October 25, 2012
Africa: La Francophonie, a Neo-Colonial Political Machine
Former colonial powers continue to hold on to independent African nations through self-serving organizations such as La Francophonie. Africa does not need these neo-colonial… Read more »
October 18, 2012
Africa: ICC Turns 10 - A Politicised Puppet or Legal Pioneer?
It took the International Criminal Court ten years to convict and sentence its first offender. As it enters its second decade, is it an impartial court or are some governments… Read more »
December 15, 2011
Africa: Which Way China-Africa Relations?
A recent conference at a Chinese university gave students a rare opportunity to listen to a number of different voices on the important topic of China-Africa relations. Katherine… Read more »
July 14, 2011
Somalia: The CIA's Secret Sites in Somalia
Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu, by Jeremy Scahill. Read more »
March 31, 2011
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - a Country for Sale
An international company has benefited from a massive handout of land in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. Alemayehu G. Mariam shows what the devastating consequences of the deal… Read more »