The problem of child soldiers Thousands of children have been used as soldiers in at least 18 countries around the world in the past two years. For the children who survive, the...
Kenya tensions spike amid electoral dispute A decade ago a disputed presidential election in Kenya led to violence that left more than 1,400 people dead and forced 600,000 from their...
Kenyan cartoonist optimistic despite censorship, tension "A political cartoonist is always on the cutting edge of free expression, given that they are constantly making fun of powerful people." Patrick...
Famine stalks South Sudan, Somalia The United Nations says that the world is facing the worst food crisis since World War II. Two of the hardest hit countries are in East Africa. In...
Ethiopia’s state of emergency Until recently, Ethiopia has been hailed as an African success story. After a decade of strong economic growth, the country has begun to shed its...
Ethiopian rebel commander criticizes U.S. support for regime "We're not going to sit down and die." Ethiopian rebel leader Berhanu Nega has tried democratic politics before. Now the former Bucknell University...
Kenya errs in closing massive refugee camp, says ex-resident Kenya's effort to close the world's largest refugee camp after a quarter-century of operation would send hundreds of thousands of people back to...
Closing the world’s largest refugee camp Picture a city of about 300,000 people - something the size of Tampa, Fla. or Riverside, Calif. Now picture all of those people in this city being...
Controversial trials of Somaliland journalists delayed The controversial trials of three journalists in a breakaway province of Somalia have been postponed amid criticism of recent legal action by...
Shabab press officer sentenced in deaths of 6 Somali journalists A Somali military court has sentenced a former journalist turned media officer for a radical Islamist militant group to death for his role in the...
