Failed States, Faux Piracy & U.S. "Smart Power"
The lone Somali "pirate" who was captured by American forces last week is on U.S. soil. He sees a New York judge today. The teenager is expected to be charged with piracy and hostage taking.(Editor's...
View Article"Africa Mercy" Brings Hope & Healing
First off, I hope you all like the slick new look of our web site! The web team has been working for months to revamp our web site. In the process, a few of my postings got "lost." But now that...
View ArticleBiblical Response to Child Witches
(Editor's Note from Sarah: I wrote this post back in November of 2007. It got a lot of response from readers. In light of the ABC story by Dan Harris, I thought I would repost this...)Can a child be a...
View ArticleHIV Branding
It was just a small article listed on the DrudgeReport. I almost missed it...A parlimentarian from Swaziland is making an apology for making the suggestion that people living with HIV should be...
View ArticleAfrica's Storms, America's Hurricanes
June first was the official start of this year's Atlantic hurricane season! Experts predict the U.S. will be hit with two or three major hurricanes this season. Some of those storms may start where...
View ArticleDesperately Searching for a Cause
According to his family, Burhan Hassan was a fairly normal American teenager; bright with a promising future in either medicine or law. And yet, somewhere along the way, Hassan was recruited to travel...
View ArticleObama Heads to Africa
On the heels of the G-8 summit, President Obama is making his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since he assumed the presidency.The G-8 leaders have earmarked $20 billion to help poor African farmers...
View ArticleThe Deadly 'C' Word
Earlier this week, we carried a report about seven Somalis beheaded by Islamists with links to Al-Qaeda in Baidoa, Somalia. The murderers accused the seven of everything from being "spies" to leaving...
View ArticleAfrica Leads the World in Growth of Christianity
(Editor's Note: This submission is from Tony Das. He will continue as a guest contributor to Africa Matters from time to time.)Many Westerners believe Africa is a continent of animists who worship...
View ArticleDrinking Deep the Waters of Africa
A Nigerian Bible scholar once told me as we met for breakfast in Nairobi, "once you drink the waters of Africa, you must return again and again for more." It has been a little over a year since I've...
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