Topic: East Africa - CSMonitor.com

Change Agent Bamboo farming takes pressure off Kenya's forests

Evicted from Kenya's protected forests, displaced people are finding a new way to make a living – without cutting trees – by turning to bamboo farming.

Will Ethiopian crackdown stir Islamist backlash?

Four things Syria must do after Bashar al-Assad

Change Agent Teach Twice shares stories with the world

Opinion The way forward in Syria after Bashar al-Assad

Does climate change increase the odds of extreme weather events? (+video)

Kenyan police uncover Iranian bomb plot on Israeli targets

Wanted in Somalia: US puts bounties on top Al Shabab leaders

Change Agent Versatile engines power up rural African villages

Running With the Kenyans

Keep Calm Rains cool off war in South Sudan (+video)

Kenya races to transfer ICC election violence case to Africa

Latin America Monitor Ecuador: easy base for terrorists and criminals?

AP wins Pulitzer Prize for series on New York City police spying on Muslims

Fossil discovery could unravel mystery of how humans learned to walk (+video)

Africa Rising: First it was China, now the Gulf discovers the African market

Chapter & Verse Valentine's Day: Getting past Muslim romance stereotypes

Africa Monitor Nokia publishes policy on African conflict minerals

Famine ends in Somalia, as drought looms in West Africa

Attack on foreign tourists widens rift between Ethiopia, Eritrea

Denied visas to US, Ugandan Little League team finally gets a game

Ethiopia's 'grand dam' rouses citizens, dismays critics

Five innovations working to empower women

Tom Prichard pursues peace, education in South Sudan

Websites allow Kenyans to report bribes and battle corruption