Africa
Africa
Africa
Africa’s Next Great War
Nov 29, 2022 Whether you believe that Rwandan meddling and Kenyan-backed EAC intervention are valid responses to the insecurity on their western flanks, the current escalatory track is dangerous.
Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 80
Aug 18, 2018 Annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become its first black African leader.Israel in Deal to Resettle Africa Migrants, Then Backtracks
Apr 2, 2018 Netanyahu announces a deal with the U.N. to resettle African migrants in Western nations, then, hours later, puts the agreement on hold to discuss it with residents in areas of south Tel Aviv with large migrant populations.Thousands of African Migrants Protest Israel Deportations
Feb 7, 2018 “We are not criminals. We are refugees,” the asylum seekers outside the Rwandan Embassy in Israel chanted, calling on Rwanda not to cooperate with Israel's plan to deport them to that country.
VIDEO: Defending Natalie Portman: Don’t Use the Holocaust to Justify Fearmongering
Aug 26, 2015 Actress Natalie Portman has kicked off a controversy with remarks about how to remember the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews, in which the National Socialists murdered 6 million.
The Gender Gap’s Been Shrinking All Over the Place, Even in the U.S.
Oct 28, 2014 Scandinavian countries still have the smallest gender gaps, according to the World Economic Forum's annual gender survey, but this year they're joined at the top of the list by a few nations you may not expect.
Let My People Go
Aug 11, 2014 Chris Hedges delivered this address Saturday in New York City before demonstrators marched to UN headquarters in support of the people of Gaza The event was part of a day of international protest against the Israeli military assault on Palestinians.
Why Don’t We Care About Congo’s Dead?
May 16, 2014 What happens when millions of Africans die in a conflict in which some of the world's most desired natural resources are at stake? Very little, it turns out.Is it true that atrocities in Africa garner little international attention because the victims are black?20 Years After Rwandan Genocide, U.N. Is Still ‘Ashamed’
Apr 8, 2014 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in the Rwandan capital of Kigali on Monday, where he said, "We could have done much more. We should have done much more."
Rwanda Tells France to Face ‘Difficult Truth’ of Genocide Role
Apr 7, 2014 Rwanda on Sunday told France to face up to the "difficult truth" of its role in the 1994 genocide, amid a major diplomatic spat on the eve of commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the killings.
