Chinese New Year in Pictures – San Francisco
Posted by Investigative Africa on 24 Jan ’12
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Chinese New Year in Pictures – San Francisco
Chinese New Year in Pictures – San Francisco. Photos by Tawanda Kanhema
Flying With Gems: AirZim Receives First Airbus Jet
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 18 Jan ’12
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Flying With Gems: AirZim Receives First Airbus Jet
Air Zimbabwe today received the first of three Airbus jets acquired from the French aircraft giant through a controversial deal that opposition partners in the Zimbabwe government have sought to distance themselves from. The airline, which is currently struggling to pay its pilots and engineers, spend several hundred millions of dollars on the acquisition, aimed at [...]
One Well at a Time, Water Project Changes the Face of a Drought Stricken District In Kenya
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 30 Sep ’11
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One Well at a Time, Water Project Changes the Face of a Drought Stricken District In Kenya
In response to a story published on Investigative Africa on September 18, 2010, a retired telecommunications expert, John Miles (84) from London, United Kingdom, donated $23,000 to the Santa Monica, Calif. based Samburu Project for the drilling of a well in Lusen Gap, Kenya, a dry district Miles had visited in 2006. Miles traveled to the United States to make his donation, which The Samburu Project accepted on March 23, 2011.
Exhibit on Governance, Resources and Conflict in Africa Opens at Yo El Rey Roasting in California
Posted by Investigative Africa on 19 Aug ’11
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Exhibit on Governance, Resources and Conflict in Africa Opens at Yo El Rey Roasting in California
Even as Africa grapples with the combined effects of an ailing global economy and the legacy of misdirected structural adjustment programmes of the 90s, China’s growing interest in Africa and unrelenting pursuit for uranium, ivory, diamonds and oil has opened a new front in the war against corruption.
Medvedev elevates Russia’s space program to “critical priority” as U.S. retires space shuttle
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 9 Jul ’11
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Medvedev elevates Russia’s space program to “critical priority” as U.S. retires space shuttle
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed an executive order making the country’s space programme a “high priority” and “critical” commitment for research and development just as the United States announced that it is retiring its space shuttles with the launch of Atlantis in Florida on July 8th.
Riot Control Agents: Law Enforcement & Human Rights
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 26 Mar ’11
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Riot Control Agents: Law Enforcement & Human Rights
Investigative Africa conducted research on the manufacturing, retail and use of Riot Control Agents for a leading international human rights watchdog. Our reporters were able to obtain real-time insights into the riot control industry, and were instrumental in preparing reports detailing our findings. For more information on this investigation and similar projects, contact investigativeafrica [@] gmail.com or kanhema [@] gmail.com.
War Games In the Desert As Hawks Descend on Libya
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 19 Mar ’11
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War Games In the Desert As Hawks Descend on Libya
AS allied forces fire their first shots in Libya, many questions remain unanswered. With no clear plan on the protection of civilians in Libya, allied military aircraft has swarmed the country’s skies, targetting military vehicles on the ground and broadening the definition of enforcing a “no-fly-zone”. Military action against Gaddafi had been sold as primarily consisting of an effort to prevent him from using airpower against protestors. This has since expanded, with French fighter jets firing on ground targets. An air operation without ground forces and real-time ground intelligence sounds ambitious at the very least. U.S., British and French forces seem to assume that for the first time, a war can successfully be fought with surgical precision.
What Jasmine Revolution? Mugabe’s Generals Prefer Icecream
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 4 Mar ’11
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What Jasmine Revolution? Mugabe’s Generals Prefer Icecream
BLOG: AS the Jasmine Revolution sweeps north Africa, toppling authoritarian regimes, creating civil wars in some countries, and leaving trails of humanitarian disasters in its wake, the political climate in southern Africa appears different. In Zimbabwe, where observers have predicted the possibility of a mass uprising, the ingredients for a revolution modeled after the ones in Egypt and Tunisia seem to be missing.
Foiled coup attempt in the Congo ends in more crimson than jasmine
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 1 Mar ’11
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Foiled coup attempt in the Congo ends in more crimson than jasmine
A coup attempt in the troubled Democratic Republic of the Congo ended in bloodshed Sunday after six people were killed in a skirmish with security officers near President Joseph Kabila’s palace in the capital Kinshasa.
Libya: A Look Inside the Bowels of A Crumbling Fiefdom
Posted by Investigative Africa on 22 Feb ’11
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Libya: A Look Inside the Bowels of A Crumbling Fiefdom
The leader of the Libyan revolution presides over a “famously fractious” family that is powerful, wealthy, dysfunctional and marked by internecine struggles, according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. The documents shed light on how his eight children – among whom rivalries have sharpened in recent years – his wife and Gaddafi himself lead their lives.
Algeria on the edge as Mubarak’s regime collapses, promises to repeal emergency law
Posted by Investigative Africa on 12 Feb ’11
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Algeria on the edge as Mubarak’s regime collapses, promises to repeal emergency law
Thousands of police are reportedly being drafted into the Algerian capital ahead of planned pro-democracy marches, opposition groups have said.
What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets – A Must Read
Posted by Tawanda Kanhema on 29 Jan ’11
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What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets – A Must Read
A WOUNDED Iraq veteran recuperating in Los Angeles, Sudanese refugees receiving food rations in eastern Chad, U.S. and Russian astronauts sharing dinner in space and a Palestinian taxi driver living outside the Israeli security wall unite to shed light on the widening caloric gap between the rich and the poor in a new book What I Eat, Around the World in 80 Diets by journalists Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio.