A renegade soldier hunted by Guinea's authorities for trying to kill junta leader Capt Moussa…
Obesity Epidemic Taking Root In Africa
The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers…
UN Cuts Support for DRC Army Units Over Rights Abuses
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have suspended logistical or…
Southern Africa: Zimbabweans test the definition of refugee
The "humanitarian nature" of the mass movement of Zimbabweans to neighboring Southern African countries has…
Saharwi Hunger Striker Intensifies Pressure for Talks
U.S. Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made…
EU cuts import tariffs in a bid to end
The European Union has agreed a deal to cut tariffs on banana imports, signalling the…
Kidnapped UN workers released in Sudan
Two United Nations workers, who had been held hostage in Darfur for more than 100…
Rwanda jails journalist Valerie Bemeriki for genocide
A Rwandan journalist who encouraged Hutus to slaughter Tutsis during the 1994 genocide has been…
Bush Better Than Obama On Aids in Africa, Say Activists
Activists are expressing disappointment with President Barack Obama's plans for the Aids treatment programme in…
IMF extends $624 million in loans to DR. Congo
The IMF announced Friday $624 million in financing to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo…