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Shocking Torture Video from Darfur

Another U.S. supported government caught camera torturing boys.

(UMSAUNA, South Darfur / PORTLAND, Or) - This video smuggled out of Umsauna, South Darfur, shows government soldiers (GoS) beating and torturing innocent civilians, asking them where JEM leaders are located.

After two days of a deadly battle, fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) managed to claim Umsauna back from the GOS, 5 days ago - the town is now in their full control.

Innovation of the Week: Providing an Agricultural Answer to Nature`s Call

The real scoop on the lifesaving use of 'poop'.

(DAKAR, Senegal) - It’s hard to believe, but an estimated 2.6 billion people in the developing world—nearly a third of the global population—still lack access to basic sanitation services.

This presents a significant hygiene risk, especially in densely populated urban areas and slums where contaminated drinking water can spread disease rapidly.

The Family and Uganda`s Anti-Gay Legislation

The United States Government must investigate the abuses of human rights and to re-evaluate the continued United States support of the Musevene regime, especially in light of this proposed anti-gay legislation.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A secretive, privately-funded group known as “The Family” or "The Fellowship," one of the most powerful, well-connected Christian fundamentalist movements in the U.S., used its influence and funds through The Family’s African outreach programs to support a proposed Ugandan law to impose the death penalty on "repeat offenders" engaging in gay sex.

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.

South Sudan`s Revolving Nightmare

Mounting problems need to be addressed.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - According to Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, the number of Sudanese displaced has reached 4.9 Million.

Yet, the US government watches in silence as Al-Bashir’s inauguration is scheduled for May 27, 2010.

The Silent Machete

The world turns a blind eye at the hand of natural resources, greed and money; U.S. motivation to control governments & resources leads to collaboration with leaders that promote inhumanity.

(KHARTOUM / PORTLAND) - U.S. & UK stage proxy war against Sudan with key leaders Kagame and Museveni.

This band was driven by power and greed, power to control governments, and power to steal the local resources in several African countries – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan.

Homegrown Solutions to Alleviating Hunger and Poverty

Women growing vegetable gardens in a slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya, were among the best prepared for the country’s 2007 food crisis, despite being some of the poorest.

(DAKAR, Senegal) - “We’ve got hundreds of local foods, almost 600 that we’ve categorized through our research,” said Kristof Nordin in a January interview with Nourishing the Planet.

“But we are starving because we are only planting one crop: maize, which came originally from America.”

Questions Surround Third U.S. War Theater: AFRICOM

How much do you know about U.S. War Theater number 3?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Americans are keenly aware that their national and state troops have been engaged in bitter, protracted wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for many years. But few are equally knowledgeable of the third U.S. war 'theater' as they are known, in Africa.

It truly is the WTC 7 of American wars; most people just have no idea.

World Press Freedom Day

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.

Where is George Clooney?

A Republican Congressman asks the President to please pay closer attention to Sudan.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - This morning I had the great pleasure of speaking with Congressman Frank Wolf. He was honest, forthright and had great tenacity to stand and call for change to the status quo.