Officially labeled as a monarchy, Swaziland is a small land-locked country located in Southern Africa. Surrounded by Mozambique to the northeast and South Africa along the remaining borders, Swaziland is one of the smallest countries in Africa, only measuring 120 miles from North to South and 81 miles from East to West. While the…

    Zimbabwe has seen hard times before, so observers might be wondering why this bout of financial insecurity is causing  the country to take such drastic measures, including the printing of their own version of the U.S. Dollar. As Zimbabwe faces a cash shortage, one of the options on the table is to help…

  Photo Credit: controlarms via Compfight cc   To fully understand the depth of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s current struggles, one has to become familiar with their long history of war and conflict.The first reported Congo War started in 1996, fueled by the neighboring genocide in Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. With more…