Oil gangster arrested in Nigeria
Nigeria incurs billions in oil losses annually at the hands of gangs…
Mali conflict spilling over
Influx of refugees from Mali exacerbates political instability in neighbouring Mauritania
UNESCO pleads for end to Mali relic raid
Mali extremists ravaged shrines in the fabled city of Timbuktu
Protest wave hits Sudan
Security forces met the demonstrations with a violent crackdown that included the…
Suu Kyi willing to lead Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s democracy icon, showed her willingness on Thursday…
ICC Serbia case nearly collapses
One count of genocide is dismissed as Karadzic’s defence begins its case…
Life sentence for Burundi journalist
The sentencing of Radio France Internationale reporter underlines ongoing threat facing independent…
Pakistani-US generals in border talks
General John Allen, who commands 130,000 NATO troops fighting the Taliban in…
Tanzanian police hunt driver after 43 Ethiopians suffocate
Forty-three Ethiopians and Somalis died in the back of a crowded, suffocating…
North Mali Islamists seize Tuareg headquarters in Gao
Islamists in the northern Mali town of Gao on Wednesday seized the…