http://www.fpif.org/regions/africa FPIF Regions: Africa Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:05:14 -0500 en-us 38.906778-77.041481 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/0ODcGgNePkc/principled_intervention_in_africa http://www.fpif.org/articles/principled_intervention_in_africa Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:18:17 -0500 The recent ICC indictment of four Kenyans represents a model for international involvement in conflict resolution in Africa.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/0ODcGgNePkc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/principled_intervention_in_africa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/_gRD-rfv7lo/bad-judgment_jonathan_incites_public_boko_haram http://www.fpif.org/blog/bad-judgment_jonathan_incites_public_boko_haram Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:01 -0500 Can Nigeria's government manage public dissatisfaction with the economy, ethnic divisions, and the violent Boko Haram? An interview with former ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/_gRD-rfv7lo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/bad-judgment_jonathan_incites_public_boko_haram http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/OADEfO4RH-o/jeffrey_sachss_metamorphosis_from_neoliberal_shock_trooper_to_bleeding_heart_hits_a_snag http://www.fpif.org/blog/jeffrey_sachss_metamorphosis_from_neoliberal_shock_trooper_to_bleeding_heart_hits_a_snag Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:30:01 -0500 No economic crisis would be complete without Jeffrey Sachs's two cents.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/OADEfO4RH-o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/jeffrey_sachss_metamorphosis_from_neoliberal_shock_trooper_to_bleeding_heart_hits_a_snag http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/Mi4Zaf3GW6s/a_bumpy_road_for_the_somali_roadmap http://www.fpif.org/articles/a_bumpy_road_for_the_somali_roadmap Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:10:54 -0500 As Somalia's roadmap for stability encounters internal political hurdles, the upcoming British conference on Somalia might be the most realistic chance to eradicate extremism and keep the nation together.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/Mi4Zaf3GW6s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/a_bumpy_road_for_the_somali_roadmap http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/i5xfTWGEJow/occupy_nigeria http://www.fpif.org/articles/occupy_nigeria Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 Africa's most populous nation has a unique history of fighting against injustice.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/i5xfTWGEJow" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/occupy_nigeria http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/LcdzNnVUm8s/nigerias_perfect_storm http://www.fpif.org/articles/nigerias_perfect_storm Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:25:33 -0500 Nigeria is facing a perfect storm of crises including a national strike, widespread protests, and sectarian violence in the north.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/LcdzNnVUm8s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/nigerias_perfect_storm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/uwP6rP2tjVw/one_year_after_the_referendum_a_humanitarian_disaster_in_south_sudan http://www.fpif.org/blog/one_year_after_the_referendum_a_humanitarian_disaster_in_south_sudan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:43:03 -0500 Inter-ethnic strife and mass killings by the forces of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir are creating a humanitarian disaster in South Sudan.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/uwP6rP2tjVw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/one_year_after_the_referendum_a_humanitarian_disaster_in_south_sudan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/PGYxMnH52uQ/ron_pauls_anti-war_stance_is_to_progressives_as_atheism_is_to http://www.fpif.org/blog/ron_pauls_anti-war_stance_is_to_progressives_as_atheism_is_to Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 A personal post on the similarities with which a progressive experiences libertarianism and atheism.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/PGYxMnH52uQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/ron_pauls_anti-war_stance_is_to_progressives_as_atheism_is_to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/vOY4LaEp6eg/can_the_west_export_gay_rights http://www.fpif.org/articles/can_the_west_export_gay_rights Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:01:38 -0500 When it comes to attitudes toward gays and lesbians in Africa, donor countries need to conjure up all their skill to walk the tightrope between mindfulness and meddling.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/vOY4LaEp6eg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/can_the_west_export_gay_rights http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/z0OVkHs8gYU/fiddling_on_climate http://www.fpif.org/articles/fiddling_on_climate Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:49:58 -0500 At Durban, international negotiators are fiddling while the world burns.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/z0OVkHs8gYU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/fiddling_on_climate