Evan Nachtrieb / Africa Is A CountryNov 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 )
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and FARAI MUTSAKA / The Associated PressAug 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 )
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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 )
Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkJan 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 )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 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 )
JILL COLVIN and ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressJan 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 )
Staff and Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 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 )
By Common Dreams staffNov 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 )
Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan / The Associated PressNov 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 )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigNov 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 )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJan 1, 2016
You probably noticed that 2015 was pretty weird. But hey, it's a brand new year -- a fresh start, a blank slate, an unwritten script. In 2016, what could possibly go wrong? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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