A Question of Lives
NEED TO KNOW NIGER A Question of Lives Boko Haram militants affiliated with the Islamic State killed 28 people and burned 800 […]
A Democratic Frontier
NEED TO KNOW CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC A Democratic Frontier Violent groups control much of the Central African Republic. Around a quarter of […]
Tired – and Angry
NEED TO KNOW LIBERIA Tired – and Angry Liberian President George Oppong Weah is hoping to join the ranks of Ivory Coast’s […]
A Long Shadow
NEED TO KNOW GHANA A Long Shadow Jerry Rawlings brought military coups, authoritarianism and, ironically, democracy to Ghana. He recently died at […]
No Quarter
NEED TO KNOW ETHIOPIA No Quarter Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won a Nobel Peace Prize last year for resolving a 20-year […]
The Speak-Up Generation
NEED TO KNOW NIGERIA The Speak-Up Generation Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu helped establish the Bring Back Our Girls movement to push for progress […]
In the Heart of the Sahel, Desperation
NEED TO KNOW BURKINA FASO In the Heart of the Sahel, Desperation A firefight in northern Burkina Faso’s troubled Sahel region claimed […]
Making Friends
NEED TO KNOW SUDAN Making Friends Sudan and Israel were technically at war for decades. Recently, however, the East African country became […]
To the Tune of Politics
NEED TO KNOW TANZANIA To the Tune of Politics Music has been politicized in Tanzania, where presidential and parliamentary candidates have been […]
Past as Prologue
NEED TO KNOW AFRICA Past as Prologue Many experts predicted another public health disaster in Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic. They […]
The Poisons of Power
NEED TO KNOW GUINEA The Poisons of Power Once a persecuted opposition hero, Alpha Conde is the latest aging African leader stoking […]
Oil and Water
NEED TO KNOW MAURITIUS Oil and Water The government of Mauritius recently ordered the scuttling of the front section of the MV […]
Dam Politics
NEED TO KNOW ETHIOPIA Dam Politics Scholars of geopolitics have long predicted that water would replace oil as the world’s most precious […]
No Easy Fix
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as […]
Prohibition Redux
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as […]
What Color is Your Revolution?
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as […]
Delicate, and Combustible
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as […]
They Miss Us Too
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as […]
Having Their Say
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as […]
A Perfect Storm
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest numbers worldwide as […]
Of Viruses and Zombies
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]
Ending Savagery
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]
A Slap Too Far
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]
No Safe Harbor
COVID-19 Global Update More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]