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Dan M. Ford

HIV/AIDS support is latest casualty in Trump's 'white genocide' beef
Africa

HIV/AIDS support is latest casualty in Trump's 'white genocide' beef

The 23-year-old PEPFAR program is now winding down for South Africa, affecting some 7.8 million people.

Nairobi diesel protests kenya
Africa

Dying in Diesel protests: Africa slammed by Iran war energy crisis

Many governments on the continent set fuel prices. That's become a problem when leaders can no longer subsidize to keep costs low.

Haiti gang violence
North America

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

But the UN and US never seem to learn. There have been numerous cycles of peacekeeping and police missions there. Here's why they don't work.

Africa Ghana
Africa

Vastly dependent on imports, Africans scramble amid oil crisis

The US-Israeli war in Iran puts in stark relief the extent of the continent's reliance on other regions for its energy

Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war
QiOSK

Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war

A security presence in the Horn of Africa could draw an already fragile region into Middle East war.