AFRICA

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The Healing Power of Forgiveness
The South African leadership continues to astonish the world with its stubborn insistence on reconciliation and forgiveness - and that is a rare example in a world where many are determined to exact vicious revenge onto those who once oppressed them. -- Read more

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Togo: Seeking Ligitimacy Overseas
Mr. Gnassingbé is free to visit any country he likes, including Morocco. But, he may not use state resources (both those of Togo and those of his host countries) to tour the continent ahead of the elections in Togo, even though it is almost certain that he will be vote-manipulated into power. -- Read more

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A Letter from a Togolese Refugee
This past Saturday, the Togolese people hoped that the disappearance of their bloody dictator of 38 years would mark the start of a genuine change in their political fate. Their hope was short-lived -- Read more

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A First Chance to Make Good on the New American Promise
Two weeks after President Bush's inaugural speech and four days after his State of the Union speech, in which he articulated a new U.S. policy in support of democracy and freedom around the world, a tiny country in West Africa lost its ruler to a heart attack. He was not just any ruler, he was Africa's longest-serving tyrant and the world's second-longest serving tyrant after Fidel Castro of Cuba. -- Read more