For many of us, the American lack of attention toward Africa is short-sighted and frustrating. It is to the great credit of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy that it has devoted the e…

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Johnnie Carson is leading an eleven day trade mission to Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria and Ghana, with a brief stop in Kenya, starting on February 6. The …

Search for Common Ground, a distinguished Washington-based NGO devoted to international conflict resolution and peace building that has long focused on the Great Lakes Region, organized a special two…

Kenya's President Kibaki arrives at the 16th African Union summit, in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. (Thomas Mukoya/Courtesy Reuters) Kenyan President Mwai Kabaki is pushing back – hard – on the In…