IPS' Foreign Policy In Focus hosted two of Liberia's premier civil society leaders for a briefing on extractive industries and land grabs -- and an honest assessment of President Sirleaf.
Arrests and demonstrations in Sudan will coincide with the anniversary of the coup that brought Omar al-Bashir to power.
This article examines a secessionist group located on Kenya's coast that says much about a historical injustice, yet their demands for an independent state should not be met, according to the author.
Is the Threat of a “Mafia State” Real?
And what is the relationship of transnational organized crime to state power?
Conflict over oil fields is ongoing between Sudan and South Sudan.
Tom Engelhardt reports on the institutionalization of targeting suspected "terrorists" through drone warfare and how this act has evolved under Obama's presidency.
This article reflects on the anti-LGBT wave of violence in Uganda and analyzes some of the forces behind it and their ties with American Evangelicals.
This speech (delivered before the Swedish parliament) addresses the impact that land grabbing has on peasants throughout the world, particularly in Africa.