Gaddafi Offered Asylum in Niger, Burkina Faso

Libyan Army Convoy Enters NigerA convoy of Libyan soldiers and armored vehicles (along with money allegedly taken form the Central Bank of Libya) has entered Niger. Up to 250 Gaddafi loyalists were escorted by the Niger army. Algeria, Niger and Burkina Faso have offered...

Mugabe ready to work with opposition: Zimbabwe foreign minister

Mugabe has given first indication of sharing power with opposition parties. Foreign minister of  Robert Mugabe  government said that plan are worked out for a possible role of opposition leader Morgan Tsangirai. "Zimbabwe’s foreign minister has said that...

Female Circumcision Death in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso was one of the first coutnries to outlaw female circumcision, and has been training government employees to pursue reports of the practice. However, the procedure still takes place in some areas."The death of a 14-year-old girl from female genital...

US Farm Subsidies Endanger Africa: New Campaign

US farm subsidies exist to protect American farmers from the low prices that competition brings, and they have been a political hot potato in US domestic  politics for many years. But in parts of Africa, U.S. farm support policies draw ire, dread, and outrage. Now a...

Worst Congress Ever: Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi on How Our National Legislat...

Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi takes an in-depth look at the outgoing 109th Congress in his article, "The Worst Congress Ever." In it, Taibbi writes that over the past six years, "The U.S. parliament became a historical punch line, a political obscenity on par...