...Mugabe's staying power and tactics are mirroring those of oppressive regimes in Cambodia and North Korea. Left unchecked as he has been, there is no telling how far he will go.

This article discusses the genocide in Darfur.

Ninety years ago in what is now Malawi, a tall, asthmatic, American-trained Baptist preacher attempted bravely, in the manner of John Brown at Harper's Ferry, to srtike a strong blow against white racism.

A NEW SURGE of manufactured exports from China and India is threatening prosperity in Africa.

Zimbabwe is in deep, seemingly irreversible decay. How to reverse that plunge from prosperity and growth to stagnation and starvation ought to be of paramount concern to African, European and US policymakers. After the immediate crises in Darfur and Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe's impending failure will inflict the most damage on Africa.

After Iraq and Afghanistan, President Bush's foremost policy challenge is posed by rogue states, that is, states that threaten the United States and world peace.

Is Nigeria, with its vast wealth in both human and natural resources, on the path to realizing its enormous potential? Or is it in danger of becoming a failed state? Crafting the New Nigeria considers the challenges that the country's leadership now faces, offering rich—and sobering—analyses of Nigeria's current political and economic systems.

Africa Advisory Panel suggests new US policy

Comparing Leadership in Africa