THE DRC'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC: A SHORT TERM SOLUTION WITH LONG TERM BENEFITS
Contributing Writer Alexandra Reich discusses the issue of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and how external armed forces can help protect those who are vulnerable, particularly internally displaced people (IDPs).
#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS AND THE LIMITS OF INTERNATIONAL ACTION
Staff writer Rashika Rakibullah examines the factors that limit the value of foreign intervention in Nigeria, especially if outrage overpowers understanding and context.
THE STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS WITHIN UGANDA'S LGBT COMMUNITY: AN AMERICAN DEBATE RELOCATED
Staff Writer Andrew Muse-Fisher looks at how the struggle for LGBT equality in the United States also effects Uganda's more repressive approach to its own LGBT community.
THE WOMEN OF TODAY, THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW
Staff Writer Viet Tran recognizes many different women for their political, artistic, technological and medical related accomplishments.
PRISTINE OCEANS: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN CALIFORNIA WATERS
A look into the promise of Marine Protected Areas as a tool for accomplishing necessary marine conservation goals. By Contributing Writer Annam Raza
CHINA'S AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS: TRAPPED BY STATUS
Staff Writer Siru (Rose) Zhu talks about the tenuous status of African immigrants in Guanzhou, one of China's largest cities.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HIV PREVENTION IN TANZANIA
Staff Writer Rebecca Benest discusses an innovative way to combating the HIV/AID epidemic in Tanzania.
SOCCER SCORES NEW GOALS FOR HIV PREVENTION IN AFRICA
A look at how innovative humanitarian groups are using soccer to help address health issues, particularly HIV, in Africa. By Staff Writer Param Bhatter.
MORE TROOPS MORE PROBLEMS? FRANCE AND THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Sophie Desvignes takes a critical look a France's involvement in the Central African Republic.
BLOG: CHAOS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Various news reports and human rights organizations have expressed concern over a possible genocide in the Central African Republic, but should we really be calling it that? By Marianne Zape, Senior Editor
HI-TECH IN THE ROUGH: THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S RESOURCE CURSE
Staff Writer Andrew Kim analyzes corporate responsibility in a booming market.
AFRICAN DEMOCRACY IN A POST-MANDELA WORLD
Staff Writer Alexis Coopersmith discusses the prospects of upcoming African elections in a post-Mandela era.
8 THINGS YOU DID NOT KNOW ABOUT NELSON MANDELA
Staff Writer Michelle Bulterys provides eight less-known facts about Nelson Mandela's life.
AFRICA: A NEW HOME FOR ISLAMIC EXTREMISM
Will Africa be the next hotbed for Islamic extremism? By Patrick Johnson, Staff Writer
COMBATTING THE IVORY TRADE
Alexis Coopersmith looks at how African governments are combatting the illegal ivory trade.
POWER SHARING AGAINST ARMS
Negotiators often use Lijphart's consociational model of power sharing to mend nations torn apart by civil war. But it is only effective when deeper socio-political issues have been addressed By Melanie Emr, Staff Writer
CORRECTIVE RAPE: THE UNSPEAKABLE COST OF BEING A HOMOSEXUAL IN AFRICA
Staff Writer Alexis Coopersmith shows how rape is being used to combat homosexuality in Africa
MATERNAL MORTALITY IN NIGERIA: REDUCING RATES THROUGH EDUCATION
Contributing Writer Matthew Kucharski discusses an alternative to combating Nigeria's maternal health crisis.
CLEAN WATER IN ETHIOPIA: HARVESTING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
Contributing Writer Matthew Kucharski suggests new techniques to solving Ethiopia's water problems.