african union
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A few weeks ago, French military forces intervened in the West African nation of Mali to save the country from totally falling into the hands of Islamist extremists. We know this because these extremists, who for months have hijacked the northern part of the country from the internationally recognized government in Bamako, south of the
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As heinous, scatterbrained, and morally bankrupt as Muammar Gaddafi was, it is hard to believe a life so awash with megalomania had unexplainable spurts of illumination. While the “United States of Africa,” as proposed by the former Libyan leader was overly ambitious and impractical, the spirit behind the intent underscores a strong undercurrent that’s so