http://www.fpif.org/regions/africa FPIF Regions: Africa Wed, 22 May 2013 07:12:07 -0400 en-us 38.906778-77.041481 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/wMB0eEI7zWs/congressman_keith_ellison_on_us_drones_in_africa_and_medias_portrayal_of_muslims http://www.fpif.org/articles/congressman_keith_ellison_on_us_drones_in_africa_and_medias_portrayal_of_muslims Fri, 03 May 2013 11:06:41 -0400 Jon Letman interviews Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) about drones, U.S. militarism in Africa, and the portrayal of Muslims in the U.S. media.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/wMB0eEI7zWs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/congressman_keith_ellison_on_us_drones_in_africa_and_medias_portrayal_of_muslims http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/hjEdR0Abmfc/review_god_loves_uganda http://www.fpif.org/articles/review_god_loves_uganda Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:28:27 -0400 God Loves Uganda takes an extraordinary look at the influence of conservative American evangelicals on Ugandan society.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/hjEdR0Abmfc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/review_god_loves_uganda http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/P1jMb1Kxyk0/deposed_central_african_republic_president_bozizes_loyalist_not_going_quietly http://www.fpif.org/blog/deposed_central_african_republic_president_bozizes_loyalist_not_going_quietly Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:00:00 -0400 Members of the Seleka rebel movement continue to loot local homes and businesses, instigate violence, and recruit children to their ranks.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/P1jMb1Kxyk0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/deposed_central_african_republic_president_bozizes_loyalist_not_going_quietly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/nTeDBcTeIOo/blood_phones_and_the_congo http://www.fpif.org/articles/blood_phones_and_the_congo Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:09:20 -0400 The slaughter in the DRC is intricately linked to electronic components carried by millions of people in the United States and Europe.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/nTeDBcTeIOo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/blood_phones_and_the_congo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/CmL7hGWgg0A/purge_of_the_marabouts_salafists_target_tunisias_islamic_heritage http://www.fpif.org/blog/purge_of_the_marabouts_salafists_target_tunisias_islamic_heritage Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:14:55 -0400 The cultural and religious assault Islamic extremists are mounting in Tunisia recalls the Taliban's demolition of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/CmL7hGWgg0A" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/purge_of_the_marabouts_salafists_target_tunisias_islamic_heritage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/0m_tWlCaOr0/ntaganda_what_no_bail_bondsmen_in_the_hague http://www.fpif.org/blog/ntaganda_what_no_bail_bondsmen_in_the_hague Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0400 Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, arraigned by the International Criminal Court, had the temerity to request his release until the start of the trial.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/0m_tWlCaOr0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/ntaganda_what_no_bail_bondsmen_in_the_hague http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/j4b-ld1Cu0A/changing_of_the_guard_all_too_common_in_the_central_african_republic http://www.fpif.org/blog/changing_of_the_guard_all_too_common_in_the_central_african_republic Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:07:34 -0400 Leading a rebel group may be the best way to be taken seriously in a country with weak political and civil institutions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/j4b-ld1Cu0A" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/changing_of_the_guard_all_too_common_in_the_central_african_republic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/4WunNBNuAWc/ugandan_human_rights_group_using_us_law_to_sue_anti-gay_pastor http://www.fpif.org/blog/ugandan_human_rights_group_using_us_law_to_sue_anti-gay_pastor Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:52:56 -0400 Sexual Minorities Uganda has accused evangelical pastor Scott Lively of promoting anti-gay sentiment and policy in Uganda.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/4WunNBNuAWc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/ugandan_human_rights_group_using_us_law_to_sue_anti-gay_pastor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/F0jrlFzQVtE/will_china_wear_out_its_welcome_in_africa http://www.fpif.org/articles/will_china_wear_out_its_welcome_in_africa Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:08:28 -0400 In some corners of Africa, the seams of the tight Africa-China relationship are becoming stretched.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/F0jrlFzQVtE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/will_china_wear_out_its_welcome_in_africa http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~3/AQeVBosjlVM/is_it_time_for_an_african_pope http://www.fpif.org/articles/is_it_time_for_an_african_pope Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:50:47 -0500 As pope, an African could provoke a subtle but important change in global attitudes toward Africa and focus more attention on a rising continent rich with promise and challenges alike.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/Africa/~4/AQeVBosjlVM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/is_it_time_for_an_african_pope