I'm not a big fan of corporate philanthropy. Too often, it's a feel-good exercise, generating little value for a company's shareholders. At its worst, it allows CEOs to use other people's money to glorify themselves. (Tyco once pledged $5 million to Seton Hall University, which named a building or two after its then-CEO, Dennis Kozlowski.) Rarely is corporate giving both benevolent and strategic.
Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu labeled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "Frankenstein" and called for other countries to intervene before the country descended into bloodshed.
Stephen Paletta had just won financing for a $10 million construction project in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and his plans. He took this as a sign that after running two successful companies, he should try something new: philanthropy.
An ex-rebel leader who served as a vice president of Congo was arrested near Brussels, Belgium on Saturday on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to International Criminal Court.
What does Macy's have to do with healing from genocide? Nothing and everything.
A senior opposition leader accused Zimbabwe's ruling party Tuesday of unleashing an "orgy of violence" across the country in the wake of a disputed presidential election.
It's always tough driving in the wilds of East Africa. But in the tiny country of Djibouti, our driver explains, it's tougher than usual. "Djiboutian goats don't scare," he says, holding down the horn and swerving. We're driving 100 mph the wrong way down a winding road through terrain so apocalyptic that British soldiers, back when they ruled the world, nicknamed this parched earth the Furthest Shag of the Never-Never Land.
President Bush walked somberly through a memorial where 250,000 Rwandans killed in the 1994 genocidal slaughter are buried, emerging to call it "a moving place that can't help but shake your emotions to the very foundation."
Billboards and dancers wearing President Bush's likeness on Saturday welcomed the U.S. leader to Tanzania, the second stop on his and first lady Laura Bush's five-nation African tour.
A Spanish judge Wednesday indicted 40 current or former Rwandan military officers for several counts of genocide and human rights abuses during the 1990s when several million Rwandans died or disappeared.
I'm not a big fan of corporate philanthropy. Too often, it's a feel-good exercise, generating little value for a company's shareholders. At its worst, it allows CEOs to use other people's money to glorify themselves. (Tyco once pledged $5 million to Seton Hall University, which named a building or two after its then-CEO, Dennis Kozlowski.) Rarely is corporate giving both benevolent and strategic.
Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu labeled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "Frankenstein" and called for other countries to intervene before the country descended into bloodshed.
Stephen Paletta had just won financing for a $10 million construction project in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and his plans. He took this as a sign that after running two successful companies, he should try something new: philanthropy.
An ex-rebel leader who served as a vice president of Congo was arrested near Brussels, Belgium on Saturday on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to International Criminal Court.
What does Macy's have to do with healing from genocide? Nothing and everything.
A senior opposition leader accused Zimbabwe's ruling party Tuesday of unleashing an "orgy of violence" across the country in the wake of a disputed presidential election.
It's always tough driving in the wilds of East Africa. But in the tiny country of Djibouti, our driver explains, it's tougher than usual. "Djiboutian goats don't scare," he says, holding down the horn and swerving. We're driving 100 mph the wrong way down a winding road through terrain so apocalyptic that British soldiers, back when they ruled the world, nicknamed this parched earth the Furthest Shag of the Never-Never Land.
President Bush walked somberly through a memorial where 250,000 Rwandans killed in the 1994 genocidal slaughter are buried, emerging to call it "a moving place that can't help but shake your emotions to the very foundation."
Billboards and dancers wearing President Bush's likeness on Saturday welcomed the U.S. leader to Tanzania, the second stop on his and first lady Laura Bush's five-nation African tour.
A Spanish judge Wednesday indicted 40 current or former Rwandan military officers for several counts of genocide and human rights abuses during the 1990s when several million Rwandans died or disappeared.
Rescuers raced to provide assistance Monday after an earthquake killed at least 39 people and injured 669 in central Africa, according to the Red Cross.
Rescuers raced to provide assistance Monday after an earthquake killed at least 39 people and injured 669 in central Africa, according to the Red Cross.
Some of the world's most prominent diplomats are in Kenya trying to prevent an all-out ethnic war from plunging east Africa's most important economy into chaos
The violence started in response to a flawed election, but it reveals a rift that may be beyond politicians' control
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and armed groups in the country signed a deal Wednesday to end years of fighting in the country's east, according to Peter Kessler, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
A nightmarish church burning becomes an echo of the horrors of Rwanda. Will Kenya recover from its controversial election?
More than 200 children recruited to serve with militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been released by the fighters and are being returned to their families, an official for the U.N. children's agency said Saturday.
Paris Hilton says her postponed trip to Rwanda will take place in 2008, and she is still intent on bringing the suffering of other cultures to the attention of a younger generation.
Paris Hilton's first major post-jail philanthropic effort – her planned trip to Rwanda – has been postponed by the foundation that organized it.
The civil war in Congo has cut off the rare silverback mountain gorilla from the conservationists who are trying to save it
It's not the typical sort of hot spot she's used to, but Paris Hilton says that she's planning to hit the road to Rwanda.
After more than a decade in refugee camps, Jean Kayobera was ready to come home.
Even though more countries are renouncing the death penalty, more people were put to death last year -- 5,628 -- than in the past two years, an anti-death penalty group reported Thursday.
The works and achievements of the influential spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims have long been baffling to categorize.
Rod Dubitsky sits under an umbrella at a roadside restaurant near the center of Kigali, munching on a plate of cooked bananas, stewed goat, and roasted beans. If the 43-year-old Wall Street bond analyst from Hoboken, N.J., feels a little out of place on his first trip to Rwanda, the feeling doesn't last more than a couple of minutes.
Millions of people around the world have taken part in ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement.
Bonifasi Nahimana has traveled around the world for safety -- and for the first time in more than three decades, he says he's not afraid to go to sleep at night.
Rwandan rebels killed 17 people in overnight attacks on three villages in the northeast region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman for the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission said Sunday.
It's not every day that an African head of state delivers a corporate endorsement at an annual shareholder meeting. But Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, did just that last week at Starbucks' meeting in Seattle.
THE BACKGROUND Avian flu, SARS, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases have the potential to wipe out entire populations. But early detection and quick response are tough in many developing countries, where ...
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She never had children of her own. But more than 300 children in Rwanda call her their mother.
The background: Avian flu, SARS, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases have the potential to wipe out entire populations. But early detection and quick response are tough in many developing countries, where more than 12 million people die annually from infectious diseases.
Four Rwandans were arrested on provisional extradition warrants Thursday in Great Britain, charged with crimes related to the 1994 mass killings of members of the Tutsi ethnic group in the African nation.
Three years ago, when Rwanda launched a tourism campaign, the idea seemed far-fetched. Hotels and restaurants were grungy. Only one carrier flew direct to Rwanda from Europe. And memories of the 19...
International borders used to be the biggest barrier to entry for Americans interested in starting a business overseas. But today, as more nations ease trade regulations and restrictions on foreign...
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in cities around the world on Sunday demanded action to stop the killing in Darfur, Sudan.
It all started with $50. In 1988, that's what it took Noni Bala Ghosh to revive her family's business of making sweets to sell in Kholshi, her tiny village in Bangladesh.
Rwanda's coffee industry can't keep up with demand - and that's where you come in.
The editors have identified the Best business ideas in the world, which will appear here in a series throughout the next month. Check back daily for updates.
To fully understand the challenges facing the Democratic Republic of Congo, one must go back four and a half violent decades to the time of independence.
Vast Lake Kivu sparkles, with its waves and lush islands. It conjures up visions of a tropical paradise, perhaps somewhere in the South Pacific.
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz Tuesday called Africa a "continent of opportunities" and said he would make it his priority in the coming years.
Business is business.
I suppose I am most attuned to the plight and particular circumstances of refugees, because I am one myself. When the Islamic Revolution swept Iran, my homeland, back in 1979, I left the country and came West. I ended up at a university and later at CNN in the United States.
The cover subtitle calls "Dispatches from the Edge" "a memoir of war, disasters and survival."
Pascal Kasereka emerges from a forest carrying his weight in rocks slung over his back. "We are lucky to have these rocks in the earth," says the 16-year-old, who has spent two days walking from a ...
Pascal Kasereka emerges from a forest carrying his weight in rocks slung over his back. "We are lucky to have these rocks in the earth," says the 16-year-old, who has spent two days walking from a ...
After Hurricane Katrina hit, Rick Warren was one busy pastor. He traveled to Houston to preach to 8,000 evacuees in the Astrodome, standing in a skybox next to Oprah Winfrey. He went on the Larry K...
Michael P. Scharf, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University and the co-founder of the Public International Law and Policy group, has trained some of the judges presiding over the Iraqi Special Tribunal, charged with trying the alleged crimes of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Since first signing on the air June 1, 1980, CNN has reported on an ever-changing world, shaped by events of great tragedy and triumph. To mark the quarter-century anniversary, CNN looks at some of the moments and people that define history over the past 25 years.
Libya. Rwanda. Croatia. Nicaragua. We expect to see these names on the evening news, not travel brochures. A war or another well-publicized horror can keep tourists away for generations, but these ...
We shudder at images from Darfur, Sudan, wince at memories of Rwanda and look at grainy pictures of the Holocaust and say "never again."
Libya. Rwanda. Croatia. Nicaragua. We expect to see these names on the evening news, not travel brochures.
An important movie made with passion and skill but no particular artistry, "Hotel Rwanda" plays with far greater impact on the small screen, where the human story feels appropriately large and it's harder to escape the film's accusing glare.
Movie screens across the country lit up in 2004 with some exceptional films and dozens of outstanding performances, some of which are now up for Academy Awards.
On April 6, 1994, the president of Rwanda was killed when his plane was shot down near the airport in the country's capital, Kigali.
During 100 terrifying days in 1994, nearly 1 million people died in a horrific genocide in the African country of Rwanda, as the ruling members of the Hutu tribe began a calculated effort to wipe out the Tutsi minority.
Aisha, as I'll call her, is seventeen years old but looks much younger. Small and slim, she has delicate features and a quiet voice.
In response to a question about atrocities taking place in the Darfur region of western Sudan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, "We have learned from Rwanda." Testifying last week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Powell declared that the horrific violence over the past year in Darfur constitutes genocide.
Thousands of Congolese troops have crossed from the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the east, a deployment Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Muligande says could portend an attack on his country.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's third-largest country.
A coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo was thwarted after rebel soldiers briefly seized control of a government radio station in Kinshasa, Foreign Minister Antoine Ghonda told CNN.
World leaders and survivors of the 1994 Rwanda genocide have observed three minutes of silence in the capital Kigali as part of memorials marking the 10th anniversary of the slaughter.
Western powers bear "criminal responsibility" for Rwanda's 1994 genocide because they did not attempt to stop it, the commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the country at the time has said.
With machetes, machine guns and clubs, Hutu extremists on their murderous rampage killed nearly a million people in just 100 days.
I finally got my hands on one of those satellite phones that have been touted as the ultimate yuppie toy. Okay, so the bulk of Iridium's handset (7 1/2 inches; one pound, four ounces) is a throwbac...
JOHN RUGGIERI AND JANICE GLEASON, FLORIDA/KENYA
This is the time of year most Americans think seriously about contributing to one or more charitable organizations. The holidays are a reminder that others could use a hand. December is also the la...
Nightly TV news images of needy people including the 2 million Rwandan refugees may leave you wanting to help but unsure of how to do that effectively. Each year Money helps readers to size up char...
While chaos reigns in Rwanda and Nigeria, global capital is taking its chances in such African countries as Ghana, Morocco, and those in the continent's southern tier. Says Michel ZhuParris, portfo...
-- RICH TEERLINK, 57, CEO of Harley-Davidson, on the downside of new management theories: "If you empower dummies, you get bad decisions faster."
Some mornings you know instinctively about coffee shortages, but mid-May proved the dearth conclusively as frenetic trading pushed futures prices to near-record levels of $1.33 a pound. They haven'...
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