Mr. Bush Goes to Africa
Posted on February 16, 2008 - Filed Under AIDS, Africa, Bush
For the second time in his presidency, George Bush is visiting Africa.
Perhaps the most positive enduring legacy of the Bush Admininstration will be the funding it alloted for wildly successful programs in Africa that have helped those struggling with HIV/AIDS and other aliments common in impoverished nations.
Bush wants his trip to focus on the successes […]
A Closer Look at the Congo Conflict
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Africa, Congo, war
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Sometimes words fail to properly express the rage, pain and suffering that comes with a decade of war.
Marcus Bleasdale, a brave award-winning photojournalist, who spent over 8 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has recorded these horrors in vivid detail.
To view some of his haunting and incredible images, click here.
You can read more about […]
5.4 Million Killed in Congo Conflict
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Africa, war
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A new International Rescue Committee survey has found that 5,400,000 people have died from war-related causes in Congo since 1998 – the world’s deadliest documented conflict since WW II. The vast majority died from non-violent causes such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition—easily preventable and treatable conditions when people have access to health care and […]
“Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, media
Doctors Without Borders recently released its Tenth Annual “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007.
People struggling to survive violence, forced displacement, and disease in the Central African Republic (CAR), Somalia, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere often went underreported in the news this year and much of the past decade, according to the 10th annual list […]
Zuma Rocks South Africa’s Election
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, Elections
In a remarkable development from South Africa, Jacob Zuma is back. Zuma, who was fired as South Africa’s deputy president two years ago, yesterday made a dramatic comeback by winning the leadership of the ruling African National Congress. Zuma is now poised to become the next President of the nation.
There are already fears that this […]
Kenya: Citizen Journalism Shapes Politics
Posted on December 15, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, citizen journalism
For the past few days a firestorm has followed David Hazinski’s article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, which warned of dangers of citizen journalism. Many bloggers, including us, felt differently. Here’s a recap of bloggers posts from about a dozen different sites. Our original post was critical as well.
Blogflict strongly believes […]
A Report from Zambia
Posted on December 14, 2007 - Filed Under AIDS, Africa
iConflict contributor Henry Namwenda, of the Youth Development Foundation in Zambia, just sent us an update on his work in Zambia.
This nation is riddled with high rates of HIV infection. A trend that grew exponentially since his country banned condom distribution in all schools. Young people like Henry (he is 19 and already making a […]
The Summit Vs. The Santas
Posted on December 8, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, media
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Stephen Castle of the International Herald Tribune reports, “Intended to bolster Europe’s influence in Africa, a summit meeting between leaders from the two continents was dominated Saturday by tensions over trade and direct criticism from European leaders of human rights violations in Zimbabwe.”
This is the first summit in 7 years between the African countries and […]
Speaking on Darfur
Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, Darfur
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, the eminent Professor and advocate for solving the problems of impoverished nations, was very critical on UN peacekeepers in Darfur.
“You could put the peacekeepers in there, they won’t change one iota on the ground in terms of the grim realities of the harshness of life in Darfur,” Sachs said, pointing to the […]
Can Greed Save Africa?
Posted on December 2, 2007 - Filed Under Africa
Businessweek this so.
According to the magazine:
In many ways, Africa’s economic situation seems hopeless. While $625 billion in foreign aid has poured in since 1960, there has been no rise in the region’s per capita gross domestic product, notes William R. Easterly, economics professor at New York University. What’s more, from 1976 to 2000, Africa’s […]