
Fear Factor: Ebola and the Politics of Paranoia
When he coughed, I flinched. As the train left Jamaica Station, I studied the people with airport luggage. What…
When he coughed, I flinched. As the train left Jamaica Station, I studied the people with airport luggage. What…
Why Do Some Conflicts Get More Media Coverage Than Others?
Since the end of the Cold War 12 of the world’s 15 deadliest conflicts have occurred in Africa –…
South Sudan Votes to Secede—Now What?
Egypt’s not the only place in North Africa where massive change is afoot. Yesterday, the commission established to run…
South Sudan: Africa’s New Country
Expectations of a better life ran high as voters in South Sudan voted overwhelmingly for independence in mid-January. “You…
Africa News Briefs from Global Information Network
SUPREME COURT VICTORY FOR NIGERIAN FAMILIES IN DRUG SUIT Nigerian families got the go-ahead this week from the U.S.…
Africa News Briefs from Global Information Network
SECRET DOCS REVEAL ISRAEL-SOUTH AFRICA WEAPONS TALKS May 25 (GIN) – During the final brutal years of Apartheid, top…
Africa News Briefs from Global Information Network
U.N. REFUSES TO CANCEL PRIZE NAMED FOR DICTATOR A life sciences award administered by the U.N. agency UNESCO and…
Africa News Briefs from Global Information Network
CONGOLESE LEADER WANTS FOREIGN TROOPS OUT May 11 (GIN) – U.N. peacekeepers’ days may be numbered in the conflicted…
Africa News Briefs from Global Information Network
BASHIR SLATE CARRIES SUDAN, ANGERING THE WEST Apr. 26 (GIN) – A decisive electoral victory by Omar Hassan al-Bashir…
VOLCANO CLOUD CREATES HAVOC FOR AFRICAN EXPORTS Apr. 20 (GIN) – Fish, flowers, fruit and vegetables were tossed…
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