List of Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lottery Ticket Approach Leads to Drastic Reduction in HIV Prevalence
A lottery program in Lesotho led to a 21.4 percent reduction in HIV incidence among participants over a two-year period.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 “Whitenicious” and “Fair and White”: The Demise of Skin Whiteners in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast is following in the footsteps of some other African countries, banning dangerous products that lighten skin. Despite these product's popularity, there is a growing movement against the skin bleaching industry.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The River That Swallows All Dams
For 60 years, colonialists, engineers, and dictators have tried to tame Africa’s greatest waterway. Welcome to the Congo River, where dreams go to die.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Cuba Could Stop the Next Ebola Outbreak
West Africa’s medical system was brought within an inch of its life by a devastating epidemic. But Havana could help nurse it back to health.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet America’s China-Cozying, Rights-Abusing Ally in the Horn of Africa
The United States is ignoring Djibouti's human rights abuses and a growing ties with China to fly drones in Africa.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New Hope for Children in Ongoing Central African Republic Conflict
Eight rebel groups in the Central African Republic have agreed to release children they held captive during the country's bloody sectarian conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Critics Riled by USAID Nominee’s Tenure Under Bill Clinton
Critics of Gayle Smith's tenure in the Clinton White House are lining up to blast her Africa policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Somalia is Too Dangerous for Kerry to Even Leave the Airport
Secretary of State John Kerry made a historic trip to Somalia, but Mogadishu is so dangerous he was confined to the airport.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burundisaster
The decision by the country’s president to seek a third term has sparked a political and humanitarian crisis — one that may extend well beyond the country’s borders.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When Baltimore Shook With Anger, Here’s What China Saw
Online reaction revealed much about Chinese tension with an influx of African immigrants.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ever Again
We know a lot about genocide. So why do we keep letting it happen?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nine Times Peacekeepers Have Sexually Abused Those They’re Supposed to Protect
A recently leaked report that accuses French peacekeepers of sexually abusing children in Central African Republic has opened up dialogue about how to stop the epidemic of peacekeeper abuse. Sadly, there's a long history to it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nigerians See Cynicism in Army’s Speculation of Chibok Girls’ Rescue
The Nigerian Army announced Tuesday that it rescued hundreds of women and girls from a Boko Haram camp in northern Nigeria. But its decision to clarify that it wasn't clear whether some were the missing Chibok girls sparked anger on social media.
