Africa (older)

Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News offers her perspective on the situation in Darfur, Sudan:

Ten years ago today, one of the great tragedies of the 20th century – the genocide in Rwanda – began. As politicans, journalists and individuals… Read More »Rwanda, Sudan and “the G-word”

Ory Okolloh has a great response to my recent post about used clothing imported into Africa. She points out that selling used clothing has provided… Read More »Ory’s response

PBS has recently released a documentary, titled “T-Shirt Travels”, which looks at the economic phenomenon of used Western clothing sold in Africa. The filmmaker, Shantha… Read More »Donated Clothing as an Economic Force

BBC is reporting that the 70 alleged mercenaries seized in Zimbabwe are now being charged with conspiracy to kill Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the president of… Read More »The Zimbabwe/Equatorial Guinea saga continues

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the plane seized by Zimbabwe was headed for the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and that the passengers… Read More »Africa as Usual?