Obama Majority Yearning for Real Engagement with Africa

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The recrim­i­na­tions are pour­ing in; Mitt Rom­ney and the GOP lost the elec­tions, big time. What’s the rea­son for the loss? Let’s take a look at what peo­ple are say­ing in Amer­i­ca and beyond. Many pun­dits, includ­ing those who wrong­ly pre­dict­ed the out­come of the elec­tions, attribute the main cause to chang­ing U.S. demo­graph­ics. Ross…

Northern Africa Thrusted into U.S. Presidential Politics

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If you thought for­eign pol­i­cy would remain a non-issue in the cur­rent race for the U.S pres­i­den­cy, think again. While the pun­dits were “talk­ing a good game” about the econ­o­my and jobs, abor­tion, and immi­gra­tion, few had giv­en thought to the obscure movie trail­er post­ed on YouTube, bash­ing Islam,  and the poten­tial con­se­quences it could bring…