The Burundi Crisis
A basic web search of Burundi today will return article titles such as, "Killings, Abduction and Torture Spread fear in Burundi", "Disappearances Blamed on the Police", and "Government Investigations Ignore State Abuses." More than 400 people have been killed and
The International Criminal Court vs Political Reality
A world without war. That was the dream of the United Nations’ founding fathers. They had lived through World War II and they didn't want a repeat of the atrocities and destruction they had witnessed. They wanted permanent peace for future generations.
Africa’s New Free Trade Area: What Will it Mean for Development?
Discussions in Egypt this month have concluded the creation of a new trade zone in Africa, involving 26 countries on the eastern and southern sides of the continent. The trading zone was launched June 10 and is called the Tripartite