News and notes

No news from our staff in the field today, so I thought I’d suggest a few good articles from over the weekend.

• Jeffrey Gettleman in the New York Times wanders through Otash camp in South Darfur in the New York Times Week in Review. (free login req’d)
  
• Nora Boustany in the Washington Post writes about the upcoming ICC Tribunal against Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. (free login req'd)
  
• Alexander Higgins of the the Associated Press reports that 100,000 refugees are fleeing Iraq into Syria and Jordan according to the UN. Stay tuned for information from our staff members Sean and Kristele who are investigating Iraqi refugees in the region right now.
  
• The BBC reports on the weekend’s China-Africa Summit. China has pledged $5 billion in loans and credits to Africa over the next 3 years.