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Where has all the rice gone?: While Sam's Club rations the world's number one staple in the U.S., China makes long term plans in Africa; Andrew Leonard Apr 24, 2008
The Washington food crisis consensus: Did following the advice of the IMF and World Bank in the 1990s set poor countries up for a big fall when grain prices spiked a decade later?; Andrew Leonard Apr 23, 2008
The fine art of battling oil addiction: Why I hope the president of Nigeria will make good on his plans to attend my show on oil politics.; By Dan Hoyle Mar 25, 2008
African recessions lead to democratic concessions: How bad weather contributes to the toppling of tyrants; Andrew Leonard Feb 28, 2008
Breadbasket inflation: Wheat prices are out of control. Corn and soybeans and rice, too. Is this good or bad news for the biotech industry, and Africa?; Andrew Leonard Feb 26, 2008
Big Think: "I'm a soldier for social justice": Arthur Mutambara on making Zimbabwe the Switzerland of Africa.; Feb 25, 2008
Running for their lives: Kenya's long-distance runners are moving targets in a recent outburst of ethnic violence -- two have been murdered and many more fear death.; By Thilo Thielke Feb 14, 2008
The roots of Kenya's upheaval: It's not just tribal hatred that's spurring bloodshed in this stratified African nation.; By Ruthann Richter Jan 11, 2008
"They are done to destroy women": How to help victims of sexual violence in Congo; Lynn Harris Nov 21, 2007
Crying "witch!": Growing accusations of witchcraft aimed at children.; Carol Lloyd Nov 15, 2007
Sub-Saharan dilemma: Food vs. fuel or radioactive waste?: Or both? In Senegal, fossil fuel shortages are forcing government leaders to explore every option.; Andrew Leonard Oct 23, 2007
A step forward for the World Bank?: Robert Zoellick's choice of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a top deputy may win him some favor with long-suffering bank staff.; Andrew Leonard Oct 4, 2007
China's deadly Darfur games: Slick P.R. moves around the '08 Olympics can't hide the fact that China is still complicit in the Darfur genocide.; By Jill Savitt Oct 4, 2007
Fighting AIDS with abstinence: Bush's plan for AIDS relief in Africa: Promote condoms for "high-risk" groups, ignore transmission within marriage.; Tracy Clark-Flory Jul 10, 2007
Joe Biden lets it all hang out: In Iowa, the long-shot candidate stuck with his blunt, freewheeling style, and warned of the dire mess in Iraq facing the next American president.; By Walter Shapiro Jul 6, 2007
Rachel Carson's birthday bashing: The right has revved up its claim that the environmental pioneer who criticized DDT was responsible for the spread of malaria that killed millions. The facts say otherwise.; By Kirsten Weir Jun 29, 2007
The destiny of bad geography: The slave trade sent some Africans running for the hills. Where they got a little stuck.; Andrew Leonard Jun 21, 2007
My hapless African rebel: A funny thing happened on my way to civil war in Ethiopia -- I met Reagan, and I would never see guerrilla rebels the same way again.; By Nick Wadhams Jun 16, 2007
Bollywood in Africa -- Is it getting too Western?: China isn't the only former victim of colonialism asserting itself in Africa. India's also on the move.; Andrew Leonard Jun 13, 2007
Ending "the world's hottest war": Can a citizens movement enlisting the likes of George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Don Cheadle finally stop the genocide in Darfur?; By Mathieu von Rohr Jun 13, 2007
Milk money: How one American mom's desire to donate breast milk to African orphans, with a little help from Oprah, stirred up a milk bank mess.; By Carol Lloyd Jun 7, 2007
Real bodies of research: What do AIDS researchers owe their poor, at-risk subjects?; Carol Lloyd Jun 1, 2007
Can Africa be more like China?: To achieve lasting prosperity African nations will have to compete with what East Asia does best, and not just feed its maw with raw materials.; Andrew Leonard May 31, 2007
Women's rights latest ammo against AIDS: Researchers say improving women's lot will stem the virus' spread in Africa.; Tracy Clark-Flory May 25, 2007
Ask the Pilot: What caused the Kenya Airlines 737 to nose-dive just after takeoff, killing all aboard? We still don't know -- and neither does the press.; By Patrick Smith May 18, 2007

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