InternationalCommentary
Another African Tragedy
Here are a few headlines about an African tragedy: “Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions” (The Wall Street Journal), “‘Unprecedented’ Locust Invasion Approaches… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Out of Africa Not for US
Defense Secretary Mark Esper drew fire from Congress and elsewhere when it was reported that the Pentagon was downsizing its commitments to Africa. It would… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Strengthening America’s Economic Engagement With Africa
America’s first trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country is in the works, and the results could be significant. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pro-Life Nations Reject UN’s Cultural Colonialism on Abortion, Population Control
Many Africans think that international efforts to promote abortion are a prime example of cultural colonialism. Case in point: The just-concluded United Nations Population Fund’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Should Do More to Counter Chinese Trade Inroads in Africa
China is well-known to be America’s largest trading partner—and now, a continued adversary in the trade war. However, more under the radar is China’s growing… Read More
InternationalFeature
Kenyan Nonprofit Discovers a Way to Curb Africa’s Orphan Crisis
The East African nation of Kenya is home to 3 million orphaned and street children. The majority of these kids have living relatives, which in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
‘Prosper Africa’ Promises Long-Overdue Change in US Approach to Continent
American policymakers have long talked about reorienting U.S. policy toward Africa to “trade, not aid.” Yet, despite the rhetoric, the U.S.’ Africa policy has remained… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Reporting From Rwanda at the Gorilla Summit
When we touched down in Kigali, Rwanda, last Wednesday evening, oddly, there were no gorillas there to meet us at the airport. My travelling party… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Advancing Economic Freedom Is Key to Realizing Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative
Highlighting her recent trip to Africa, Ivanka Trump penned a commentary that makes a strong case for the Trump administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity… Read More
InternationalNews
Mozambique Hit by a Second Cyclone: Local Shares How His Community Is Coping
Cyclone Kenneth crashed ashore in Mozambique on Thursday night and into Friday, just six weeks after Cyclone Idai devastated the coastal city of Beira. Initial… Read More
InternationalNews
4 Reasons Why Africa’s Experiments in Socialism Failed
While Americans weigh arguments made by those promoting programs such as “Medicare for All” and the Green New Deal, some experts look to Africa for… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s New Africa Strategy Targets Those Starved of Economic Freedom
President Donald Trump continues to take bold steps, recapturing America’s exceptionalism at home and leadership abroad. These important developments are too often getting drowned out… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump’s Newly Unveiled Strategy Will Advance US-Africa Relations
National security adviser John Bolton presented the Trump administration’s new Africa strategy Thursday at The Heritage Foundation. The strategy focused on three priorities: Enhancing U.S…. Read More
SecurityNews
John Bolton: US Must Curb Chinese, Russian Influence in Africa
The United States must revamp policies toward Africa on improving trade, fighting terrorism, and providing financial assistance to stave off the growing influence of China… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
Property Rights Protections for South Africans Are Moving in the Wrong Direction
Ever since the end of apartheid in the mid-1990s, people have hailed South Africa as a champion in the fight for justice and equality. In… Read More
InternationalNews
24 Photos of First Lady Melania Trump’s Trip to Africa
First lady Melania Trump is in Africa on her first solo international trip. The first lady has visited Ghana and Malawi, with plans to visit… Read More
InternationalCommentary
South Africa Will Go the Way of Zimbabwe If It Doesn’t Change Course
South Africa has been thrown into the news because of President Donald Trump’s recent tweet that he instructed his secretary of state to “closely study”… Read More
InternationalNews
South African Farmer Reports on What Is Really Happening in His Country Regarding Land Seizure
When a recent report on the uncompensated seizure and redistribution of farmland held by white farmers in South Africa drew the concern of President Donald… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Government’s Track Record Suggests BUILD Act Wouldn’t ‘Pour Money’ Into Africa
In an op-ed for CNBC, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., urge Congress to approve a bill that would rebrand and double the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Election in Zimbabwe Followed by Street Violence and Bloodshed
A tense calm has come over the streets of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, following a spasm of violence. On Wednesday, Zimbabwean security forces… Read More
InternationalCommentary
New Leadership Could Revitalize This Important African Nation
One of Africa’s most important countries is in the midst of seismic changes. In his first four months in office, the new prime minister of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Must Tread Carefully in Engaging Robert Mugabe’s Successor
A dictator leaving office is always cause for celebration. So when a November 2017 coup unseated Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe after he had… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Kenyan Forces Are Allowing Money to Flow to a Terrorist Group in Somalia
The Kenyan Defense Forces have been deployed in Somalia conducting counterterror operations since 2011. Yet a recent United Nations report accuses the Kenyans of continuing their… Read More
InternationalCommentary
This US Arms Embargo Could Hasten an End to the Bloodshed in South Sudan
The U.S. government announced on Friday a unilateral arms embargo on the war-torn East African country of South Sudan. The embargo will not end the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In Succession Battle, Zimbabwe Military Coup Topples 37-Year Dictator Mugabe
It appears that the reign of one of the world’s worst rulers is finally over. The military of Zimbabwe began moving into the nation’s capital… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nikki Haley Warns South Sudan Strongman Against More Empty Promises of Peace
“I didn’t come here to talk.” So said Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.), in Juba, South Sudan, last month. She… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Special Ops Mission in Niger Was Routine and Common. Stop Politicizing It.
The loss of four special operations soldiers in Niger is a tragedy. We grieve as a nation, rightly, whenever we lose any of the brave… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Corruption Is Holding Back Democracy and Prosperity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, a huge and beautiful country that straddles the Great Rift Valley just north of the equator in Africa, traces its history to biblical times…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the Somali Government Is Getting Terrorists to Defect
The East African country of Somalia recently concluded a 60-day amnesty program for anyone willing to defect from the Islamist terrorist group, al-Shabab. It is… Read More
InternationalCommentary
‘Man-Made’ Famine Leaves Millions Facing Starvation in Africa
Years of internal conflicts and poor governance are not the only problems facing the African countries of South Sudan, Nigeria, and Somalia. The United Nations… Read More
