Guinea aide admits shooting junta leader Camara
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Guinea aide admits shooting junta leader Camara

A renegade soldier hunted by Guinea's authorities for trying to kill junta leader Capt Moussa…

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Obesity Epidemic Taking Root In Africa
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Obesity Epidemic Taking Root In Africa

The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers…

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UN Cuts Support for DRC Army Units Over Rights Abuses
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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…

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Southern Africa: Zimbabweans test the definition of refugee
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Southern Africa: Zimbabweans test the definition of refugee

The "humanitarian nature" of the mass movement of Zimbabweans to neighboring Southern African countries has…

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Saharwi Hunger Striker Intensifies Pressure for Talks
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Saharwi Hunger Striker Intensifies Pressure for Talks

U.S. Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made…

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EU cuts import tariffs in a bid to end
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EU cuts import tariffs in a bid to end

The European Union has agreed a deal to cut tariffs on banana imports, signalling the…

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Kidnapped UN workers released in Sudan
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Kidnapped UN workers released in Sudan

Two United Nations workers, who had been held hostage in Darfur for more than 100…

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Rwanda jails journalist Valerie Bemeriki for genocide
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Rwanda jails journalist Valerie Bemeriki for genocide

A Rwandan journalist who encouraged Hutus to slaughter Tutsis during the 1994 genocide has been…

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Bush Better Than Obama On Aids in Africa, Say Activists
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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…

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IMF extends $624 million in loans to DR. Congo
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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…

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