China’s New Focus on Africa

Posted by on Jun 24, 2010 in Articles | No Comments
China’s New Focus on Africa

If you want to see what’s wrong with Africa, take a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The size of Western Europe, with almost no paved roads, Congo is the sucking vortex where Africa’s heart should be. Independent Congo gave the world Mobutu Sese Seko, who for 32 years impoverished his people while traveling […]

South Africa: Playing the Rebel Game

Posted by on Jun 3, 2010 in Articles | No Comments
South Africa: Playing the Rebel Game

Two of the most godforsaken soccer pitches in the world are on Robben Island, a flat rock battered by Antarctic winds and icy waves in the southern Atlantic, 6 miles (about 10 km) off Cape Town on the tip of Africa. The island’s isolation made it a natural prison for British colonists, who kept their […]