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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World News and Trends: Scourge of War in the Sudan

Nearly two million civilians have died in the southern Sudan during a 15-year war that has developed into the deadliest conflict since World War II.
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Still a Troubled and Dangerous World

The end of the Cold War promised a safer time, but our planet has become more perilous. Why?
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In Brief... Bleeding Virus Hits Congo

New Ebola-like disease spreads, leaving questions of its origin until testing is done.
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In Brief... Bleeding Virus Hits Congo

New Ebola-like disease spreads, leaving questions of its origin until testing is done.
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In Brief... Bangladesh Movement Highlights New Pan-Islamic Identity

Terrorist threats from Osama bin Laden continue to grow and endanger regions around the world.
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In Brief...The Looming World Water Crisis

Water shortages feared to be in the near future for vast areas of the Middle East, Europe and Africa
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The Eternal Quest for Freedom

Although Egypt has changed in many ways, it is sobering to realize that human nature and the human condition haven't changed that much.
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World News and Trends: New states of anarchy

When authority collapses, chaos ensues, says world-affairs analyst and author Georgie Anne Geyer, and the trend is increasing around the world.
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World News and Trends: War allows deadly epidemic's return

Sleeping sickness, an ancient disease doctors once hoped to eradicate from Africa, is making a deadly return visit courtesy of the 15-year civil war in Sudan.
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World News and Trends: South Africa still in trouble

An article in a major newsweekly characterized South Africa as emerging from "a post-apartheid slump with a high-growth budget and Olympian hopes."
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Africa: Still the Heart of Darkness?

Why is Africa, an enormous continent blessed with great wealth, plagued with such pervasive problems? When will it find solutions?
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