InternationalCommentary
Forget Cecil. Legal Hunting Benefits Africa.
Lost in the outrage over the death of Cecil the Lion is the plight of the people of Zimbabwe and the fact that big game… Read More
InternationalCommentary
One African Nation’s Crisis of Democracy
Citizens of the small East African country of Burundi are at the polls today to select a president, though the outcome is virtually guaranteed. Two-term… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Tunisia Needs US Help As It Moves Into Crosshairs of ISIS
For the second time in three months, the North African country of Tunisia has suffered a terrible terrorist attack. According to media reports, multiple gunmen… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Obama Meets With President of Tunisia, Rare Country Where Approval of US Is Rapidly Growing
Today, President Obama will meet with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who is marking his first trip to the United States since his democratic election… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nigeria’s Successful Election Is an Example of Democracy for African Nations
The main opposition contender in Nigeria’s presidential election, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has been declared the winner, unseating incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari, leading the All Progressives… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Despite Boko Haram Attacks, Logistical Issues, Nigeria Completes Elections
Over the weekend, Boko Haram carried out attacks in several towns in the northeast of Nigeria attempting to derail the presidential and National Assembly elections…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
ISIS-Linked Terrorists Attack Country Succeeding Post Arab Spring
No less than three months after Tunisia concluded peaceful and successful legislative and presidential elections, the small North African country was rocked by the worst… Read More
InternationalCommentary
First Boko Haram Kidnaps Little Girls, Now They Use Them as Suicide Bombers
Northeastern Nigeria continues to be rocked by terrorist attacks, and the lead-up to next month’s elections is complicating an already volatile situation. In a region… Read More
InternationalNews
‘We Need Inspirations All Over the World Right Now’: Why This Small North African Country Might Be It
Four years since Tunisia became known as the birthplace of the Arab Spring, the tiny North African country is fast becoming something else: a democracy…. Read More
InternationalNews
Why Tunisia Might Be America’s First ‘Truly Democratic Partner’ in the Arab World
Tunisia has been billed as the success story of the Arab Spring. As countries such as Syria, Libya and Egypt struggle with conflict, Tunisia —… Read More
Health CareNews
CDC Director ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Second Ebola Patient in US
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this morning said he is “deeply concerned” about a second person in the United States testing… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Q&A: What Is Ebola?
President Obama announced today additional efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Ebola crisis has been ongoing for more than six months. … Read More
InternationalNews
‘Horrific, Hellish and Awful’: Ohio Man Treats Ebola in Africa, Helps Save U.S. Aid Workers
Dr. Kent Brantly, the American doctor infected with Ebola while working in West Africa, only saw Tim Mosher’s eyes. As part of his mission in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Group That Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Makes Alliance of Convenience With ISIS
Boko Haram, the terrorist group operating in north-eastern Nigeria and northern Cameroon that drew headlines this spring after kidnapping over 250 female students, aligned itself… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Obama Administration Needs to Stop Ignoring Africa: Seven Ways the U.S. Could Help
African leaders and citizens had great expectations in 2008 that the election of President Barack Obama would elevate the prominence of Africa and its concerns… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
#BringBackOurGirls Isn’t Trending Anymore. But the Girls Still Aren’t All Free.
While the #BringBackOurGirls campaign brought international media attention to the plight of more than 250 schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group, Boko Haram, very little… Read More
Advancing Economic Freedom: An Antidote to Boko Haram
“Africa is not burning,” and “our presence in Nigeria is really a statement that terrorism cannot win.” These are the words of the president of… Read More
Don’t Reauthorize OPIC Without Debate
The proposed Electrify Africa Act of 2014 is intended to “encourage access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa.” That’s a worthy goal. However, the bill includes… Read More
Al-Qaeda and Other Terrorist Groups Increasing in Africa
Terrorism is on the rise across Africa as global terror groups, including al-Qaeda affiliates, continue to overtake local insurgent organizations and transform them into regional… Read More
Economic Freedom: Heritage’s 2014 Global Agenda
Last week, The Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Task Force published its 2014 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom. In it the task force identifies obstacles to… Read More
Al-Qaeda: ‘Spreading Like Wildfire’
Last week, a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing provocatively titled “Is Al-Qaeda Winning?” The answers that the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade… Read More
News
Is a U.N. Mission to the Central African Republic the Answer?
The United Nations Security Council on April 10 authorized a U.N. peacekeeping operation for the Central African Republic (CAR) of 10,000 troops and 1,800 police… Read More
Trade, Not Aid, Could Protect 100,000 Children in Africa
President Obama’s proposed 2015 budget continues to put aside money for malaria prevention worldwide in the battle to help the 3 billion people at risk… Read More
Tunisia: Time to Forge Economic Freedom Partnership
Prime Minister of Tunisia Mehdi Jomaa is currently visiting the United States on a trip designed to demonstrate “the strong bonds of friendship between the… Read More
Africa: U.S. Leadership Needed to Promote Democracy
Freedom House’s annual Freedom in the World 2014 found that sub-Saharan Africa declined in all seven categories of global political rights and civil liberties. Most… Read More
Nelson Mandela: A Symbol of Compassion and Equality
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first democratic president of post-apartheid South Africa, has passed away at his home in Johannesburg after months of battling a recurring… Read More
SocietyNews
Family Planning Advocates Congregate in Africa
Family planning advocates and Western do-gooders recently descended upon Ethiopia to hold the 2013 International Conference on Family Planning, entitled “Full Access, Full Choice.” Conference… Read More
Boko Haram Terrorists Are Now Officially Terrorists
The U.S. Department of State has finally designated the Nigerian-based terrorist group Boko Haram and a splinter faction known as Ansaru as official foreign terrorist… Read More
Still No African Leader Worthy of the Ibrahim Award
For the fourth time in five years the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has failed to find a suitable candidate for the world’s most valuable individual award ($5… Read More
Surging Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Threatens U.S. Interests
When pirates off the Nigerian coast abducted two Americans on an oil ship early Thursday morning, resulting news coverage focused U.S. public attention on surging… Read More
