Sudan President Finally Charged with Genocide

From the AP.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed genocide charges Monday against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accusing him of masterminding attempts to wipe out African tribes in Darfur with a campaign of murder, rape and deportation.
The filing marked the first time prosecutors at the world’s first permanent, global war crimes court have issued [...]

African Leaders Begging For Aid From G8

“A contingent of seven African heads of state called upon the G8 leaders to increase agricultural aid, according to a report in the Nikkei newspaper, which cited comments by a Japanese official. Their request was made during a special session held to hear how they were coping with rising food and energy prices.
The African leaders [...]

The State Of . . . South Africa

I (rich) spent the last week-and-a-half in South Africa on a much needed vacation. I went with a good friend to visit another good friend conducting a study on land distribution after the end of apartheid. You can check the TSOcast for more on this. I was in the country for about [...]

Reinventing Rwanda

Hat tip: Kareem
“HEALING OR HARMING?: Rwanda’s Paul Kagame has increased development, but at what price?
“During one of my interviews with Kagame, I asked him why, despite decades of study and the expenditure of hundreds of billions of dollars in aid, no one has come up with a formula for ending poverty in Africa. He rejected [...]

Black Americans Who Move Back To Africa

“Shukura Sentwali is going home — to Ghana, West Africa.
“Sentwali, a Wichitan and longtime community activist, said she’s moving to Africa next year because two Ghanaian chiefs are offering free land to descendants of slaves.
“The gesture means to atone for Ghana’s participation in the African slave trade, but the land holds deeper meaning for Sentwali [...]

And It Starts

Mugabe began his speech at a stadium in Zimbabwe by pulling out the same old parade of horribles. Mugabe called on his fellow citizens to “to maintain utmost vigilance in the face of vicious British machinations and the machinations of our other detractors, who are allies of Britain.” He argued that the opposition party [...]

There Will Be Blood . . .

The opposition party of Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change called for a strike on Tuesday. The strike will continue till the results of the presidential elections are officially released by the government.
The Zimbabwean presidential elections were held 17 days ago. Although unofficial sources have put MDC candidate Tsvangirai as the winner, the Zimbabwe Election [...]

Quote of the Day

“Well, those women were not taken by force. The thing is they were in a combat zone where most of the fighters relied on magic power. This magic potion worked in such a way that you’ve got to rape women in order to overcome the enemies who’ve invaded our country, the Congo. That is why [...]

USA, UK Consider Boycotting Olympics Opening Ceremony

Moving protests have followed the Olympic torch as it travels the world.  From San Francisco to London to Paris, protestors are disrupting the movement of the torch in protest of Chinese policies in Tibet and Darfur. 
“The Olympic torch was met with widespread protests and scuffles between demonstrators and police Sunday as thousands turned out [...]