Catastrophe in the Horn: Causes and Responses
Originally published on the website of the Council on Foreign Relations, Stewart M. Patrick discusses why the famine in East Africa is occurring and analyzes the current responses to the crisis.
Archive for July, 2011
Current Events
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This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10
This week, we bring you news from Kenya, home of Africa’s newest hub for multinational business, as well as a round-up of the best young African authors that you need to be reading now.
Social Enterprise & Philanthropy
Young Women Making a Difference in Tanzania
I am so excited to introduce my friends Alexi Panos and Tennille Amor, two inspirational young New York women who created Everyday People Initiating Change—E.P.I.C.—to challenge every human to wake up, to step up, and to make a positive contribution to our world now, in this moment.
Current Events
Africa.com Survey Finds Africans Unconvinced that Unrest in Malawi Is Part of the “Arab Spring”
Is the “Arab Spring” that produced major political changes in Tunisia and Egypt now sweeping through sub-Saharan Africa? Maybe. In a new survey of Africa.com’s global readership from July 21 to 26, a whopping 70.1 percent of respondents said “yes.”",Current Events”
Business & Finance
The Growing Power of Formal and Informal Economies
With increasing attention being paid to sub-Saharan Africa due to a visibly rising middle-class and its spending power, there has been an obvious and overt change in the investment landscape of the continent.
Human Rights & Civil Liberties
How the African Diaspora is Driving Global Change: Part I
Understanding the African diaspora begins with the recognition of World War I (WWI) as a crucial and evolutionary moment. WWI marks a period that reflected tension and confusion, as well as assertions of connectivity and empowerment within the diaspora, that persist today.
Current Events
The Silver Lining in Senegal’s Unrest
On Saturday, Senegal’s opposition parties will mark the one-month anniversary of the most significant civil unrest Senegal has seen in a generation with another round of protests.
Current Events
This Week: Africa.com′s Top 10
Here’s what we’ve been reading this week: celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday, uprisings in Malawi, African fashion in New York, and more!
Education
Brotherhood/Sister Sol: Traveling to Accra and Wusuta
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, a non-profit organization based in Harlem, New York, is bringing a group of New York’s youth to Ghana for the summer. In this edition, two members of Bro/Sis pen their thoughts on traveling to urban Accra and to rural Wusuta, a town in Ghana.
Business & Finance
Africa’s Economy Rebounds Without Jobs
The 2011 Economic Report on Africa predicts a steady growth of African economies. Although many African countries already benefit from the growth, employment is still a major concern.
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