As President Obama and his family head for Africa, the choice of Ghana as the first sub-Saharan African nation to play host to the first African Ameri...
Amid the anticipated media narrative, of Ghana excitedly welcoming the first Black President on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, many are also wondering about the substance.
Virtually all food assistance provided by the United States to Africa is required to be produced and packaged here and shipped on U.S. flagged vessels halfway around the world.
Glorius Kyarihunda was brutally murdered by her husband days after he blamed her for a positive HIV test. She's not alone: thousands of African women suffer violent abuse when they disclose their status.
One can't help but wonder if by requesting this money from the G8 in the name of charity we are instead trying to promote our own economy.
From GroundReport.com,the world's most trusted citizen journalism platform. By Dawn Ganu US President Barack Obama will visit Cape Coast Castle, a...
It's up to a Jewish state to recognize when a policy of collective punishment is self-defeating as well as immoral, and to call a halt. It's up to this Jewish state to redefine patriotism.
Qaddafi is salivating at the prospect of a historic photo opportunity with the son of a Kenyan immigrant who has risen to the world's most important job. It would be a historic mistake to satisfy his wishes.
Nicholas Kristof asked, "What on earth is happening in Liberia?" I ask Liberians what they think.
If these Uighurs were Buddhists, Bjork, Sting, Bono and all those other one-named saviors of the world's poor and oppressed would have held "Free Xinxiang" concerts already.
Ghana provides two keys as to how best to target the continent's scarce resources to maximize impact. First, invest in young people. Second, do this through strong private-public partnerships.
Mozambique's prosperity is linked to the development of two strategic sectors: tourism and agriculture. During the week I will brief on the conclusions derived from the interviews.
The efficiency rate of the Zabaleen is almost 85%, rivaling the best of Western urban recycling models. Even still, the state seems intent on wiping them out.
Innocent civilians are being murdered daily because of ethnic, religious or political affiliation and killings are being directed by the leaders, or they are in some way complacent to the murders.
Abeche isn't all bad, says Lauren: "I love that I don't have stand in the grocery store line and stare at the Enquirer and read those terrible, pointless headlines. It's liberating: No cell phone contracts, cable TV, car insurance."
The point of the Millennium Development Goals campaign was that it precisely defined success and failure using specific goals. So on its own terms, it is a failure.
I remember as a child that whenever the 4th of July rolled around, I would try earnestly to reflect on the significance of the holiday. That is not an...
Maternal mortality has sadly become the rule not the exception. But this can change. We have the knowledge and the skills to deliver -- we just need the political will and resources to support us.
What if instead of spending $20 on flowers to leave behind on tribute sites, or tying $10 Mylar balloons to fences, Jackson's fans instead honored his humanitarian streak by making a donation to charity?
It is up to our generation to move ahead. Baby boomers are too focused on keeping their pension benefits and securing a comfortable retirement. We must move ahead. It is time. It is our time.
While non-G8 donors are responsible for a quarter of the total African aid increase since 2005, and are delivering on their side of the deal, aid from the G8 countries has actually fallen.
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".........the blood of Africa within me" and "the blood of Afghanistan on me". It's a bloody mess..
This is exactly why the GOP is full of hatred -- that President Obama has African ancestors. Millions of Americans can claim the same thing and so can many people of the world.. Europeans forced them into slavery all over the world.
Yeah, corruption and tyranny.
May I have everyone's attention please:
TELEPROMPTER
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
That is all.
There I just save some of you a lot of time.
here is a link to the text speech
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXHQkTrA9IUUQBC9WHPK3ZMK_ukAD99C8L5G0
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