A lot of people as me why I am so passionate about working for Africa. I often relate the analogy of the starfish on the beach, and I am walking on the shore throwing each of them back into the sea. Who cares, and why am I continuously picking up individual starfish? This action matters [...]

Reuters AlertNet – Congo, Somalia conflicts make 350,000 new refugees
02/23/2009
Reuters AlertNet – BOTSWANA: Bleak outlook for future AIDS funding
02/23/2009
Reuters AlertNet – ZIMBABWE: Remittances saved the country from collapse
02/23/2009

Militia fights South Sudan army
02/24/2009- Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who is currently under indictment for crimes against humanity, is again – with renewed impunity – orchestrating the destabilization of his own country. He is arming the militia’s, drawn back an old mercenary who strikes fear into the townspeople for his prior atrocities, with the focus [...]

The ONE Campaign has provided a form thank you note to Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown for extending an invitation to the African Union to join the Group of 20 Summit. This is an important development as this brings the African voice to the discussion table with the countries that have so far shaped the [...]

I want to post this because of the time frame. This event is being held on March 5th. I invite anyone who would like to join me for the movie to contact me. The power women have in shaping the world is greatly overlooked and undervalued. You’ve probably heard the saying – If you teach [...]

Reuters AlertNet – Sudan blocks aid flights to Darfur battle zones-UN
02/16/2009
VOA News – Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai, Now PM, Promises Action on Rights, Choler
02/16/2009
STEPHEN SCHLESINGER: OBAMA — IT’S TIME TO VISIT THE UN: 14/02/2009 (Maxims
02/16/2009
Reuters AlertNet – EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW-Somalia’s new PM wants to talk to in
02/17/2009
- I want to highlight the efforts of diplomacy and development that this [...]

I imagine that most people in Europe and America when asked about their thoughts on slavery would respond with something regarding the 1800’s slave trade, the civil war, that is doesn’t exist today. Unfortunately, slavery and  human trafficking in all their forms do exist today all over the world. Without critically examining and understanding the [...]

The End of Poverty
02/16/2009
Mass
child soldier release in Democratic Republic of Congo
02/16/2009
Merlin highlights forgotten crisis with photography exhibition
02/16/2009
DJIBOUTI: “We are not moving as fast as I would like”
02/16/2009
- President Guelleh expresses firm ideas for development, reducing poverty, increasing security and reaching stability in this region.

Mobile phone handsets are ubiquitous in our world today. Do you even know anyone (younger than 60) who doesn’t own cell phone? When I was going from Abuja to Kwoi in Nigeria about a year ago, I saw the land cables being buried along the side of the main roads. I believe it was MCN [...]

Call for more UN troops in Congo
02/16/2009