All Africa
'Cashgate' scandal shows dark side of model African stateDonors have halted aid to Malawi amid claims that up to third of the nation's budget may have been diverted.聽
Central African Republic: Why the world has taken so long to helpCAR has been in chaos for a year. Yet after the French went into Mali, after appalling figures of human strife, and with 'terror' and 'genocide' as defining words -- it is getting attention.聽
Bold Boko Haram attack deals sharp blow to Nigerian Air ForceMilitants attacked targets in Maiduguri, which had been quiet for six months under emergency rule. The Monitor correspondent offers a detailed account after a visit to northeast Nigeria goes all wrong.聽
French troops gear up for lawless Central African RepublicTroops are preparing to deploy in chaotic CAR, one of Africa's poorest countries, amid warnings of genocide and worsening 海角大神-Muslim tensions.聽- Gallup: 14 of the 15 most 'optimistic' countries are in Africa. Why?Americans and Europeans (especially Greeks) are pessimistic. But people buy the 'Africa rising' narrative on the world's most challenged continent.
Africa to world's top court: Stop picking on our leadersKenya is staging a diplomatic revolt against the International Criminal Court and the West as President Kenyatta is told to stand trial in February.Plus, a view from the Mai Mahiu refugee camp.
Even if Joseph Kony doesn't surrender, opportunity is knockingLord's Resistance Army leader Kony may not be ready to quit. But UN fact finding teams, leaflets calling for defection, and other efforts can make a difference.聽- The real backstory on Joseph Kony's 'surrender talks'Rumors that the Lord's Resistance Army leader is about to give up are greatly exaggerated.
Kenya's diplomatic delusion gets deeperKenya seems obsessed with the International Criminal Court and its indictment against President Uhuru Kenyatta. The chest-thumping is 'misguided.'
In repressive Ethiopia, new 'Blue Party' struggles to offer a choiceWith 1,000 Ethiopian laborers being sent home daily from Saudi Arabia, the opposition party is channeling popular outrage.聽- Yes, Boko Haram killings and kidnappings continue to rise in NigeriaDespite what you may have heard.
- Africa's ill-advised crusade against 'race hunting' tools of the WestThe UN Security Council did not grant Kenya's new president a year off from trial at The Hague. Examining Nairobi's subsequent 'freak out.'
Zimbabwe: Mr. Mugabe's seven steps to successful election riggingA dictator's guide.
Long at home in Kenya, Somali refugees feel pressure to leaveKenya's Westgate Mall siege has increased suspicion of Somali refugees, who now are confronting a repatriation pact that urges them to return to a country many don't even know.- Is South Africa part of Africa? Jacob Zuma is not always sure'We can鈥檛 think like Africans in Africa generally. We are in Johannesburg.' -- President Zuma.
Despite M23 defeat, no peace deal in CongoAnd that's slightly troubling: Congo, Uganda, and the M23 rebels can't agree on how to agree; skeleton teams of negotiators now sit aimlessly around Kampala instead of moving forward.
Congo leader Kabila must choose between reform 鈥� and survivalThe choice will be evident by the prime minister he chooses.
Can defeat of M23 rebels foster sustained peace in Congo?As many as 40 militias are operating in eastern Congo, where mineral resources drive conflict. But some see hope in a more robust UN force and Congolese Army.
M23 surrender alone won't end Congo war: 7 thoughts from US envoyFormer Sen. Russ Feingold, now State Department envoy to Africa's Great Lakes region, spoke candidly to reporters after Congolese Tutsi rebel group M23 laid down arms this week.聽- Doing good in Africa: Jeff Sachs and the Millennium Villages Project, Part 2A Sachs-built livestock market in one village now sits mostly unused. The reason? Somali-Kenyans in the area don't want to sell their livestock there.聽
