Central Africa

Funny Or Die: 'Law & Order' Star Takes On 'Kony Hunter' Role

John Prendergast | Posted 05.29.2012

John Prendergast

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Helping Former Child Soldiers Return to Normal in Chad (PHOTOS)

Christian Fuchs | Posted 01.10.2012

Christian Fuchs

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Obama Deploys Military Advisers To Central Africa

AP | MARK S. SMITH and BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 12.14.2011

WASHINGTON — Intervening in a volatile and brutal crisis, President Barack Obama said Friday he has dispatched 100 U.S. troops to central Africa...

LRA victims in their own words

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Louis Belanger

In May, President Obama signed a piece of legislation requiring the US government to develop within the next six months, a strategy to protect civilia...

Reclaiming the Sword: 50 Years Later, a Brief Account of Africa's Road to Independence

Olusegun Obasanjo | Posted 05.25.2011

Olusegun Obasanjo

Next week, President Barack Obama will host a three-day forum for young African leaders to mark the fact that 17 African countries are celebrating 50 years of independence from colonial rule.

Afro-Brazilian History, Beats and Culture

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lauri Lyons

While Africa and America are often recognized as the book ends of the African Diaspora, there is an additional link in the Middle Passage that is less publicized, but no less important.

Decoding The Secret Language Of Elephants (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Field biologist Andrea Turkalo is the world's leading expert on forest elephants, and she's taking her observations to another level. Turkalo and a te...

Stopping One Man to Save Thousands

John Prendergast | Posted 05.25.2011

John Prendergast

For more than two decades, the United States has attempted piecemeal solutions to addressing the scourge of the Lord's Resistance Army.

Ugandan Rebels Rampage In Central Africa, More Than 50 Civilians Killed In Congo And Sudan

The Guardian | Xan Rice | Posted 05.25.2011

Rebels from Uganda's Lord's Resistance army (LRA) have continued their rampage through central Africa, killing more than 50 civilians in south Sudan a...

The Democratic Republic of Congo: "We're on the Run Again"

Bukeni Waruzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Bukeni Waruzi

The people in eastern Congo are tired; we have been running for more than a decade now. We need to sit down, live in peace and raise our children.