Diamond Miners in Sierra Leone

Posted on: 25 May 2025 | 7:40 am

Child Brides in Zimbabwe

Legal frameworks play a powerful role in transforming norms and protecting girls' rights. Although many African countries have established 18 as the minimum marriage age for girls, weak enforcement has meant these laws have had little impact.

Posted on: 15 November 2016 | 4:20 am

Food Insecurity and Climate Change in Egypt

Egypt must adapt to climate change by introducing new crops, investing in farming technology and changing subsidies to protect the most vulnerable.

Posted on: 4 May 2015 | 1:52 pm

Tunisia: Escaping the Great Mosque of Uqba

The Great Mosque, in all its majestic grandeur, is less enticing if you're an American woman who somehow finds herself inside it.

Posted on: 23 April 2015 | 3:58 pm

Renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act

If revised and renewed, the AGOA would encourage growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa while also benefitting U.S. economic interests.

Posted on: 11 April 2015 | 11:50 am

Ebola: A Global Wake-Up Call

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is challenging the health systems of some very poor countries, and a proper response requires global cooperation.

Posted on: 9 October 2014 | 8:42 pm

U.S.-Africa Summit: Partnership Opportunities

The upcoming summit between U.S. and African leaders is likely to make progress on a number of investment, development and security issues.

Posted on: 31 July 2014 | 12:25 pm

Oil Theft Around the Globe

In Nigeria, Mexico, Iraq, Russia and Indonesia, billions of dollars of oil are being stolen, causing serious problems for governments and corporations.

Posted on: 10 July 2014 | 2:38 pm

U.K. Ban on Khat Affects Kenya

The British government has banned the stimulant khat, which will have consequences for Kenyan farmers who had been fetching inflated prices for the crop.

Posted on: 11 June 2014 | 9:50 am

Nigeria: Ending the Threat of Boko Haram

The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls should be the last straw. Nigeria must decisively end the menace of the insurgency group Boko Haram.

Posted on: 8 May 2014 | 10:34 am

Sierra Leone: Challenge to Constitutional Review

One of the issues being debated in Sierra Leone, as the country undergoes a constitutional review, is whether to keep in place presidential term limits.

Posted on: 1 May 2014 | 12:12 pm

Congo: M23 Down but Not Out

A string of U.N. successes against rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may not last unless the underlying cause of the conflict is addressed.

Posted on: 25 April 2014 | 10:28 am

Rwanda: 20th Anniversary of the Genocide

Rwandans should be proud of the immense progress they have made since the genocide, but economic inequality and political abuses still plague the country.

Posted on: 9 April 2014 | 3:10 pm

Nelson Mandela: The Global Icon Goes Home

Mandela's work to end apartheid in South Africa and fight for peace and equality throughout the world has left an indelible imprint on the global community.

Posted on: 6 December 2013 | 8:39 am

Zimbabwe Food Security Threatened by Tobacco

Droves of small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe are moving away from growing food crops and turning to tobacco, a trend that seriously threatens the country's food security.

Posted on: 25 September 2013 | 10:43 am