Central African Ebola Outbreak Hits A Major City
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a major urban center.
Ebola Making A Reappearance In Africa
Ebola is making a reappearance in Central Africa.. Will the world be better prepared this time?
Nick Kristof and the Perils of Parachute Journalism
A well-meaning journalist brushes off critiques by experts in the field. He owes it to his readers to keep learning.
Boko Haram Returns Kidnapped Girls, Warns Against Sending Back to School
The Nigerian terrorist group has released an unknown number of the 110 girls kidnapped from a boarding school last month.
Most of West Africa Now Qualifies for Combat Pay
Service members deployed to Algeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda qualify.
South Africa Votes to Confiscate White-Owned Land
Under Nelson Mandela’s leadership, the country made a smooth transition from apartheid. Now it’s going the way of Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe Resigns As President Of Zimbabwe
After nearly four decades in power, Robert Mugabe has stepped down after a military coup. What happens next is another, more complicated, question.
Robert Mugabe Ignores Deadline For Resignation
The next step in Zimbabwe seems entirely unclear as long-time dictator Robert Mugabe refuses to formally give up power.
Mugabe Removed As Head Of Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party, Threatened With Impeachment
After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.
United States Putting ‘Advisers’ On The Front Lines In Nigeria’s War Against Boko Haram
The U.S. is poised to send troops to the front lines of yet another war we have no reason to be involved in.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali Dead at 93
The godfather of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine has passed.
Up To 170 Taken Hostage In Hotel In Capital Of Mali
An apparent ongoing terrorist attack in Central Africa.
Worldwide Ebola Cases Top 16,000 With 7,000 Dead, But There Is Some Good News
The numbers on the Ebola outbreak are bad, but they aren’t as bad as had been feared.
Mind-Blowing Maps
Trending on Twitter this morning is a collection of infographics compiled by Ezra Klein under the heading “22 maps and charts that will surprise you.”
Nigerians Claim To Have Located Missing Schoolgirls, But Can’t (Won’t?) Rescue Them
Some odd developments in Nigeria
Nigeria Delaying Search For Missing Schoolgirls
The search for more than 200 missing Nigerian schoolgirls is not going well, and part of the blame lies with the Nigerian government.
