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Four things Syria must do after Bashar al-Assad
It’s not too early to consider the way forward for Syria after Bashar al-Assad. Examples in other countries show that a transition will be greatly aided if Syrians can do these four things:
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In Pictures Monitor photographers in Africa
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Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 06/28
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In Pictures Refugee Camps in Tanzania
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Somalia's Islamist militants spill into neighboring countries
Somalia's Islamist militant group Al Shabab now controls much of the country, and it has made viable threats against neighbors Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
11/18/2009 12:00 am -
Strength in What Remains
Tracy Kidder’s true story about a Tutsi medical student who fled to the US illustrates the power of forgiveness.
08/24/2009 01:00 am -
A community garden brings people together
Residents find a feeling of neighborliness as they tend to communal vegetable plots.
07/28/2009 01:00 am -
Summer reading list
07/18/2009 01:00 am -
After 16 years of war, Burundi rebels start new lives
The last rebel group has laid down its guns, but land disputes are complicating their reintegration.
06/18/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Thursday's coverage: Naming names in Iran, moon mapping, financial regs
06/18/2009 01:00 am -
In Somalia, African Union takes the offensive in information war
AMISOM is rehabilitating Radio Mogadishu and publishing articles to 'empower' Somalis and push back against Islamist insurgents.
05/27/2009 01:00 am -
Somali government encircled by hardline Islamists
After five days of assault by better-armed Al Shabab militiamen, pro-government fighters have apparently begun to retreat.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
World
02/25/2009 12:00 am -
Congo's risky push to crush rebels
Rwanda's Army moved deeper into neighboring Congo Sunday as part of a surprise deal last week to root out Hutu rebels. But when will Rwanda's troops leave?
01/26/2009 12:00 am -
Is slow food slowly changing?
Farmers and food artisans discuss the future of the slow food movement at the biennial Terra Madre.
11/24/2008 12:00 am -
What does Congo's Gen. Nkunda want?
An ordained preacher and rebel group commander, Gen. Laurent Nkunda is threatening to draw other nations into a war in eastern Congo.
11/14/2008 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View Reach out to Zimbabwe's generals
The military's fear of retribution threatens a fragile power-sharing deal.
10/24/2008 01:00 am -
African countries improve their governance, study shows
The Mo Ibrahim Index announced this week that 31 of 48 countries are run better.
10/08/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Nigeria and Burundi to deploy troops in Somalia
The move comes amid a rise in kidnappings of foreign aid workers and an escalating humanitarian crisis.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Zimbabwe's neighborhood
The best hope for ousting dictator Robert Mugabe is pressure from Zimbabwe's neighbors.
06/25/2008 01:00 am -
World
05/28/2008 01:00 am -
Rising price of rice keeps U.N. scrambling to feed world's hungry
From Kenya to Cambodia, the World Food Program's offices are struggling to meet their budgets in the face of price increases, sometimes having to suspend vital programs.
05/22/2008 01:00 am -
World
04/21/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Why Kenya is critical to Africa's future
Peace in Africa hinges on regional integration.
03/07/2008 12:00 am -
How Kenya came undone
Long-simmering ethnic tensions threaten to tear apart East Africa's most stable, prosperous country.
01/29/2008 12:00 am -
Kenya's violence chokes flow of goods to the region
Security concerns are preventing fuel and other goods from leaving a key port.
01/24/2008 12:00 am -
Private security contractors look to Africa for recruits
Namibia kicked out two top officials of an international private security firm this fall amid claims the firm was recruiting fighters to work in Iraq and Afghanistan.
01/08/2008 12:00 am -
Amid Kenya clashes, growing calls for calm
International mediators are arriving in Kenya to help end the political standoff after last week's disputed vote.
01/04/2008 12:00 am
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