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Joseph Kony Bounty: Obama Offers $5M Reward for Warlord's Capture
Andrea Ayres-Deets in Africa 2 months ago
The U.S. is offering a $5M reward for information that leads to the capture of the infamous warlord, Joseph Kony.
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Kenya Election 2013: What Do Tribal Conflicts Mean For Kenya — and the U.S.
Dennis Rainaldi in Africa 2 months ago
On March 9, Kenya's newly created Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declared that Uhuru Kenyatta the next president ok Kenya. Here's why that might be a problem for the U.S.
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Did the British Have a Hand in Patrice Lumumba's Assassination?
Nastacia Leshchinskaya in Africa 2 months ago
A British peer claims that MI6 played a major role in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime minister of Congo.
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Is Nelson Mandela Lucky to Be Dying?
Zak Cheney-Rice in Africa 2 months ago
The former South African president has been battling a severe lung infection, but his longevity remains a historical anomaly among human rights icons. Is he lucky to have lived for so long?
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Congo War 2013: UN Security Council Authorizes 'Intervention Brigade'
Dev Lewis in Africa 2 months ago
This is an unprecedented mandate to take military action against rebel forces to bring peace to the eastern portion of the country.
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Congo Intervention Brigade Will See UN Forces Go On the Offense
Jamie Hagen in Africa 2 months ago
In an unprecidented move, the U.N. Security Council authorized an “intervention brigade” to respond and "neutralize" ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Land Grabs in Africa Are Also Water Grabs
Daniel Bornstein in Africa 2 months ago
The global land grabbing issue in Africa, in which foreign investors are taking over productive farmland, is also fundamentally about foreign control over water resources.
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Central African Republic Coup: Rebels Seize Presidential Palace, Immediately Begin Infighting
Areej Elahi-Siddiqui in Africa 2 months ago
World leaders — in particular, the French — need to keep an eye on the Central African Republic to prevent mass violence following the overthrow of President Bozize.
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