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Joseph Hammond reviews Ernest Harsch's biography of Thomas Sankara and examines what this African dictator meant for Burkina Faso and the wider continent.

Joseph Hammond reviews James Fergusson's book "The World's Most Dangerous Place," which examines Somalia and its people

Dan Kaszeta on the threat posed to national and global health security by fake drugs and criminals making quick cash off human suffering.

João Terrenas on the challenging road ahead for reconstructing South Sudan.

Lionel Beehner on America's 'Holiday from History' in Africa under President Obama.

UN expert Katrin Park argues that swarming the impoverished northwest corner of Africa with $5 billion of counterterrorism assistance will not solve the region's security threats.

Anjan Sundaram describes the dangers of being a press "stringer" in the Congo, the attraction of Africa and war, and the future of foreign journalism.

In Africa, America is again in search of amorphous monsters to slay. But this GWOT mindset has not made us, or Africans, any safer, writes Thomas Lansner.