Those teenage high-seas renegades are not about to team up with terrorists, so why is the U.S. military devoting so much attention to them?
By John Feffer Apr 24, 2009
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The Burkino Faso farmer famous for fighting back the Sahel desert preaches a different kind of green revolution
By Andrew Leonard
October 26, 2009
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With population set to skyrocket, food is the new oil
By Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt
July 31, 2009
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The hazards of flying while Muslim. Plus: Africa's coolest airport, surly airport staff, dangerous T-shirts.
By Patrick Smith
January 9, 2009
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Nick Davis says he can scare off the pirates plaguing the coast of Africa without firing a shot. So far, so good -- except for that little incident last week.
By Vincent Rossmeier
December 3, 2008
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Shouldn't the African nation be able to manufacture its own imitation-African products cheaper than Canada?
By Andrew Leonard
June 23, 2009
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Europe sends warships to stop pirates off of Somalia while Blackwater offers private security for hire to shipping companies.
By Spiegel staff
November 25, 2008
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Compared to the billions governments are handing to banks, the cost of ending starvation seems cheap
By Andrew Leonard
October 28, 2008
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Of airports, hedgehogs and poverty. Meditations from an African slum.
By Patrick Smith
October 17, 2008
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The U.S.-backed Ethiopian military has secreted away scores of "suspects" -- including pregnant women and children -- and fueled anti-American rancor in Africa.
By Jennifer Daskal
October 1, 2008
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From Jamaica to Kenya and all across Europe, musicians are paying tribute to the presidential candidate who puts a song in their heart.
By Mark Schone
July 28, 2008
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Call it Web 2.0: The African version. The online microfinance lending site stumbles, but doesn't get knocked down
By Andrew Leonard
July 17, 2008
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According to the country's High Court, they are now considered "black"
By Andrew Leonard
June 19, 2008
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While Sam's Club rations the world's number one staple in the U.S., China makes long term plans in Africa
By Andrew Leonard
April 24, 2008
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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?
By Andrew Leonard
April 23, 2008
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Why I hope the president of Nigeria will make good on his plans to attend my show on oil politics.
By Dan Hoyle
March 25, 2008
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How bad weather contributes to the toppling of tyrants
By Andrew Leonard
February 28, 2008
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Wheat prices are out of control. Corn and soybeans and rice, too. Is this good or bad news for the biotech industry, and Africa?
By Andrew Leonard
February 26, 2008
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Arthur Mutambara on making Zimbabwe the Switzerland of Africa.
February 25, 2008
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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
February 14, 2008
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It's not just tribal hatred that's spurring bloodshed in this stratified African nation.
By Ruthann Richter
January 11, 2008
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How to help victims of sexual violence in Congo
By Lynn Harris
November 21, 2007
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Growing accusations of witchcraft aimed at children.
By Carol Lloyd
November 15, 2007
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Or both? In Senegal, fossil fuel shortages are forcing government leaders to explore every option.
By Andrew Leonard
October 23, 2007
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Robert Zoellick's choice of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a top deputy may win him some favor with long-suffering bank staff.
By Andrew Leonard
October 4, 2007
Our misguided fight against Somali pirates
Yacouba Sawadogo comes to America
Foreign investors snap up African farmland
Ask the pilot
Pirates don't like loud noises
Blackwater vs. Blackbeard off the coast of Africa
More blowback from the war on terror
Songs for Obama
The fine art of battling oil addiction
Big Think: "I'm a soldier for social justice"
Running for their lives
The roots of Kenya's upheaval
"They are done to destroy women"
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