Day 362

Day 324

Democratic Republic of Congo

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, currently on a 7 nation tour of Africa, is in the DRC calling for the cessation of sexual crimes against civilians.  The estimates from the UN report that over 3,500 people have been victims of assault and is helping to spread HIV.  

Day 212

Abduhl Wali-i-Musi: Somali Pirate?

Day 191

International Organization for Migration

The International Organization for Migration stated today that boats carrying 300 African migrants have sunk off the coast of Libya, possibly due to strong winds and overcrowding.  Libya is used as a transit point for migrants to pass the Mediterranean to Italy.

Day 178

HIV in Africa

This is the second story regarding HIV this week.  After the start of a seven day tour of the African continent, Pope Benedict XVI condemns the distribution of condoms to prevent the spread of the disease.  

"The only solution is two-fold," he said. "The first is a humanisation of sexuality, a human, spiritual renewal which brings with it a friendship, especially for those who are suffering, a willingness to make personal sacrifices."

This subject is a big sore spot for me after having witnessed the affects of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe and I would like to state for the record that condoms will not stop the epidemic, but it would prevent many people from infection.  It is ridiculous and naive to think that saint-like behavior is humanly possible. 

Day 164

Omar al-Bashir

President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has been issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.  Crimes of genocide charges, sought by Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo were not included on the list of charges.  This is the first time the ICC has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Head of State.

Day 163

Gimmie Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is bloodied by the assasination of President Joao Bernardo Vieira AND armed forces chief General Batista Tagame Na Wai by military personnel.  The army maintains that they do not seek power while African Union officials arrive to avert any threat of a coup.