Some of you are not Christians, many are of other religions, some are agnostic, and others are straightforward atheist, but in the absence of religious entanglement and in the spirit of what the birthday boy calls the greatest commandment of all: love, I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

We must together share what little opportunities there are to love and spread peace in this turbulent world. We may be of diverse backgrounds and beliefs, but peace and love are a universal lang...

John Garang fought for many years for South Sudanese to have their own republic, but he died just before that dream came through two years ago, and the taste of independence has only just acquired savor before Africa’s newest republic joined the company of comrades in the power struggles that continue to keep Africa on the low ends of all major sociopolitical indices. As Christmas Eve celebrations ensure around the world, there are talks of mass murders and displacement in So...