The UN has appointed a Brazilian general credited with bringing a Haiti slum under control…
Africa
Nigerian senator says 228 killed in gunfight with Islamists
A gunbattle between security forces and Islamist insurgents in Nigeria a week ago killed 228…
Former Madagascar president Ratsiraka to contest July election
Madagascar's former president Didier Ratsiraka will contest national elections in July in a bid to…
Sudan ‘harbouring warlord Kony’
Washington - Sudan appears to be providing shelter to Joseph Kony, one of the world's…
Ghanaians ban ‘spirit child’ killing
Local leaders in northern Ghana have announced the abolition of the ritual killing of babies…
French Islamist captured ‘after fighting’ in Mali
A French Islamic convert who threatened his home country has been captured in northern Mali,…
Somalia’s Puntland region executes suspected Islamist militants
Somalia's northern Puntland province executed 13 suspected al Qaeda-linked militants on Tuesday, a military court…
Baga clashes: Nigeria army seizes heavy weapons
Nigeria's army has said it seized rocket-propelled grenades during last week's fighting in Baga -…
Darfur war crimes suspect rebel Jerbo ‘killed in Sudan’
A Sudanese rebel charged with war crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Ethiopia says preparing to pull troops out of Somalia
(Reuters) - Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on…