Africa

Denis Mukwege, a doctor who runs a hospital in the Congo that treats rape victims, has returned home after a failed assassination attempt.read more

Dr. Denis Mukwege treats survivors of rape.read more

2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has overcome tremendous adversity. A teenager at the start of the civil war in her native Liberia, she and her family were forced to go on the run, first within the country and then to Ghana. Along the way, she witnessed terrible atrocities and narrowly escaped harm herself. During the birth of her third child, sheread more

He hails Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi for his service for "peace and security in Africa," though Meles invaded Somalia.read more

“How could they expect us to yield to their threats or cower before them? My friends, they don't know who they are dealing with.”read more

While many Sierra Leoneans are relieved to see Taylor finally convicted for his destructive role in their country’s brutal civil war, his wanton destabilization elsewhere in West Africa hardly figured in the criminal proceedings against him.read more

The United States is shamefully implicated in the terror that Charles Taylor, erstwhile leader of Liberia, inflicted on the people of West Africa.read more

It is one of the most vital countries in Africa. And for economic and strategic reasons, Washington should use its influence accordingly.read more

Regardless of his political future, Youssou N'Dour deserves our admiration for the message of his music.read more

A new human rights initiative may be the stuff of which peace is made.read more

The World Cup is getting lots of coverage these days. But we're not hearing enough about the demonstrations taking place in South Africa.read more

“I’d like people to understand my life’s work better—my music, and especially what Islam means to me. Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance.”read more

It’s been 20 years since Nelson Mandela was released from prison, time to take stock of this giant man and of the changes he brought to South Africa.read more

Watching the film, you get the sense that the anti-apartheid struggle was almost all Nelson Mandela, and that when he governed South Africa, he was preternaturally wise in everything he did. Dennis Brutus knew better.read more

The loss of Miriam Makeba is a blow to music lovers and human rights activists the world over.read more