The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library, a Cornell-run program that has helped researchers all over the world gain access to agricultural journals, will expand to 50 more countries this year.

Human-animal conflict is a serious problem around the world, but especially in Africa, where big cats, crocodilesand hippopotamuses pose a major threat to human life. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations published a report in 2009 enumerating all the causes and consequences of human-wildlife conflict in Africa. Christina Garza ’12, animal science and biological sciences, recently explored this issue while researching the Amboseli ecosystem of southern Kenya.

Steven Zhang '12 argues for a revised approach to foreign aid in developing nations. 

After traveling to Africa, Ben Cole '10 explains how his philosophy on life was forever changed.

The profits from mining in eastern Congo are used to buy weapons, perpetuating conflicts in the region. 

After a trip to Namibia, Vicente Gonzalez '11 examines the history of race relations in Africa and if any progress has been made.

Malaria – a disease carried via mosquitoes – causes 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Cover Africa, a campus student organization that works to raise malaria awareness, hosted its bi-annual concert on Oct. 28 at the Nines.

Vicente Gonzalez '11 considers what should be done about the plight of child soldiers in Africa.

One reader challenges a Sun editorial advocating for a Cornell ban on technology containing Congolese conflict minerals.

A nonprofit organization, started by two Cornell undergraduates, recently raised $2,100 for orphans in need in Africa.