http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:42:30 -0700 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:19:19 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d3-GuineaBissau-prepares-from-presidential-runoff?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner Above, Yala greets supporters in traditional garb.  Below, Sanha waits to speak at a rally (AP Photo/Fid Thompson)   As elections press forward in Guinea-Bissau, two leaders, representing two conflicting parts ... Current Events Election Updates Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:19:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d3-GuineaBissau-prepares-from-presidential-runoff?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d1-GuineaBissau-On-the-brink-of-collapse?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner Guinea-Bissau, a small West African country, has a calm, almost jubilant atmosphere as elections approach to replace recently-murdered President Vieira.  While Bissau-Guineans like to believe that elections will put their impoverished country on... Country Profiles Current Events Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:08:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d1-GuineaBissau-On-the-brink-of-collapse?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d25-FIFA-gives-Africa-chance-to-shine?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner Egypt's goalkeeper, Essam el Hadary (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) As the Confederations Cup nears its conclusion, Africans have much to celebrate.  Egypt became the first African team to ever defeat Italy's top-notch team.  More importantly,... Foreign Perspectives Current Events Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:01:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d25-FIFA-gives-Africa-chance-to-shine?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Madagascars-politics-in-turmoil?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner  Andry Rajoelina enters the capital in victory  (Jerome Delay/Associated Press)Madagascar is in crisis. For months, the country has been held in suspense as Andry Rajoelina, mayor of the capital Antananarivo, challenged elected pr... Country Profiles Current Events Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:49:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Madagascars-politics-in-turmoil?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Libyas-eccentric-leader-as-influential-as-ever?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Muammar al Qaddafi is no ordinary head of state.  He's not even an ordinary human being.  He is described as eccentric at best, and completey off his rocker at worst.  Watching his family interact is more gri... Current Events Leadership Profiles Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:22:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Libyas-eccentric-leader-as-influential-as-ever?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Obamas-visit-to-Ghana-Establishing-priorities?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner In just over a month President Obama will make his first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa.  When Mr. Obama sits down with newly elected Atta Mills in Ghana on July  10-11, he will be doing much more than strengthening ties with an already staunc... Current Events Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:15:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Obamas-visit-to-Ghana-Establishing-priorities?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Defying-logic-Nigerians-are-happiest-in-the-world?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner If something can go wrong in a country, then it has probably happened to Nigeria.  Rebellions, bloody civil wars, massive corruption, violations of civil rights, military coups, and religious violence are only scratching the surface.  So wh... Foreign Perspectives Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:16:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Defying-logic-Nigerians-are-happiest-in-the-world?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d31-The-origins-of-art-in-Africa?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here The Western notion of art- creative expression appreciated solely for its aesthetic qualities- is a recent import to African culture. While African societies have been creating statues, masks, and carvings of ... Art and Culture Sun, 31 May 2009 14:19:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d31-The-origins-of-art-in-Africa?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d28-Traditional-music-in-Africa?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner    For as long as humans have been banging sticks together, Africans have been using music to celebrate, mourn, pray, and communicate. Where undisturbed by the uprooting pressures of globalization, music continues to hold the same revered... Art and Culture Thu, 28 May 2009 06:40:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d28-Traditional-music-in-Africa?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Conflict-in-Sudan-root-causes?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner Note Juba in the South, where Japan will be building 17 bridges  That there is a devastating genocide in Sudan is well-known; but are its causes equally evident? The media keeps you up-to-date with events in Sudan: check out The New York Times... Country Profiles Conflict in Perspective Fri, 22 May 2009 05:50:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Conflict-in-Sudan-root-causes?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Why-African-governments-cant-seem-to-govern?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner The Magna Carta: the Constitution's great-grandfather Democracy is deeply imbedded in American culture. As far back as 1619, when the United States of America was over a century and a half from existence, Americans in Jamestown were electing their ... Foreign Perspectives Development Wed, 20 May 2009 04:14:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Why-African-governments-cant-seem-to-govern?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Whats-wrong-with-Africa?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner There’s a good reason why Western leaders can’t ‘solve’ Africa’s destructive and life-consuming conflicts, poverty, and poor governance: they’re not asking the right question. Western leaders tend to view Africa as... Foreign Perspectives Thu, 14 May 2009 12:27:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10766-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner~y2009m5d14-Whats-wrong-with-Africa?cid=exrss-LA-Africa-Issues-Examiner