With the launch of the United States' new Africa Command, Ida Sawyer warns of the dangers of the growing militarisation of US-Africa relations
The USS Fort McHenry is on its way to the Gulf of Guinea as part of the United States- Africa Command (...)
While some celebrate northern Uganda's newfound security, peace in the region remains shaky at best, notes Ida Sawyer
After two decades of war in northern Uganda, in which untold numbers were abducted, mutilated and killed, and over 1.7 million (...)
Iranian President Ahmadinejad's trip to New York this week was marked by protests and opposition, yet many Americans saw an opportunity to promote dialogue and debate, writes Ida Sawyer
"Iranian madman walks among us," read the headlines of the New (...)
Ramadan gives Westerners, and Americans in particular, a different perspective on Islam, writes Ida Sawyer
Cairo just after sundown -- and plates of food are being thrust into the open windows of cars driving by. A doorman from Upper Egypt shares a (...)