Africa

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 and Robert Scheer / Truthdig 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 )

What Could Go Wrong in 2016?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Republi-Claus Is Coming to Town

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Dec 24, 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mark Fiore has created these animated good tidings to add a bit of cheek and a dash of spark to your holiday season. And check out our Truthdig staff animatedly working the phones for a free press! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The World Mocks the Promise of Christmas

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 24, 2015 Killing in the name of God is not a new thing in history -- and nothing does more to discredit faith.Killing in the name of God is not a new thing in history—and nothing does more to discredit faith. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2015 in Review: Amid the Gloom Covering Our Planet, Some Rays of Light

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 22, 2015 On the winter solstice, a Truthdig review of the year's environmental stories finds cause for hope in our poison-riddled world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

America’s Secret African Drone War Against Islamic State

By Nick Turse / TomDispatch Dec 17, 2015 The Air Force has revealed that a force based in the Horn of Africa spent more than a year targeting Islamic State as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the undeclared war on the militant group in Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )