Jul 9th, 2009 · Tomorrow President Obama is scheduled to arrive in Ghana for his first official visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. But can the son of Kenya bring real change to the continent, or does the visit carry merely symbolic weight? Charles Cobb, of online news portal allAfrica.com, and Emira Woods, foreign policy co-director at the Institute for Policy Studies, talk about the President's visit to Ghana.
Sep 15th, 2008 · Zimbabwe's new power sharing agreement has some wondering what it means for the country and other countries in that region. Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy and Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, talks about the implications of the newly-minted deal. She says it signals a greater willingness for African leaders to get involved in solving regional problems.
Aug 7th, 2008 · The northwest African nation of Mauritania remains under military rule after soldiers seized control of the capital this week. And the Rwandan government charges that highly-placed French officials were closely involved in the genocide that left hundreds of thousands of Rwandans dead in 1994. Emira Woods, of the Institute for Policy Studies, offers more on these stories.
Jul 1st, 2008 · African leaders met this week, but economic issues were pushed aside in lieu of Zimbabwe's political crisis. Also, Congress votes to remove Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress from the U.S. terror watch list. To get caught up, Farai welcomes Emira Woods of the Institute for Policy Studies.