Time To Heal: Rwanda Finally Closes Its Controversial Genocide Tribunals
After 10 years and about two million sentences, the tribunals overseeing genocide prosecutions have finally closed. Many Rwandans feel more relieved than reconciled.
In the Ivory Coast, Science Endures In The Midst Of War
Should researchers and scientists leave a country when there is a war? Quite the opposite, say the Swiss researchers at CSRS.
Saving The Forests In Congo Means Battling Armed Rebels And Old Habits
In eastern Congo , the dramatic effects of deforestation on the environment can already be seen. A new ban on illegal logging risks running into both forest-plundering rebel groups and the immediate needs of the local population.
Abandoned By NGO's, Congo Orphanages Exploit Kids For Cash
When the UN and NGO's stop funding, orphanages are forced to close or reduce their activities. Private citizens seize the opportunity to create sham orphanages where profit is the priority.
Once Just A Gateway To Europe, Morocco Now Has Its Own African Immigrant Tensions
Analysis: As Europe closes its borders, Morocco is becoming a new immigration destination for the rest of Africa. And like Europe, it is failing to address the issue intelligently.
The Next Revolution: Islamists In Tunisia Take Their Jihad To Syria
A trip to Tunis's slums finds young Salafi Islamists who were at the vanguard of the Arab Spring, and are now set to take the fight to Syria to take down the ruling secularist regime.
Nude Painting Scandal Shows South Africa's Racial Tensions Are Still Raw
A painting of black President Jacob Zuma, in full frontal nudity, by a white artist creates a racial controversy that reminds South Africa the wounds of the Apartheid are not even close to be healed.
Islam, Patriarchy And The State: How Sexual Repression Corrupts Society
Op-Ed: Moroccan author and political scientist offers a subtle thesis: sexual repression is a gateway to corruption and political repression.