Quest for Freedom By Bakri Bazara | February 23, 2011 The pharaoh was finally toppled. In eighteen days, the valiant Egyptians by sheer will-power, tenacity of organization and disciplined coordination,…
Meles and Gaddafi – partners in crime By Yilma Bekele | February 23, 2011 They say ‘in any relationship, if one party wants a change, that party needs to instigate…
African Union fiddles while Libya burns Civicus | February 23, 2011 JOHANNESBURG (Feb 23) – World Alliance for Citizen Participation calls upon African Governments to urgently treat the situation in…
How to bring down Meles Zenawi (Part II) Waging a nonviolent struggle is a smart option to end tyranny in Ethiopia By Abebe Gellaw | February 23, 2011 In the…
The politics of food: How U.S. policy impacts people worldwide By Marcus Samuelsson, Huffington Post | February 23, 2011 Many experts have pointed out links between the recent revolution in…
Libya deploys French-speaking black troops The Guardian | February 22, 2011 There are widespread reports that Muammar Gaddafi has unleashed numerous foreign mercenaries on his people, in a desperate gamble…
Weakening Qaddafi appears on TV By Sarah El Deeb And Maggie Michael, Associated Press | February 21, 2011 CAIRO – Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi’s regime Monday, with Libyan…
Out of touch in the Horn of Africa? By Alemayehu G. Mariam | February 21, 2011 The Berlin Conference of 2009 In 1884, the Berlin Conference was convened by the…
Sub-Saharan Africa censors Mideast protests By Mohamed Keita, CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator | February 20, 2011 A man sets up a satellite dish in Zimbabwe where the statenews severely restricts…
Libya, Yemen crack down; Bahrain pulls back tanks By Maggie Michael And Brian Friedman, Associated Press | February 20, 2011 CAIRO – Security forces in Libya and Yemen fired on…