Following the upending event of September 11th in New York City, and the ensuing global campaign against terrorism, the broader security dynamics of almost every region of the world have transformed drastically. Tactics employed by splinter groups today have taken on a new face – one dominated by intense guerrilla warfare aimed at instilling…
Somalia was at one point one of the most beautiful and peaceful countries in Africa, prior to the civil war. After 1991, the entire landscape changed as the central government collapsed and the warlords began a battle of attrition to appropriate the resources of the country. Piracy off the coast of Somalia soon became…
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, lies the beautiful and wild Virunga National Park. For 3000 square miles there is an abundance of forests, grasslands and volcanoes. Along with the variety of terrain comes an immense amount of wildlife, much of which needs to be preserved and safeguarded. The 300 critically-endangered mountain gorillas…
Over the last several years, Africa has been home to some of the most exciting emerging markets on the globe. Due to a growing middle class in the many urban areas across the continent, businesses across the globe are flocking to a number of African countries to start and expand new and current ventures.…
As the world reels from the ISIS led attacks in Brussels carried out on Tuesday, and while still not yet recovered from the Al Queda assault in the Ivory Coast just over a week ago, it seems that citizens globally are living in a new reality where cold, heartless terrorists strike with impunity. In…
Bernard “Bernie” Sanders, the Senator from Vermont trying to beat the insurmountable Hillary Clinton, has vowed to keep on fighting to become the 2016 Democratic nominee for President of the United States. A little over a year ago Sanders, despite nearly 10 years in the U.S. Senate and 16 years prior to that as…
Serena Jameka Williams, American professional tennis player, is currently ranked number one in Women’s Singles Tennis in the world, a position she’s held on six separate occasions. Williams is widely regarded as one of the most powerful tennis players the world has ever seen. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Serena and her sister Venus grew…
Africa’s Rarest Antelope On the border of Kenya and Somalia lives a beautiful creature that is critically endangered: the Hirola, or “Hunter’s antelope.” The global population is around 600 animals, and it is the only existing member of its genus, Beatragus. “The loss of the Hirola would be the first extinction of a mammalian genus…
With the increased demand of fish, African waters have become a hot spot for local and international fishers making this one of the highest concentration of fishing areas in the world. It is reported that an average of 1.3 billion worth of fish are illegally caught and removed from the African oceans on a…
With the biggest oil project in East Africa only months away from beginning, one can only imagine the excitement, and opportunity this new venture has to offer. The Tanzania/Uganda oil pipeline is slated to begin in August of 2016 and expects to create 1,500 jobs. In addition to the immediate impact on local and…
