Africa

Communists Criticize Southern Sudan Referendum, Despite Its Success

The referendum taking place this week in the Southern Sudan on whether the region should remain part of Sudan or become its own...

Daniel Sayani January 14, 2011

Anti-Christian Violence Continues in Egypt

James Heiser January 14, 2011

In the aftermath of a Christmas season filled with anti-Christian violence in Nigeria, Iraq, and Egypt, Christian leaders around the world have called...

Muslims Cheered Bombing of Coptic Church in Egypt

James Heiser January 5, 2011

In the aftermath of the attack by Muslim terrorists on a church in Alexandria, Egypt, new revelations are casting further doubt on claims...

Muslim Terrorists Attack Church in Egypt

James Heiser January 3, 2011

This year’s Christmastide has been marked by widespread Jihadist terrorism against the Christian Church. Numerous attacks against churches in Nigeria were among the...

Let Down by Public Schools, South Africa’s Poor Educated by the Free Market

Michael Tennant January 3, 2011

South Africa’s public school system, like most government school systems, is a disaster. According to the Associated Press’s Donna Bryson, “Only a third...

Somali Jihadists Threaten U.S.

James Heiser December 29, 2010

While Nigeria reels from the latest round of Jihadist attacks, an Islamic terrorist organization in Somalia is serving notice to the United States:...

Nigerian Muslims Responsible for Christmas Attacks

James Heiser December 28, 2010

Muslim Jihadists are now claiming responsibility for the wave of bombings which struck churches in Nigeria on Christmas Eve. Although some officials within...

International Communist Meeting Calls for United Front

Christian Gomez December 28, 2010

Back in 1991, as newspapers around the world heralded headlines that read “Communism Falls” and the “End of Communism,” Gus Hall, the then-head...

Nigerian Churches Bombed at Christmas

James Heiser December 27, 2010

Even as Christians in Iraq cancelled church services at Christmas for fear of further Islamic terrorism against their dwindling community, Muslims in Nigeria...

Dirty Deals on the “Dark Continent” Perpetuate Poverty

Michael Tennant December 23, 2010

Why has Africa, a continent rich in human and natural resources, remained mired in poverty while the rest of the world has generally...

Nigerian Airport Screeners Use Full-body Scanners’ Capabilities

Michael Tennant September 30, 2010

Those full-body scanners the Transportation Security Administration has deployed in airports across the country have raised numerous privacy concerns. They can, after all,...