Africa

Africa’s Next Great War

Evan Nachtrieb / Africa Is A Country 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 80

JOHN HEILPRIN and FRANCIS KOKUTSE / The Associated Press 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. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Israel in Deal to Resettle Africa Migrants, Then Backtracks

JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated Press 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Thousands of African Migrants Protest Israel Deportations

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Defending Natalie Portman: Don’t Use the Holocaust to Justify Fearmongering

Juan Cole / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Gender Gap’s Been Shrinking All Over the Place, Even in the U.S.

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let My People Go

Chris Hedges / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Don’t We Care About Congo’s Dead?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig 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? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

20 Years After Rwandan Genocide, U.N. Is Still ‘Ashamed’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig 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." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rwanda Tells France to Face ‘Difficult Truth’ of Genocide Role

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Climate Change Adds to East Africa’s Food Plight

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Dec 20, 2013 Climate change poses a serious threat to farming in East Africa, a region that depends on agriculture and whose population is growing very fast. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Circumcision Gadget Is Easier and Safer, but Does It Hurt?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2011 It has been shown that heterosexual men are significantly less likely to spread HIV when they are circumcised. Rwanda hopes to circumcise 2 million men across the spectrum of ages using a new device that promises to be cheaper, safer and easier than alternatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )