China: Visa Rules Tightened for Olympics Period

By Larry Habegger | May 8th, 2008 |

The Foreign Ministry acknowledged that it has tightened visa rules after weeks of denials from immigration officials, now requiring invitation letters, hotel reservations and proof of roundtrip air tickets for... [Read this entry]

North Africa: Possible Terror Attacks

By Larry Habegger | May 1st, 2008 |

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Algeria warned its neighbors that al-Qaeda is planning high-profile attacks aimed at industrial installations to destabilize local governments. Tunisia is believed to be a main target because of its friendly... [Read this entry]

Egypt: Manhunt for Terrorists in Sinai

By Larry Habegger | April 10th, 2008 |

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Security forces have set up roadblocks and checkpoints in Sinai following reports that two terrorists plan to bomb a tourist site in the region. Egyptian intelligence reported that the two... [Read this entry]

Zimbabwe: Election Dispute Has Country on Edge

By Larry Habegger | April 10th, 2008 |

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Zimbabwe has teetered on the brink of political disintegration for months and is now in an acute crisis following national elections in which the opposition appears to have won both... [Read this entry]

Kenya: U.S. State Department Softens Travel Warning

By Larry Habegger | March 26th, 2008 |

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The U.S. State Department has softened its warning about travel to Kenya following the widely-accepted power-sharing agreement signed Feb. 28 to resolve the disputed presidential election of Dec. 27. The... [Read this entry]

South Africa: Local Address Disclosures on Arrival No Longer Necessary in Joburg

By Larry Habegger | March 12th, 2008 |

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Beginning March 17, visitors arriving at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg will not have to provide immigration officials with their address in South Africa, a precaution implemented because of... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Violence Prompts Peace Corps to Suspend Operations

By Larry Habegger | February 7th, 2008 |

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Ongoing post-election violence that has often become ethnic prompted the U.S. Peace Corps to suspend its operations in Kenya. The Peace Corps announced the decision Feb. 5 to withdraw its... [Read this entry]

Egypt, Gaza, Israel: Border Crisis Stirs Tensions Between Egypt, Hamas, Palestinian Authority

By Larry Habegger | January 30th, 2008 |

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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt after Hamas militants blew open the border partition between Gaza and the Egyptian city of Rafah Jan. 23, relieving tensions in Gaza... [Read this entry]

Kenya: Political Crisis, Violence Continue

By Larry Habegger | January 30th, 2008 |

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Violence stemming from Kenya’s disputed presidential election continued to plague the country, especially in the Rift Valley. Naivasha, a town popular with tourists and expatriates just 55 miles northwest of... [Read this entry]

South Africa: Baboons Catching a Break from Detractors

By Larry Habegger | January 30th, 2008 |

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Baboons are considered pests in the suburbs of Cape Town, often breaking into homes looking for food, but now a conservation group is offering tours through the parks and nature... [Read this entry]

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