Some interesting links

So as people know, I am very passionate about issues happening on the continent of Africa hence my internship. I decided that I would post some articles on a daily basis on this blog so that everyone can become more informed of the situations in Africa and how the United States has an impact in the progress, or sometimes unfortunately the regress, of issues. The place of my internship, Africa Action, is a grassroots advocacy group that targets empowering African people to help shift their situation as well as helping to strengthen US foreign policy on the continent.

Blood Diamonds:
We have all seen the movie. Check out this link from BBC about what is going on right now:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8116239.stm

AIDS Orphans:
A very real issue that can tug on your heartstrings:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/world/africa/25orphan.html?_r=1&hp

Congo:
This is a brilliant article published by the Washington Post. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most volatile war going on and for women reading my blog, it has been named the most dangerous place in the world for women - more dangerous than Pakistan, Iran or Iraq.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/24/AR2009062403558.html