Chad celebrates 50 years of independence
Lynn Chad celebrates 50 years of independence Alexandria My sister-in-law’s status message on Facebook reminded me that Chad has been celebrating 50 years of independence. Just for today, here’s some...
View ArticleAnticipating Africa’s newest sovereign nation (and other news)
Lynn Anticipating Africa’s newest sovereign nation (and other news) Alexandria Polling in the Southern Sudan Referendum on independence came to a successful conclusion on Sunday. International...
View ArticleLibya and Chad
Lynn Libya and Chad Alexandria Obviously, the mainstream news and the big bloggers can keep you posted much better than I can about the latest news from Libya than I can. But there’s one corner of the...
View ArticleJust who are those mercenaries in Libya? (And other links)
Lynn Just who are those mercenaries in Libya? (And other links) Alexandria Poking around more to see what is known on the mercenaries Gaddafi is said to be using now in Libya, I continue to see widely...
View ArticleGovernments of Africa
Lynn Governments of Africa Alexandria An election just came and went in Uganda, not much noticed by the rest of the world, given the more dramatic events in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and other countries....
View ArticleGovernments of Africa, Part II
Lynn Governments of Africa, Part II Alexandria In my last post, I pulled together a bunch of information about various African governments. This is the post where I explain why I went to all that...
View ArticleGetting out of Libya
Lynn Getting out of Libya Alexandria The U.S. Embassy of Dhaka posted on its Facebook feed today an encouraging story about how the U.S. government has helped people fleeing the conflict in Libya: U.S....
View ArticleLibya and other African news
Lynn Libya and other African news Alexandria First, the one Quaker organization response I’ve seen so far is from Friends Committee on Legislation, which comes out against military intervention in...
View ArticleNews from Chad
Lynn News from Chad Alexandria To refresh your memory on Chad (and for anyone not familiar with Chad who’s started reading since my last updates): landlocked country in Africa bordered by Libya to the...
View ArticleChad and neighbors, elections and other news
Lynn Chad and neighbors, elections and other news Alexandria Chad’s presidential election was held Monday, with incumbent Idriss Deby expected to win, and opposition leaders boycotting the vote in...
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s approaching independence, and other African news
Lynn South Sudan’s approaching independence, and other African news Alexandria In Chad, the good news is that child soldiers are being demobilized, and the bad news is that polio is spreading. With...
View ArticleCountdown to South Sudan independence (and news from neighboring Chad)
Lynn Countdown to South Sudan independence (and news from neighboring Chad) Alexandria Less than a week remains till South Sudan becomes Africa’s newest nation, and hopeful news of North and South...
View ArticleAfrican election 2011 update
Lynn African election 2011 update Alexandria You may have heard about the constitutional referendum Morocco just had, in which 98% of voters approved constitutional changes that reduce the king’s...
View ArticleAfrican wars update, the Gaddafi is dead edition
Lynn African wars update, the Gaddafi is dead edition Alexandria I meant, today, to write about Obama’s decision to deploy 100 or so US troops to help fight the Lord’s Resistance Army, something I...
View ArticleThe Lord’s Resistance Army Tracker and other African news
Lynn The Lord’s Resistance Army Tracker and other African news Alexandria You’ve heard of Ushahidi, the crowd sourced crisis tracking platform that was developed in Kenya at the time of the...
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