Captain Phillips strikes back: Off Horn of Africa, pirates go bye-bye
Somali pirates in 2011 attacked 237 boats in the oceans around northeast Africa. In 2014 there have been seven attacks, all failed.
Mike Pflanz
‘Apostate’ mom still faces Islamic death sentence. Will global pressure sway Sudan?
By Mike Pflanz
Daniel Wani of New Hampshire says Islamic court ruling condemning his wife, who says she is Christian, to lashes and death is ‘not legal.’
Amid growing prosperity, Rwanda’s post-genocide generation comes of age
By Mike Pflanz
Over half of Rwanda’s 11 million people were born since 1994, the year of the genocide. What matters to them is to change the image that comes to mind when one hears the word ‘Rwanda.’
20 years after horrors, Rwanda claims rebirth and renewal
By Mike Pflanz
April 7 marks the anniversary of a genocide that killed 800,000 people in three months. For many Rwandans now, ‘the people who killed, today they can be friends, they are people we do business with.’
Ferocity of mall attack stuns Kenyans
By Mike Pflanz
Islamist terrorists were still holding dozens of hostages Sunday in Nairobi’s upscale Westgate mall. The attack is the worst Kenya has confronted since 1998.
Delaware-sized lake discovered beneath Kenya desert
By Mike Pflanz
Scientists say the aquifer may have enough water to fill the parched area’s needs indefinitely.
Kenya’s No. 2 leader pleads ‘not guilty’ to crimes against humanity
By Mike Pflanz
Vice President William Ruto of Kenya said he is not responsible for ‘organizing and coordinating’ local gangs that killed some 1,300 in 2007 and 2008.
With its leaders facing trial, Kenya quits International Criminal Court
By Mike Pflanz
But indicted President Kenyatta and Vice President Ruto say they will still appear before the ICC.
Did West ignore rape charges related to Ethiopia land grab?
By Mike Pflanz
USAID officials are accused of ignoring reports of profound human rights abuses by Ethiopia, a strategic ally in the Horn of Africa. They deny it.
Hague court ‘expected’ Nigeria to arrest Sudan’s Bashir. It didn’t.
By Mike Pflanz
Instead of arresting the Sudanese leader who faces 10 charges, including genocide and war crimes, Nigeria gave him the red carpet treatment.
Al Qaeda-allied suicide team blasts UN compound in Mogadishu
By Mike Pflanz
Al Shabab fighters launch one of worst attacks since being largely driven out of the Somali capitol two years ago. ‘We knew it was dangerous here,’ says UN spokesman in country.
Meet the floating plant that has Lake Victoria’s economy in a chokehold
By Mike Pflanz
Massive mats of invasive water hyacinth are creeping their way across the lake, severely disrupting local fishermen and sending scientists scrambling for a way to stop the runaway weed.
New Kenyan lawmakers vote themselves free luxury car perk, worth $60,000
By Mike Pflanz
Before elections in March, salaries for politicians in the East African nation were agreed to be pruned as a matter of national contrition. That didn’t last long.
Hot idea to keep African farmers planting harvests 100,000th participant
By Mike Pflanz
Insurance pay-offs to small farmers in Kenya and Rwanda give them courage to plant, despite bad weather predictions. Cell phone technology makes it possible.
Sudan’s Bashir starts freeing prisoners, polishing up legacy
By Mike Pflanz
Sudan’s president Omar Al Bashir is wanted for genocide and war crimes by the International Criminal Court, but as he steps down in 2015 he would like to have a different image.
Indicted abroad for crimes, Kenya’s new leaders pose diplomatic dilemma
By Mike Pflanz
Foreign governments must decide how to interact with Kenya’s newly elected president, Uhuru Kenyatta, because of his indictments at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
Tense wait in Kenya as electronic vote tally fails
By Mike Pflanz
The expensive new counting system was designed to avoid the vote rigging allegations that led to violence after the country’s 2007 election. But when it failed Wednesday, a hand count began.
Jail for journalist working on rape story in Somalia
By Mike Pflanz
Both Abdiaziz Abdinur, a contributor to The Monitor, and the woman who told him she was raped by men wearing government uniforms have received year-long sentences, prompting world concern.
US recognizes Somalia government after two decades of anarchy
By Mike Pflanz
For the first time since 1991, the United States has recognized a government in the war-torn East African nation, setting the stage for strengthening political ties between the two countries.
Africa’s energy consumption growing fastest in world
By Mike Pflanz
Africa’s energy demands are skyrocketing, but with 64 recent major discoveries of fuel deposits, it is in a good position to meet its needs.
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