, big time. What’s the reason for the loss? Let’s take a l...
Opinion: U.S. Politics, Leave Mali Alone!
The idea that Mali is a snap shot of what goes on in Africa is a crazy one. It’s a crazy idea because Mali is the newest impression wh...
Sub-Saharan Africa in US Political Debates
The last presidential debate before Election Day on November 6 will be heavy on foreign policy, we are told. As Election Day in Americ...
Northern Africa and U.S. Presidential Politics
If you thought foreign policy would remain a non-issue in the current race for the U.S presidency, think again. While the pundits were ...
Gaddafi U.N. speech puts ordinary Africans in a bind
Good speech--Bad speech
At a time when Africa badly needs good PR, the speech delivered by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi at the U.N General ...
Is Muammar Gaddafi the Right Man to Lead African Union?
At a meeting of the 12th ordinary session of the assembly of the heads of state and governments of the African Union (AU) on February 2...