Fear Factor: Ebola and the Politics of Paranoia

Africa

When he coughed, I flinched. As the train left Jamaica Station, I studied the people with airport luggage. What…

Nick Harvey Jun 13, 2013

Since the end of the Cold War 12 of the world’s 15 deadliest conflicts have occurred in Africa –…

Kai Wright Jan 31, 2011

Egypt’s not the only place in North Africa where massive change is afoot. Yesterday, the commission established to run…

Expectations of a better life ran high as voters in South Sudan voted overwhelmingly for independence in mid-January. “You…

Lisa Vives Jun 30, 2010

SUPREME COURT VICTORY FOR NIGERIAN FAMILIES IN DRUG SUIT Nigerian families got the go-ahead this week from the U.S.…

Lisa Vives May 27, 2010

SECRET DOCS REVEAL ISRAEL-SOUTH AFRICA WEAPONS TALKS May 25 (GIN) – During the final brutal years of Apartheid, top…

Lisa Vives May 21, 2010

U.N. REFUSES TO CANCEL PRIZE NAMED FOR DICTATOR A life sciences award administered by the U.N. agency UNESCO and…

Lisa Vives May 12, 2010

CONGOLESE LEADER WANTS FOREIGN TROOPS OUT May 11 (GIN) – U.N. peacekeepers’ days may be numbered in the conflicted…

Lisa Vives Apr 30, 2010

BASHIR SLATE CARRIES SUDAN, ANGERING THE WEST Apr. 26 (GIN) – A decisive electoral victory by Omar Hassan al-Bashir…

Lisa Vives Apr 21, 2010

VOLCANO CLOUD CREATES HAVOC FOR AFRICAN EXPORTS Apr. 20 (GIN) – Fish, flowers, fruit and vegetables were tossed…