Doha’s Violent Cocktail Party
A look at what came out of the Darfur peace talks in Doha.
A look at what came out of the Darfur peace talks in Doha.
A look at the results of Somalia elections, and why the newly appointed leader, Sheikh Sharif, deserves a chance.
The story behind the the Rwandese Army’s return to Congo, seven years after their evacuation in 2002.
An alternative look at the Somalia pirates.
A glimpse into Gérard Prunier’s newest book on Congo and the Rwandan Genocide.
An interview with Gérard Prunier on his thoughts on the current struggles in Central Africa.
A look at the history of the Lord’s Resistance Army and the resulting bloody Christmas.
On Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, Elleke Boehmer looks at the symbolic legacies of Mandela in South Africa.
An excerpt from Tom Lodge’s critical biography ‘Mandela’
For Women’s History Month we turn to the AASC to englighten us about Women in Africa.
An excerpt in honor of Women’s History Month.
In the mid-1970s the cultural shockwave known as hip hop emerged from the economic paralysis of New York City, especially the neglected neighborhoods in the Bronx. However, while hip hop music was born in New York, it speaks to a long line of black American and African diasporic cultural traditions.