Ethiopian Jews No Longer Granted Free Citizenship in Israel

GONDAR, Ethiopia - Sitting in a leaky, flyblown hut, a few dozen Ethiopian villagers are anxiously waiting to be transported to another world.
They have just been given word that their years of waiting are over, and that soon they will make a 2,000-mile journey by land and air with what is probably the last [...]

Albinos Face New Dangers in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Samuel Mluge steps outside his office and scans the sidewalk. His pale blue eyes dart back and forth, back and forth, trying to focus. The sun used to be his main enemy, but now he has others. Mr. Mluge is an albino, and in…

Africa Now Has A New “Apprentice” Show

Nigeria, Oil, and Your Wallet

INTERNATIONAL oil companies have never considered Nigeria a most hospitable operating environment. Long burdened with eye-watering corruption and political instability, as well as two years or so of violent attacks from local militants demanding a bigger share of the country’s oil revenues, oil workers thought conditions could not get much worse for them.
But they have. [...]