The Correspondent
The desert in Kuwait seemed such a wasteland. Goose farms near the Iraqi border yielded huge quantities of s--t, which gathered along the sides of the roads and in the yard of the house where we were squatting.
My Love for Marita
Susana Trimarco's quest to find her kidnapped daughter has uncovered the dark underbelly of Argentina's sex trade.
The Hunt for Kony
The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army has killed thousands of African citizens in the name of Christianity. Now he's on the run.
The Terrorist Myth In North Africa
America wants to expand the war on terror to Northern Africa. It shouldn't.
Africa Turns Away the Troops
Many experts worry that Africa could soon become the world's jihadist base of choice; its combination of failed states, poverty, and pockets of religious extremism offer the perfect breeding ground for terrorists.
Zimbabwe's Diamond Mines a New Source of Plunder
Robert Mugabe is squandering a glittering opportunity for Zimbabwe. He has botched the development of the newly discovered diamond mines along his country's eastern border, which could be earning Zimbabwe as much as $600 million a month, according to a recent report by Partnership Africa Canada.
Q&A With Zimbabwe's Embattled Prime Minister
For more than a decade, Morgan Tsvangirai has fought to unseat Africa's last Big Man, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. The effort nearly killed him. Tsvangirai was beaten, tried for treason, and jailed repeatedly.
The Real District 9: Cape Town's District Six
District 9, the new blockbuster film, was inspired by a very real South African disaster, District Six.
Bush Helped Africa More Than Obama Has
Barack Obama's plans for Africa are not nearly as ambitious as George W. Bush's were.
Is Nigeria the Latest Front in the War on Terror?
The Islamists' rebellion in Nigeria isn't the latest front in the global war on terror.
South Africa Gets a Different Kind of President
For good or ill, the next president is a lot different from his predecessors.
Falling Commodities Prices and Aid Hurt Africa
Commodity-rich Africa profited when the world was growing. Now that it's not, it will be the hardest hit.
An Ex-Insurgent's Covert War on Al Qaeda in Iraq
He helped create and equip the Iraqi insurgency. U.S. forces tried for years to kill or capture him. Now he has a different mission: to destroy Al Qaeda in Iraq.
South Africa's New White Flight
Fourteen years after apartheid, why are the best and the brightest leaving Africa's most successful state?
How Barack Obama Can Bring Stability to Somalia
Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to bring something resembling stability to Africa's Horn.
First U.S. Command in Africa Calls For Light Touch
The start of the first U.S. strategic command marks a policy shift toward lighter military involvement on the continent.
After Mbeki, Zuma's New Challenge
With Thabo Mbeki ousted, Jacob Zuma's next challenge will be to control the radical supporters propelling him toward South Africa's presidency.
Will Jacob Zuma Ruin South Africa--Or Save It?
Once touted as the man who'd ruin South Africa, Zuma has remade himself as mainstream moderate.
The Least Green Country On Earth
What happens when environmental weakness, poverty and poor governance collide.
Assault On The Law
In a further sign of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's descent into tyranny, his lackeys are terrorizing the country's lawyers with death threats and physical harm.Until recently, lawyers were the last line of defense against Mugabe's excesses, long after the country's judiciary capitulated to his power.
Zimbabwe: Will Robert Mugabe Leave Peacefully?
Southern Africa is paralyzed by a hoary old drama—how to persuade an independence leader to go.
Somalia: Dilemmas of the Horn
Washington wanted to keep Somalia from turning into another Afghanistan. Now it's an African Iraq.
Digging Up the Dirt
A forensics team is tracking down South Africa's disappeared—and reopening some very cold cases.
What 10 Million Buys
Zimbabwe's new 10 million dollar bill is red, perhaps a warning that this money is melting down fast. Last week, 10 million Zimbabwe dollars could buy two rolls of toilet paper.
Zimbabwe's $10 Million Bread
In a nation with rampant hyperinflation, bread is a bargain at just $10 million. Inside Zimbabwe's collapsing economy.
Mugabe's Last Stand
A former close ally may offer the best chance yet of toppling Zimbabwe's dictator at the ballot box.
Challenging Zimbabwe's Mugabe
An unexpected presidential contender discusses Zimbabwe's crippling problems and why he feels he can oust Robert Mugabe.
Q&A: Kofi Annan on Kenya's Tragedies
What is it with Africa? Not only do we turn on each other, but we blame the outside. This is a cancer from within that we need to fix.