Sudanese protesters say the U.S. must sanction the coup plotters of Khartoum.
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The ‘War on Terror’ Accelerates in Africa
Military-first policy failed Afghanistan. So why is Biden continuing the approach?
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Rise of the Private Police
In South Africa, private security companies have eclipsed the police force, threatening the state’s democratic authority and replicating apartheid-era racial inequality. Is the U.S. next?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Won’t Stop This Deportation Flight
A federal judge halted a deportation moratorium. But advocates and politicians want the president to stop sending asylum seekers back to war-torn countries like Cameroon.
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Morocco and Gambia: The Unlikely Global Climate Leaders
The nations of the world gather in Madrid today for the opening of the U.N.’s 2019 Climate Conference. Smaller countries, particularly those already affected by the climate crisis, have been the ones most insistent on the need for urgent action. A couple of them have also unexpectedly led by example. Of all the countries that […]
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Nigeria After Boko Haram: Rethinking Reeducation and Reintegration
Issues of religion, gender, and mistrust could further complicate efforts to return former fighters to their communities.
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How ‘Roots’ Reverberated in Africa
Roots revolutionized how Americans viewed and talked about black history. But its influence extended across the Atlantic, especially to West Africa and apartheid South Africa.
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The West’s Regard for Charlie Hedbo Victims Not Extended to African Targets of Extremist Violence
Massacres in Nigeria and Garissa, Kenya, did not draw nearly as much worldwide attention or grief as Charlie Hebdo. What does that say about how we value African lives?