Africa
Africa
Africa
A Generation of Seeds
Nov 22, 2022 Lifting a ban on GMOs will not help food insecurity in Kenya.Official Who Replaced Mugabe Wins Zimbabwe’s Presidency
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.
‘Black Panther’ Is Rich in Supernatural Resources
Feb 14, 2018 Quietly, but emphatically, “Black Panther” portrays Africa as the cradle of human endeavor, from architecture and design to fashion and toolmaking.
Water Scarcity Threatens India and South Africa
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.
Do U.S. Envoys, Business Reps Now Have a Target on Their Backs?
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.Trump Defends, Partly Denies Vulgar Remarks
Jan 13, 2018 The president said he was only expressing what many people think but won't say about immigrants from economically depressed countries.
Living With the Pirates of Somalia (Audio & Transcript)
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.]
Trump Uses Mosque Attack in Egypt to Promote Muslim Travel Ban
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.At Least 235 Dead in Mosque Attack in Egypt
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.
AFRICOM and the Self-Investigation Farce
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.
