Africa

"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my worshipers, the daughter of My dispersed ones, shall bring My offering" (Zephaniah 3:10).

Africa's story is one of convoluted tribal histories, foreign domination, independence and spirals of injustices. Most of the continent today is plagued with corruption and disease while its people eke out an existence. Even so, the Bible foretells a bright future for Africa—and the rest of the world.

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Kenya's Tragedy

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Unrest in Kenya

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World News and Trends: South African update

Much of the population in South Africa is very unhappy with the present government's progress in closing the poverty gap.
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Genocide Survivor: "I Hope We've Learned Our Lesson..."

"One day we were neighbors, and the next day the massacre began." That's how the survivor of a tribal massacre described the shocking turn of events that led to the murder of 18 of her family members. Her tragic story...
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Saving Africa

Africans today are seeking a strong leader who will ignite their enthusiasm and inspire and mobilize them. That leader is coming!
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China Looks to Africa

China's philosophy toward African politics, coupled with its voracious appetite for energy and raw materials, makes an alliance with Africa ideal. But does Africa benefit as much as China does? And where does this alliance leave the United States and...
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The World Is Watching Nigerian Elections

What happens in Nigeria, the world's sixth largest producer of oil, is of strategic interest to a host of nations. Internal issues also make the country a target for terrorist recruiting and a possible new front in the war on...
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World News and Trends: Nuclear neighbors now likely in the Middle East

The likelihood of an Iranian nuclear armory has opened up the possibility of uncontrolled nuclear proliferation among neighboring countries.
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Africa's AIDS Crisis: A Doctor's Firsthand Account

“Then it hit me, ‘I’m playing God,’” writes a doctor treating AIDS patients in Africa. Read the doctor’s sobering account of the horrors of the unending calamity.
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World News and Trends: Incurable TB threatens South Africa

According to The Guardian, "Doctors at the Church of Scotland Hospital in Tugela Ferry [in South Africa] were already grappling with the onslaught of AIDS and its partner in death, tuberculosis."
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World News and Trends: The Horn of Africa and Darfur on the road to ruin

Bossaso is a case in point. According to The Economist, "Bossaso is an exit point from the Horn of Africa . . . This port in Northern Somalia already has 300,000 people . . . It is a raw place...
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Suez Important Lessons From an Event 50 Years Ago

When Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal 50 years ago, it started a chain of events whose results are still being felt today.
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Anti-Americanism in Africa

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Islam Marches On

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An African Adventure

Here are a young American's impressions of his first trip to West Africa.
Making Sense of World News
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Making Sense of World News

Christians are told to be watching and aware of the trends taking place in the world around us. But with news coming at us 24 hours a day, it can seem overwhelming. How can we get a proper handle on...
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
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This Is the Way Walk in It: Choosing a Future Over Fear

It is not where we were planted on the road of life that determines our destiny, but what God can do with us. So what is in that heart of yours? Are you getting more and more bitter—or growing better...
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Why Are Americans So Obsessed with Celebrities?

We are a celebrity conscious culture. I read sometime ago that one third of Americans are obsessed with celebrities. But what about the real news that celebrity gossip denies the public?
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World News and Trends: South Africa 's killing fields

South Africa's violent state reaches the white farmers among many.
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