List of Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: U.S. Marines Scramble in South Sudan; Chinese Coast Guard Flexes Muscles
The Politics of Defense; North Korean Missiles; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dinner, Drinks, and a Near-Fatal Ambush for U.S. Diplomats
President Salva Kiir has been feted by the White House. So why are his goons trying to kill American officials in South Sudan?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Bard of His Own Backyard
Shakespeare may never have left England, but he became the most global writer who ever lived.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mugabe’s Last Stand
Whether it’s an Arab Spring-style uprising that gets him or simply old age — Zimbabwe’s firebrand autocrat is on his way out.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Exchange: Why Nation Is One of the Greatest Stories Ever Told
Novelists Chigozie Obioma and Taiye Selasi explore how a nation-state shapes a person’s identity — and influences a writer’s fiction.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Does the World Really Need Nation-States?
2015 Global Thinker Chigozie Obioma and novelist Taiye Selasi discuss whether the narrative of nationhood is the greatest story ever told.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Congressman to South Sudan: Implement Zero Tolerance on Rape or Face the Consequences
A U.S. congressman traveled to South Sudan and urged the government there to implement zero-tolerance policies on rape.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 They Ran to the U.N. for Help. They Got Tear-Gassed Instead.
South Sudan's peacekeepers not only failed to protect civilians during the country's latest round of violence — it put them in even greater danger.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kenya’s Cheapskate Olympic Committee Strands its Team in Rio
The Kenyan Olympic Committee organized a disastrous appearance at the Rio games.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Slaps Joseph Kony’s Kids With New Financial Sanctions
The infamous LRA warlord and his sons still have not been caught.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Olympic Protest Is the Least of Ethiopia’s Worries
Security services are killing demonstrators by the hundreds. But instead of restoring order, the government is tearing itself apart.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ICC to War Criminals: Destroying Shrines Is Worse Than Rape
The international tribunal is about to convict a Malian jihadi for destruction of cultural heritage. It’s staying silent about his alleged responsibility for horrific sexual violence.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ethiopian Government Promises to Welcome Home Anti-Government Olympian as ‘Hero’
An Ethiopian marathoner is urged to come home after protesting his government at the Olympics.
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Cover_3 In Pursuit of the African Dream
Two brothers risked everything for a better future thousands of miles from home. Their crushing story of failure reveals a continent’s broken immigration system.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: “There’s no Delta Force Residing at the Embassy,” Russia Says Syria Strikes Legit
NSA Hack; Aleppo Burning; And Lots More
