A U.S. recommitment to Africa would profit all involved, so long as policymakers settle in for the long haul and take their cues from Alexander Hamilton.

Why the NYT’s Congo reporting conceals the big story—and how to make it better.

As if holding back America’s schools wasn’t enough….

The 195 girls who remain missing today reportedly live in conditions of forced marriage, rape, and torture.

What this means for the running of the Nigerian government and the health of Christian-Muslim politics in West Africa’s regional power remains to be seen, but it certainly doesn’t bode well.

…and that may not be such a bad thing.

What’s happening in the Ivory Coast is a story of disappointment, ambition, calculated violence, and betrayal.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s op-ed in the NYT provides a sobering assessment of President Buhari’s job performance.

Uganda’s putting porn on the “naughty list” and Zimbabwe’s trying to block WhatsApp, but Africa’s mobile revolution is real and its impacts are just beginning to be felt.

The great humanitarian’s hospital in Gabon may be closing soon. But it’s not the only idea of Albert Schweitzer’s that has seen better days.