How China is Powering Africa’s Growth
The merciless African sun is slowly giving way to the cool breeze of the evening, and yet another long day comes to a blissful end in the dusty little town of Sekoru in a desolate corner of the...
View ArticleStrengthening Kimberley: How to Clean Up the Diamond Trade
On November 5th, the world’s conflict diamond monitoring group announced the controversial decision not to suspend Zimbabwe following allegations of human rights abuses, diamond smuggling, and...
View ArticleStopping Somali Piracy: Addressing the Hidden Environmental Causes
In April of 2009, pirates off the coast of Somalia seized an American ship, the Maersk Alabama, and took Captain Richard Philips hostage. U.S. Navy SEALs staged a dramatic rescue: Snipers aboard a Navy...
View ArticleA Turning Point for Kenya: Reform a Precursor to Change
Political stability hardly seemed possible in Kenya in the aftermath of its 2007 presidential elections. Following long delays in the announcement of the next president, incumbent Mwai Kibaki was...
View ArticleThe Unrest in Côte d’Ivoire
Last November, Côte d’Ivoire held its first presidential election in ten years. It was supposed to help unify a country that had suffered through more than a decade of unrest and civil war. Instead,...
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A Brutal Wind amidst the Arab Spring
In the three short months of the “Arab Spring,” waves of young, inexperienced, and unorganized protesters have accomplished what older opposition leaders and ideologues could not in three decades. In...
View ArticleFor Egypt, the End of the Beginning
Two months after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, thousands of protesters once again packed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square. This time, the protesters were expressing frustration not over...
View ArticleIn Defense of the U.S. Response to Intervention in Libya
On the first day of the military attacks on Libya, U.S. President Barack Obama took great pains to emphasize that the intervention in Libya would not be a U.S. operation. Instead, he outlined the...
View ArticleCry, the Beloved Country: The Decline of the African National Congress
On January 8th, African kings and tribal chiefs congregated alongside world leaders and political figures in an overcrowded South African stadium to pay homage to an organization that rightfully refers...
View ArticleSearching for Solutions: A New Way to Combat Boko Haram
Situated on the coast of western Africa, Nigeria is a country filled with potential. Since gaining independence from colonial rule in 1960, Nigeria has established a democratic government modeled upon...
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