Africa

Africa

Bill Gates Is Not an Expert on Hunger in Africa

Janine Jackson / FAIR Nov 30, 2022 Fifty organizations have written an open letter to Gates, taking issue with his statements on African development. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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 )

Africa

A Generation of Seeds

Claire Nasike / The Elephant Nov 22, 2022 Lifting a ban on GMOs will not help food insecurity in Kenya. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Official Who Replaced Mugabe Wins Zimbabwe’s Presidency

CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and FARAI MUTSAKA / The Associated Press Aug 2, 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa gains just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintains control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Black Panther’ Is Rich in Supernatural Resources

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 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 )

Water Scarcity Threatens India and South Africa

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 23, 2018 More than a third of India’s electricity supply is at risk from water scarcity, which also threatens urban life in parts of South Africa. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Do U.S. Envoys, Business Reps Now Have a Target on Their Backs?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 13, 2018 American rivals and enemies may take advantage of Donald Trump’s insult to Africa, the Caribbean and Central America to reduce U.S. leverage and increase their own. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Defends, Partly Denies Vulgar Remarks

JILL COLVIN and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2018 The president said he was only expressing what many people think but won't say about immigrants from economically depressed countries. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Living With the Pirates of Somalia (Audio & Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig and Robert Scheer Dec 15, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with director Bryan Buckley, whose latest film portrays Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur's experience in living with Somali pirates and reporting on their lives. [Transcript added.] Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Trump Uses Mosque Attack in Egypt to Promote Muslim Travel Ban

By Common Dreams staff Nov 25, 2017 The death toll from the shooting the Al-Rawdah Mosque in the Sinai Peninsula now tops 300, including at least 27 children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

At Least 235 Dead in Mosque Attack in Egypt

Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan / The Associated Press Nov 24, 2017 The bloodshed is the latest sign of how three years of fighting in the Sinai Peninsula has been unable to crush an insurgency by an Islamic State affiliate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AFRICOM and the Self-Investigation Farce

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 10, 2017 The U.S. military's probe of the deadly ambush in Niger will avoid answering the most critical questions—including why our soldiers are deployed there. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )