Where Am I?
CLUES
Rome conquered this ancient Punic trading post and converted it into a base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania.
The site comprises Byzantine, paleo-Christian, Phoenician and Roman ruins alongside other indigenous…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor was an intellectual, a writer, a scholar, a statesman and the first president of Senegal. He wrote Senegal’s national anthem and said he considered himself first and foremost a poet.
But his writings indicate that he…
Viewpoint
U.S. Africa Command Staff
Security begins with cooperation. Whether it is efforts in West Africa to stem the influx of illegal drugs from South America or bringing security to the continent’s ever-growing presence in cyperspace, countries…
A Blueprint for Peace
The AU’s African Peace and Security Architecture Must Overcome Challenges to Fulfill Its Mission
By Tim Murithi/Institute For Justice And Reconciliation
Tim Murithi, Ph.D., is the head of the Justice and Reconciliation in Africa…
Where Am I?
CLUES
Founded at the beginning of the 1st millennium B.C., this city started out as a Phoenician port.
The city had existed for more than 600 years when one of its sons, Septimius Severus, became Roman emperor in 193 A.D.
The Romans…
Avoiding Another Crisis in the Central African Republic
The sectarian violence in the Central African Republic has uprooted nearly 1 million people, and it is estimated that 2.2 million, about half the population, need humanitarian aid.
Drug supplies to clinics and hospitals have been…
Floating School Brings Hope to ‘Venice of Africa’
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Makoko, Nigeria, known as the “slum on stilts” and the “Venice of Africa,” hopes a new floating school will create a better future for children there. The school, built entirely by locals and launched in 2013, has a…
Robots Direct Traffic in DRC’s Capital
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Can robots ease traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo? A small cooperative, which developed the solution and is testing two robots, thinks so. And it wants to promote the concept across…
Man Poised to be First Black African in Space
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Mandla Maseko, 25, of the Mabopane district near Pretoria, South Africa, will fly 103 kilometers into space in 2015 after winning a competition organized by a United States-based space academy. He beat 1 million other…
The Power of People
Taking Time to Engage Civilian Leaders Can Build Partnerships that Enhance Security
The village of Gofat spreads out beyond the rocky crags that punctuate the southernmost sands of the Sahara in Niger. More than 1,000 people call it home,…