David Sheen / TruthdigMay 3, 2018
Benjamin Netanyahu's war on African refugees is worse than imagined—as one Eritrean discovered after human traffickers kidnapped him in Tel Aviv. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigApr 26, 2018
What defense? Offensive war is the new normal for the U.S. military, which has been playing "away games" since 1898 and losing since 1950. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion JournalApr 16, 2018
We have become a Potemkin society where tokens are put on the stage to represent equality while the vast majority of Americans are economically enslaved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Gbemisola Olujobi and Patience Ogbo / TruthdigMar 29, 2018
A Nigerian writer collects reactions from fellow citizens about the Trump slur, and those reactions aren't always what you might expect. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Kieran Cooke / Climate News NetworkMar 26, 2018
Despite ambitious plans to use more renewable energy and boost water supplies, the North African nation is being seriously affected by rising temperatures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated PressMar 23, 2018
Scientists meeting in Colombia report on how animals and plants are doing in four regions—the Americas, Europe and Central Asia, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Their conclusion: Not well. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Sheen / TruthdigFeb 27, 2018
Vicious violence against non-Jewish African refugees in Israel follows years of Israeli leaders whipping up racist sentiments against them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
RODNEY MUHUMUZA / The Associated PressFeb 21, 2018
Yohannes Tesfagabr, a 29-year-old sous chef, tells how he accepted what Israeli authorities offered: $3,500 in cash and a one-way ticket to Uganda or Rwanda. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA / The Associated PressFeb 15, 2018
He becomes the nation's fifth president, following Jacob Zuma, whose scandals brought the African National Congress party to its weakest point since it took power in the 1990s. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Carrie Rickey / TruthdigFeb 14, 2018
Quietly, but emphatically, “Black Panther” portrays Africa as the cradle of human endeavor, from architecture and design to fashion and toolmaking. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TomDispatchFeb 9, 2018
The U.S. Africa Command and Central Command squanders $500 million fighting a drug war in a scandal that catches the essence of what may be the true opioid crisis of 21st-century America. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigJan 31, 2018
The horrible things I suffered in 2004—when California attempted to murder me in its death chamber—should not surprise anyone. Lynchings and executions are a fact of African-American life. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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