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...
Military control over diamond mining in Zimbabwe's eastern Marange district has resulted in a brutal mix of massacres, forced labour, beatings and rape.
By Sue Mbaya and Memory Mushawenyoka NAIROBI--When I was asked recently to reflect on this year's Day of the African Child as a policy advisor and a ...
With the assistance of a few corrupt politicians, the world has now brought the middle east to the brink of nuclear war.
The senseless anarchy that rocked South Africa may have calmed but, tragically, the hatred lingers and the tensions remain.
Betty and I spoke the same language; a language of survivors who turned their personal stories into something more collective to change the world.
While there is much talk about physical suffering like hunger and illness, we often overlook the psychological impact of poverty, particularly on the elderly and people with disabilities.
Calls for Mugabe to step aside are welcome, but must be buttressed by a sensible and coordinated plan of action.
Goodbye to seating inhumane governments and regimes at the human rights table. Hello to removing inhumane governments and regimes at the human rights table.
It has now been almost three months since Morgan Tsvangirai and his compatriots in the Movement for Democratic Change took a leap of faith and joined a unity government with their long-time opponents and oppressors.
There are days when I wish we were back in the 'Wild Wild West". THEME MUSIC PLEASE My boots scuff on the plank sidewalk as I move toward the "Last ...
We should think about commemorating May Day this year by standing in solidarity with the workers of Colombia and the Philippines, and anywhere where organizing is life-threatening.
After years of being looted by Mugabe, Zimbabwe is dead broke. More than half the population is surviving on international food aid and unemployment stands at more than 90 percent.
Too much is at stake for South Africans indeed for the rest of the continent to blithely dismiss "forces of darkness" in this current election.
Nurses like Sekai have to manually carry patients up and down several flights of stairs. In the emergency department, trolleys to carry patients no longer have wheels or mattresses.
To raise funding and awareness for children living with AIDS in Africa, the tallest mountain peak in every state in America will be scaled this spring.
The collapse of Zimbabwe's health system has created a humanitarian crisis where people are already suffering from a crippling hyperinflation and severe food, fuel and currency shortages.
In addition to killing the aid program, Dambisa Moyo prescribes free-market policies such as delving into the capital markets and creative financing such as micro-finance.
Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of the Elephants is a meticulous examination of the allure of ivory that reads like a novel and is impossible to put down.
The country's political crisis, hyperinflation and a cholera epidemic, has meant Zimbabwe has had a hard time selling itself as an ideal tourist destination.
I want to thank those who helped put a spotlight on Roy's arrest and helped keep the story alive when so many in the press couldn't be bothered with something happening in Africa.
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What does he think about Ed Mcmahon?
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