January 2008 Entries
Today, the top American envoy for Africa, Jendayi Frazer, said there's "clear ethnic cleansing" currently going on in Kenya. But she didn't go so far as to call it "genocide." (Click here to read the full story.)
I would like to thank the many Africa Matters readers who took the time to write in this week with their views of the current crisis in Kenya. I am appearing on Christian World News today to discuss all the feedback I've been getting.
There is a saying in America, "leaving the fox in charge of the hen house." It means installing a natural enemy to guard his prey. This leaves the prey vulnerable to the fox's appetite for chickens.
A ceasefire agreement is in the works in the Democratic Republic of Congo! President Joseph Kabila's government is expected to sign a truce today with the rebel forces in the country's North Kivu Province.
Whether you are in Kenya or living abroad, I would like to know your take on the current crisis!