Africa - The New American

Al-Qaeda Bomber Was a Spy for U.K., Canada

An Algerian-born al-Qaeda assassin accused of bombing two churches in Pakistan was working as a spy for British and Canadian intelligence before being...

Alex Newman April 27, 2011

Nigerian Muslims Riot After National Elections

James Heiser April 21, 2011

In Nigeria’s contested presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan has been reelected, and the reelection of a candidate from the Christian region of southern...

Egyptian Islamists Seek Overthrow of Coptic Governor

James Heiser April 20, 2011

Islamic extremists are continuing to press their advantage in the new, post-Mubarak Egypt, and are now demanding that one of the few Christians...

UN And Muslim Militias Arrest Ivory Coast President

Alex Newman April 12, 2011

United Nations-backed rebel forces, supported by the Obama administration and the French government, arrested Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo at the presidential palace...

Egyptian Uprising Nothing Like 1776 American Revolution

Raven Clabough April 12, 2011

The American Left and the mainstream media touted the Egyptian revolution as a democratic one, even comparing it to the American Revolutionary movement....

General Says Boots on the Ground May Be Needed in Libya

Thomas R. Eddlem April 10, 2011

The General in charge of the U.S. African Command, Army General Carter Ham, told congressional leaders in a closed meeting April 5 that...

UN-backed Forces Slaughter Christians in Ivory Coast

Alex Newman April 7, 2011

Backed by French and United Nations military forces, and approved by President Barack Obama, Muslim militias loyal to opposition leader Alassane Ouattara are...

State Department Ignores Plight of Ethiopians

James Heiser April 4, 2011

Even as the Obama administration brings the might of the United States armed forces to the aid of Libyan rebels linked to al-Qaeda,...

Ongoing Repression in Egypt and Its Lessons for America

Michael Tennant April 4, 2011

Those thinking of celebrating the uprisings across the Middle East might want to reconsider popping the cork just yet. While these rebellions have...

“Libyan Rebels” Create Central Bank, Oil Company

Alex Newman March 30, 2011

As analysts debate possible motives behind President Obama’s United Nations-backed military intervention in Libya, one angle that has received attention in recent days...

UN, Obama Fighting Alongside Al-Qaeda in Libya

Alex Newman March 26, 2011

The Obama administration’s UN-backed military intervention against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is aiding al-Qaeda, which, according to media reports citing high-level commanders in...

With UN Permission, U.S. Leads Missile Assault on Gadaffi Forces in Libya

Dave Bohon March 21, 2011

Following a second day of UN-approved missile strikes by U.S., French, and British fighter jets and naval forces, military officials said that troops...

A Real Cost/Benefit Analysis of Libyan Intervention

Thomas R. Eddlem March 20, 2011

President Obama has made the "decision" to put American soldiers into harm's way in Libya without the required permission under the U.S. Constitution...