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Open Letter to the UN Security Council on the Situation in Côte d`Ivoire

The UN says 440 people have been killed and 500,000 have been forced to flee their homes. This toll is still growing.

(BRUSSELS) - The security and humanitarian situation in Côte d’Ivoire is rapidly deteriorating.

Civil war in the country has been reignited; we are no longer warning of the risk of war, but urging swift action to halt the fighting and prevent ethnic cleansing and other mass atrocity crimes.

Africa: Faces in Words

Weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Our common humanity should change this; we should never look away because it is too distant.

A `Revolution of Greens` Needed to Curb Food Price Crisis

Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet team highlights need for innovations in indigenous vegetable production to improve food security and raise incomes in the long term

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Food prices have soared to record highs and are projected to increase further in the coming decade, pushing millions of people into hunger and fueling political unrest around the world.

The Worldwatch Institute's recently released report shows that diversifying food production can help communities boost their self-sufficiency and protect vulnerable populations from price shocks.

Tunisian Ship Released from Somalia

Reportedly the chief engineer of the vessel was slightly injured with a hit of a gun-butt when the ship was taken.

(NAIROBI, Kenya ECOP-Marine) - The Tunisian tanker MT HANNIBAL II was finally released this morning and is now proceeding to Djibouti with a navy escort. All the crew are in good health after a detention of 127 days, the owners of the vessel confirmed.

Last minute problems with the vessel having no more fuel for the voyage could be solved and the hostage ordeal for the crew is now over, returning to a new Tunisia, where during the long absence of the crew, a new dawn has come for the people of Tunisia.

A Ruler With a Stronger Juju

Ugandans have opportunities, unlike their counterparts in Ethiopia, but then don't always use them for the betterment of their future.

(UGANDA) - Since holding election under a bogus multi-partyism has become more of a fad in Africa after the cessation of the Cold War, Uganda too has passed through one of this ritual and held a presidential and parliamentary election on the 18th of February.

Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Our common humanity should change this; we should never look away because it is too distant. Our commitment to one another, to human rights, and the ability to learn should always keep us connected no matter the severity and complexity of problems.

Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

A Proposal for Italibya

A refugee wave of “catastrophic proportions”?

(ISTANBUL) - Libya’s Col. Muammar Gaddafi is known for his proposal of a state called Isratine. I would propose another state by the name of Italibya.

Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has already sounded the alarm that taking a stroll in downtown Milan can cause one to think that one is not in fact in Europe but rather in Africa.

Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Terrorism for Arabs; HIV/AIDS for Africans

In this era of revolution, we need a consistent and aggressive campaign for human rights.

(UGANDA) - Following the murder of David Kato, a Ugandan gay activist in January, homosexuality, a taboo subject in Africa, resurfaced once again to polarize the “holier than thou” Ugandan majority and those minorities who embraced the universality and indivisibility of human rights.

David's murder happened after a tabloid demanded for gays and lesbians to be hanged by printing their name and photograph...