A Domino Effect in the Horn of Africa?

Alex Thurston, 09.30.2009

PhD candidate at Northwestern

Somalia's civil war constitutes a danger to the whole region, but it is not the only cause of instability. How far will chaos spread, and what is the appropriate US policy response?

Criticism of Obama Not About Race, Says New Poll of White People

Andy Borowitz, 09.19.2009

BorowitzReport.com

The survey, conducted by the University of Minnesota's Opinion Research Institute, measured the opinions of a large cross-section of the nation's most virulent white Obama critics.

It Takes a Villager: Kenyan-Born New Yorker's Job a Casualty of the Recession, as is his Largesse

Nick Mwaluko, 09.09.2009

Nick Mwaluko was born in Tanzania, East Africa but raised in neighboring Kenya.

With just a few dollars a month, Owino helps pay for school fees, books, uniforms, and shoes for his village, where many walk barefoot on one meal a day.

New Dr. Strangeloves and the Prospect of Geo-Engineered Climate "Adaptation"

Sanjay Khanna, 09.10.2009

Writer

This year's Tallberg Forum asked: "How on earth can we live together, within the planetary boundaries?" Some scientists and energy policymakers posed a different question that made my hairs stand on end.

25 Years After Band Aid, Diminished Foreign Aid and Drought Threaten Ethiopia's Food Security

Chloe Malle, 09.08.2009

New York-based writer

International aid agencies predict this winter may bring the worst food crisis to Ethiopia since the infamous famine of 1984-85.

Seeing Kenya Through Local Eyes

Kyle Bullington, 09.30.2009

This summer I decided to take my high school volunteer work to the next level by taking my community service global and volunteering in one of the largest slums in the world.

From Obama's Ancestral Village Home To Africa's Largest Slum: Perspectives On Democracy And Change

Modiba, 09.21.2009

Modiba is a social-activist international music company based in New York City.

This is HuffPost World's regular feature that highlights interesting musicians and musical trends around the world. Know of a great musician doing g...

Unearthed Film Footage From Secret Sports Summit Reveals How Race and Sports Play Out (VIDEO)

Paul Mecurio, 09.14.2009

Emmy Award-winning comedian, new HBO Sports series Got No Game With Paul Mecurio

Narrowing the Digital Divide

Margee Ensign, 09.10.2009

The world's educational resources increasingly are in the palm of our hand. The only question is whether we can envision and create a new educational world where all children have access to the world's knowledge.

Exclusive: Right Wing "Big Lie" About Clunker Law Exposed!

Steve Parker, 09.08.2009

Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years.

One of the major arguments against the clunker law comes from car collectors who claim that the law takes millions of good replacement parts off the road forever. Turns out, this isn't true.

Need a Dose of Nature? An Exotic Spa? Try Wildfitness in Kenya

Beth Arnold, 09.07.2009

Journalist and award-winning writer, living in Paris

I felt a deep pull to Africa that I've not felt anywhere else in the world. Wildfitness was physically tough -- an exotic luxurious boot camp -- that captured our souls.

Newt Gingrich: Born in Kenya?

Keith Thomson, 10.19.2009

Reporter and author

There are three reasons to believe this Kenyan birth certificate for Newt Gingrich is real, or, at the very least, smoke indicative of fire.

African Food Security? USAID Has Used Taxpayer Money to Fund GMOs Abroad Since 1991

Paula Crossfield, 09.06.2009

Managing Editor of civileats.com

Africans can look to India to see what a future of relying on biotech seeds looks like. There, a depleted water table, poisoned waterways and farmer suicides have been the result of the first Green Revolution.

The Silly Season In Politics

Chris Weigant, 09.05.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

"Silly season" refers to late summer, when governments go on massive taxpayer-funded vacations all over the world. This year's season could produce a bumper crop of silly.

What can Africa Hope for During Clinton Visit?

Todd Moss, 08.31.2009

Senior Fellow and Director of The Emerging Africa Project.

Clinton, in choosing the largest economies and the continent's most influential capitals, is likely to highlight more traditional US economic and security interests than Obama did on his Ghana trip.

Tom Morello: One Man Revolution

Tom Matlack, 08.28.2009

Co-founder of The Good Men Project

In retrospect, Morello sees their success as the juxtaposition of real world events like Rodney King and massive feigned rebellion in the music world. Rage's rebellion was for real.

Paradise in Lamu, Kenya

Karin Luisa, 08.28.2009

Karin Luisa is a writer based in Paris. ...

I swam and swam in the warmest freshest water, under the wide Kenyan sky, between islands as green and lush as the water was blue.

A Letter To That Nutty Birther Lady

Beth Armogida, 08.26.2009

TV Comedy Writer

I saw the video clip of your passionate speech to Representative Mike Castle on YouTube right after I watched a cat do the Riverdance.

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet, 08.24.2009

Editors of Simple Intelligence

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs :The Geopolitical Importance of Syria SI Analysis: Engagement with Syria seems to be a priority for many di...

Liz Cheney: Birther of Crazier Conspiracies

Warren Holstein, 08.24.2009

A NYC Based Stand-Up Comedian and Writer

Dick's progeny didn't fall far from the gnarled, twisted tree. Liz Cheney has unfurled her writhing power-hungry roots, burrowing deep beneath the dirt filled with assorted creepy crawlies to feed her political prospects.

Chris Matthews: A Deeply Closeted Birther?

Mark Joseph, 08.22.2009

Mark Joseph is a producer, author, talk show host and editor of Bullypulpit.com

Everyday I drive home from work, walk in the door and ask my four kids under the age of 8 "guess what time it is?" to which they groan in near unison ...