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» 06.05.2011 - Attacks on Misrata "are war crimes"
» 06.05.2011 - Eritrean opposition pleads intl intervention
» 04.04.2011 - Demands for intl action to stop Côte d'Ivoire "massacre"
» 28.03.2011 - SA workers to "invade Swaziland"
» 24.03.2011 - Police troops stop Equatorial Guinea protests
» 19.03.2011 - Ethiopia crackdown on opposition to prevent protests
» 18.03.2011 - Africa defies AU chief's support for Ghaddafi
» 18.03.2011 - Swazi regime clamps down on protesters
» 18.03.2011 - Benghazi celebrates UN resolution
» 18.03.2011 - France: We can start bombing Libya tonight
» 17.03.2011 - Ethiopia's Ogaden rebels issue famine alert
» 17.03.2011 - Calls for protests in Equatorial Guinea
» 17.03.2011 - Swaziland uprising "begins on Friday"
» 17.03.2011 - Libya rebels shoot down fighter jets
» 15.03.2011 - Ghaddafi thanks Germany, Russia and China
» 15.03.2011 - Libya rebels hold key city Ajdabiya
» 11.03.2011 - African Union praises Ghaddafi "reform offer"
» 11.03.2011 - Algeria protests risk losing momentum
» 11.03.2011 - Djibouti opposition boycotts election
» 11.03.2011 - Niger transition shows way for North Africa
» 11.03.2011 - No newspapers on sale in Côte d'Ivoire
» 10.03.2011 - Morocco protesters encouraged by King's speech
» 09.03.2011 - Leaks: "Mubarak behind 2005 terror attack"
» 09.03.2011 - Protest concerns spark Angola arrest wave
» 09.03.2011 - How African land deals override locals
» 09.03.2011 - Cameroon limits social media services
» 08.03.2011 - Ghaddafi regime shows signs of weakness
» 08.03.2011 - Côte d'Ivoire war displaces half a million
» 06.03.2011 - "No-fly zone" or Libya to lie in ruins
» 05.03.2011 - Peaceful Western Sahara anti-government protests
» 05.03.2011 - As Tripoli protests fail, civil war starts
» 04.03.2011 - Zim treason charges for viewing Egypt on TV
» 04.03.2011 - Djibouti protests stopped by police
» 04.03.2011 - Fleeing Africans tell tales of Libyan horror
» 04.03.2011 - Power, water cuts: new weapon in Côte d'Ivoire war
» 04.03.2011 - Protesters defy terror in Tripoli
» 03.03.2011 - Calls for new Morocco protests on Sunday
» 03.03.2011 - Evacuation of scared Africans from Libya starts
» 02.03.2011 - "Kenya, Niger, Mali troops support Ghaddafi"
» 02.03.2011 - Ghaddafi offensives secure control over Tripoli
» 02.03.2011 - Calm Eritrea avoids talks of rebellion
» 02.03.2011 - Libya, Chad row over "mercenaries"
» 01.03.2011 - Swaziland gears up for "national uprising"
» 01.03.2011 - No money to stop Ghana child trafficking
» 28.02.2011 - Africans hunted down in "liberated" Libya
» 28.02.2011 - Even Sahrawis plan pro-democracy protests
» 27.02.2011 - Morocco protests halted by police violence
» 27.02.2011 - Ghaddafi's control reduced to part of Tripoli
» 27.02.2011 - Mass arrests stopped further Djibouti protests
» 27.02.2011 - New clashes in occupied Western Sahara
» 26.02.2011 - African mercenaries in Libya: Fact or racism?
» 26.02.2011 - Mostly peaceful protests in Morocco today
» 26.02.2011 - Tunisia police attacks large protest march
» 25.02.2011 - Foreign intervention in Libya more probable
» 25.02.2011 - Protesters control great part of Tripoli
» 25.02.2011 - Friday; day of giant protests in Libya
» 24.02.2011 - Benghazi units prepare to liberate Tripoli
» 23.02.2011 - Khamis Ghaddafi: The agent of fear
» 23.02.2011 - Police easily cracks down Cameroon protests
» 23.02.2011 - Exodus from Libya; foreigners targeted
» 23.02.2011 - Will there be a battle of Tripoli?
» 22.02.2011 - Tripoli reportedly "at lull before the storm"
» 22.02.2011 - New Morocco protests planned
» 22.02.2011 - Cameroon plans "Egypt-like" protests
» 22.02.2011 - Confused Ghaddafi threatens more war
» 22.02.2011 - Still no UN action on Libya
» 21.02.2011 - Libyan officials desert Ghaddafi over "massacre"
» 21.02.2011 - Calls for Libya "no-fly zone"
» 21.02.2011 - East Libya liberated: "Now we take Tripoli"
» 21.02.2011 - Morocco does not escape violence
» 21.02.2011 - Govt: "Separatists behind Libya riots"
» 20.02.2011 - "Urban war" spreads in Libya cities
» 20.02.2011 - Djibouti opposition leaders freed
» 20.02.2011 - Large peaceful protests in Morocco
» 19.02.2011 - "84 protesters killed in Libya"
» 19.02.2011 - Djibouti protesters keep up the pressure
» 18.02.2011 - Ethiopian "sacred forests" sold to Indian tea producer
» 17.02.2011 - Libya "day of rage" kicks off
» 17.02.2011 - Mobilisation for Djibouti protests worldwide
» 16.02.2011 - Libya economy reveals basis for protests
» 15.02.2011 - Djibouti meets protests with repression
» 15.02.2011 - Malawi govt pressured by protests, donors
» 15.02.2011 - Call for massive renewed protests in Algeria
» 15.02.2011 - Zimbabweans "missing" after Egypt party
» 11.02.2011 - Equatorial Guinea prohibits Egypt revolt reports
» 10.02.2011 - "Thousands of child soldiers in Chad"
» 09.02.2011 - African dreams of Egypt-like revolt
» 08.02.2011 - Uganda President's campaign "still soft-handed"
» 06.02.2011 - Morocco protests planned for 20 February
» 05.02.2011 - Tunisia govt improves rights situation
» 03.02.2011 - "Algeria soon to lift state of emergency"
» 01.02.2011 - Tunisia freedoms still not secured
» 01.02.2011 - New AU leader Obiang calls criticism un-African
» 28.01.2011 - Botswana split over Kalahari court ruling
» 28.01.2011 - Battle of Egypt still indecisive
» 19.01.2011 - Moroccan report confirms "killing of 352 Saharawis"
» 14.01.2011 - What will the new South Sudan become?
» 13.01.2011 - Tunisia dictator seriously challenged
» 07.01.2011 - 1.3 million Zimbabweans to be evicted from SA
» 01.12.2010 - Secrete prisons and torture revealed in Tunisia
» 23.11.2010 - Burundi heading towards dictatorship?
» 10.11.2010 - "Massacre" and purges ongoing in Western Sahara
» 05.11.2010 - UN report "revisionist" on Rwanda genocide
» 29.10.2010 - 20,000 Western Sahara protesters "starving"
» 28.10.2010 - Nigeria's oil capital "evicts 200,000"
» 21.10.2010 - "Mass exodus" from Western Sahara cities
» 21.10.2010 - 1.5m Sudanese being moved from north to south
» 19.10.2010 - "Ethiopia abused aid to bribe voters"
» 19.10.2010 - Trial against Congolese ex-VP confirmed
» 15.10.2010 - Copts in Egypt "intimidated" by Muslim majority
» 13.10.2010 - Equatorial Guinea opposition leader detained
» 13.10.2010 - Wanted Congo warlord "walks freely in Goma"
» 12.10.2010 - Nairobi, Dar es Salaam attracting trafficked children
» 11.10.2010 - Sahrawis awake to government opposition
» 11.10.2010 - Congo rapes suspected Rwandan rebel arrested
» 09.10.2010 - Africa silent on Liu Xiaobo
» 07.10.2010 - Ethiopia urged to free all political prisoners
» 04.10.2010 - Neighbours lose patience with Swaziland
» 01.10.2010 - Child labour in Ivorian cocoa farms still unchecked
» 27.09.2010 - Namibia dumps "misbehaving" orphans in the bush
» 24.09.2010 - Burundi denies war crimes in DR Congo
» 24.09.2010 - Equatorial Guinea rights promises "where lies"
» 22.09.2010 - ECOWAS torture case against The Gambia nears an end
» 15.07.2010 - Rwanda's Kagame wasting last goodwill
» 13.07.2010 - Zimbabweans flee SA "xenophobia rumour"
» 02.07.2010 - Naomi Campbell must testify in Taylor case
» 01.07.2010 - Congo Brazzville enacts landmark children laws
» 29.06.2010 - Crackdown on Swaziland opposition
» 28.06.2010 - Massive reforms for Equatorial Guinea ...?
» 09.06.2010 - "Oil consortium behind Sudan war crimes"
» 07.06.2010 - Sudan protests Uganda non-invitation of al-Bashir
» 07.06.2010 - Tunisia "needs independent judiciary"
» 03.06.2010 - Are Namibian women being forcibly sterilised?
» 01.06.2010 - Botswana sued over San people's water access
» 28.05.2010 - "al-Bashir would be arrested in SA" - Zuma
» 27.05.2010 - Zimbabwe's main free newspapers re-licensed
» 26.05.2010 - Eritrea "intimidates emigrants into paying tax"
» 24.05.2010 - Child marriages fought in Benin
» 20.05.2010 - Malawi gay couple gets maximum sentence
» 19.05.2010 - Uproar over Malawi gays' conviction
» 19.05.2010 - ICC still looking into Guinea massacre
» 14.05.2010 - Swaziland unionist denied burial
» 14.05.2010 - Ugandan rebels increase terror in neighbour countries
» 12.05.2010 - Swazi trade unionist "killed" in custody
» 23.04.2010 - World Bank funding targets Africa’s malaria fight
» 22.04.2010 - Concern over Nigeria's 870 death row inmates
» 20.04.2010 - SA to speed up black empowerment in mining
» 19.04.2010 - Somali Islamist "terrorising" civilians
» 16.04.2010 - Child abuse also among Senegal's Muslim clergy
» 16.04.2010 - Mauritanian students protest Arabisation
» 15.04.2010 - Madagascar coup leaders may face ICC prosecution
» 15.04.2010 - Sudan govt dismisses rights violation claims
» 15.04.2010 - Over 50,000 Kenyans "risk forced eviction"
» 13.04.2010 - "Wave of kidnappings" in Equatorial Guinea
» 09.04.2010 - Is it too late to avert SA's war...?
» 09.04.2010 - Journalists still locked away in Eritrea
» 08.04.2010 - Security tight for Terre Blanche’s funeral
» 31.03.2010 - Court bombshell hangs over Kenya
» 31.03.2010 - Berber languages "threatened in Morocco, Algeria"
» 30.03.2010 - Inquiry launched into DRC massacre
» 29.03.2010 - Niger junta offsets wave of arrests
» 29.03.2010 - Racist song "part of South Africa's heritage"
» 29.03.2010 - Angola evictions create humanitarian crisis
» 26.03.2010 - Homosexuality "against Eritrean values"
» 25.03.2010 - SA’s business eyeing oil in Uganda
» 23.03.2010 - Homophobia divides Africa
» 23.03.2010 - Ethiopia dam to "devastate entire tribes"
» 22.03.2010 - Malawi gay couple to be tried
» 22.03.2010 - Sudan "repression in north and south"
» 17.03.2010 - UNICEF brings books to CAR
» 15.03.2010 - Tunisia govt "harassing ex-political prisoners"
» 12.03.2010 - Gambia wave of arrests causes protests
» 10.03.2010 - "Egypt uses torture in terror fight"
» 09.03.2010 - Demands for Nigeria to stop massacres
» 09.03.2010 - Egypt releases blogger facing military trial
» 08.03.2010 - Women's worst world-wide
» 08.03.2010 - Zimbabwe civil society under hotter fire
» 04.03.2010 - ICC prosecutor submits 20 names
» 04.03.2010 - Mercenary activities focus at Addis Ababa meeting
» 04.03.2010 - Africa media development projects awarded funding
» 03.03.2010 - Cameroonian journos tortured
» 03.03.2010 - UN deplores lethal force by Egyptian security
» 03.03.2010 - 2011-2020 declared decade of road safety
» 02.03.2010 - Former Rwandan first lady arrested
» 02.03.2010 - Rights groups call for suspension of Lieutenant
» 02.03.2010 - Reject anti-gay bill - activists
» 02.03.2010 - Need for action to empower women - Migiro
» 02.03.2010 - Police union calls for fight against child trafficking
» 01.03.2010 - Experts urge Uganda to drop anti-homosexuality bill
» 01.03.2010 - Al-Qaeda gaining strength in Africa
» 26.02.2010 - Evicted Zim farmers in another ‘victory’
» 26.02.2010 - Rwandan officer sentenced to 25 years
» 26.02.2010 - Darfur mission receives helicopters
» 25.02.2010 - Truth commission chair told to resign
» 25.02.2010 - French hostage released in Mali
» 24.02.2010 - Three slapped with jail terms
» 23.02.2010 - Journalist abducted in Somalia
» 23.02.2010 - Election hope back for Côte d'Ivoire
» 22.02.2010 - AU-UN mission to improve Darfur’s prison environment
» 19.02.2010 - Rights groups hail report recommendations
» 18.02.2010 - Chad’s call for military withdrawal alarms UN
» 16.02.2010 - Gambia expels UNICEF envoy
» 16.02.2010 - Guinea’s civilian administration set up
» 15.02.2010 - UN partners media to fight sexual violence in S/Leone
» 15.02.2010 - Children still recruited into DRC’s war ranks
» 12.02.2010 - Opposition leaders accused of forming terror cells
» 11.02.2010 - Morocco-Polisario revive talks
» 11.02.2010 - Education still under attack - Unesco
» 10.02.2010 - Rwanda urged to cease hostilities
» 09.02.2010 - ICC drops charges against a Darfurian rebel
» 09.02.2010 - Khama accused of trampling on Bushmen’s rights
» 09.02.2010 - Two journalists arrested in Cameroon
» 09.02.2010 - Herders receive support to improve pastoral resources
» 08.02.2010 - Funding to help countries improve land tenure
» 08.02.2010 - Kenya dismiss reports on Somali army training
» 04.02.2010 - SA’s Zuma confirms fathering a child
» 04.02.2010 - Additional genocide charge for al-Bashir
» 04.02.2010 - Unblock websites – rights group
» 04.02.2010 - Rwandan politician attacked
» 04.02.2010 - CAR gets more funding for peacebuilding
» 03.02.2010 - UN-AU mission rejects Darfur accusations
» 03.02.2010 - Gay rights activist arrested in Malawi
» 03.02.2010 - Guinea twists September massacre findings
» 03.02.2010 - New talks on Western Sahara in US
» 02.02.2010 - Nigeria names panel to probe religious killings
» 02.02.2010 - Somali militant group declares affiliation to al Qaeda
» 02.02.2010 - Scores slaughtered by rebels in DRC
» 01.02.2010 - Leaders called to support campaign against gender violence
» 29.01.2010 - Ease restrictions on Sahrawi - HRW
» 28.01.2010 - Underdevelopment pose serious threat to Africa, Ban
» 27.01.2010 - Military helicopter kills four
» 27.01.2010 - UN agency working with 100,000 DRC refugees
» 26.01.2010 - UN anti-crime agency help set up police academy in Guinea-Bissau
» 26.01.2010 - US mission to address E/Africa human rights before AU Summit
» 26.01.2010 - Official condemns Mogadishu bombing
» 22.01.2010 - Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS
» 22.01.2010 - US transfers two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria
» 20.01.2010 - Poor nations’ children’s education at stake
» 20.01.2010 - Nigerian religious clashes’ death toll up
» 20.01.2010 - INTERPOL to create task force against maritime piracy
» 20.01.2010 - Al Bashir to support 2011 referendum results
» 20.01.2010 - Tighten controls on military assistance to Somalia - AI
» 20.01.2010 - Clashes displaced 63 000 since January
» 19.01.2010 - Banda to help Rwanda arrest genocide suspects
» 19.01.2010 - $100 million for 14 neglected humanitarian crises
» 19.01.2010 - UN group backs Guinea’s compromise deal
» 19.01.2010 - Nigeria forces patrol Jos city
» 19.01.2010 - Chad appeals for extended peacekeeping mission
» 18.01.2010 - Opposition names govt's head candidate
» 14.01.2010 - UN-backed microfinance project to benefit thousands of refugees
» 14.01.2010 - Museveni distances himself from anti gay bill
» 14.01.2010 - CAR's president blocking peace process - ICG
» 13.01.2010 - Italy to enhance security cooperation
» 13.01.2010 - Camara’s return could obstruct peace process - US
» 13.01.2010 - Egypt varsity bans surgical masks in exams hall
» 13.01.2010 - Giant Shell workers abducted in Niger Delta
» 11.01.2010 - 20 days ultimatum put on Frenchman's head
» 11.01.2010 - Hutu extremists plotted Habyarimana’s assassination - Report
» 11.01.2010 - Arrests could open leads to Angolan terror attack
» 08.01.2010 - UN will not abandon Somalia
» 08.01.2010 - Striking employees injured during a clash with police
» 08.01.2010 - Uganda to review anti-gay bill
» 07.01.2010 - Kenya deports controversial Muslim cleric
» 07.01.2010 - Ruling party protects Ashanti minister
» 07.01.2010 - Amnesty calls for release of gay couple
» 05.01.2010 - WFP pulls out of Southern Somalia
» 05.01.2010 - Govt sued to disclose oil deals
» 04.01.2010 - Egyptian women to appeal niqab ban
» 04.01.2010 - Eritrea was provoked - government
» 04.01.2010 - Court to rule on fate of local paper Thursday
» 22.12.2009 - Five sentenced to death and 33 to life
» 21.12.2009 - Guinean crackdown amounts to crimes against humanity, report
» 21.12.2009 - Accusations of sexual abuse in Côte d’Ivoire probed
» 21.12.2009 - UN calls for speedy security reforms in CAR
» 21.12.2009 - Peacekeepers come under attack in Chad
» 18.12.2009 - EU allocates €50 million for drought-affected Horn of Africa people
» 18.12.2009 - UN chief studying Guinea report
» 18.12.2009 - Sahara activist allowed back home
» 17.12.2009 - Hold Camara accountable for September massacre
» 17.12.2009 - Study finds orphanages viable options for some children
» 17.12.2009 - Media rights group condemns arrest of media players
» 17.12.2009 - Rwanda tribunal mandate extended to 2012
» 17.12.2009 - Sweden minister speaks on freedom of expression in Ethiopia
» 16.12.2009 - Chadian forces launch attacks against rebels
» 16.12.2009 - Speaker calls for law to protect women against harassment
» 16.12.2009 - Lockerbie bomber disappears in Libya
» 15.12.2009 - Kenya urged to adopt marriage bill
» 14.12.2009 - Rwandan journalist gets life over genocide charges
» 14.12.2009 - Security Council should intervene – HRW says
» 11.12.2009 - Rights groups hails aid suspension in Niger
» 11.12.2009 - 30 Christian women arrested in Eritrea
» 11.12.2009 - UN chief intevening in Saharawi activist cause
» 10.12.2009 - Cape Verde eligible for second MCC compact, Niger suspended
» 10.12.2009 - Couple charged with human trafficking for exploiting Swaziland woman
» 10.12.2009 - Clerics back government on Anti-Homosexuality Bill
» 10.12.2009 - UN emergency response fund gets record support
» 09.12.2009 - Arab states slammed for using excessive force
» 09.12.2009 - 4.8 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid
» 09.12.2009 - Nigerian police responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings
» 08.12.2009 - Arms and minerals’ smuggling still rife in DRC, report
» 08.12.2009 - RSF condemns closure of newspaper in Ethiopia
» 08.12.2009 - AI urges Sudan to stop excessive force on protestors
» 07.12.2009 - Camara not expected this week in Guinea
» 07.12.2009 - SA urged to improve health care for migrants
» 07.12.2009 - UN raises concern on deteriorating security in Darfur
» 07.12.2009 - Sudan politicians arrested over a rally
» 07.12.2009 - Zimbabwe’s humanitarian situation to be assessed
» 07.12.2009 - Kagame demands explanation on killed peace keepers
» 04.12.2009 - Guinea’s leader wounded in a shooting
» 04.12.2009 - Somalia insurgents deny suicide attack
» 03.12.2009 - Swedish government threatens to cut aid
» 02.12.2009 - Bemba to remain in prison
» 02.12.2009 - Swiss nationals get jail terms in Libya
» 02.12.2009 - Banditry threatens humanitarian work in Chad
» 01.12.2009 - UN launches $7.1 billion 2010 humanitarian appeal
» 01.12.2009 - Annan expected in Kenya for talks
» 01.12.2009 - Prominent rights activist arrested in Guinea
» 30.11.2009 - Somali combatants flee to Kenya
» 27.11.2009 - Tanzania investigates UN report allegations
» 27.11.2009 - French national abducted in Mali
» 27.11.2009 - Guinea's independent press group threatened by military
» 26.11.2009 - Zimbabwe facing global diamond ban
» 26.11.2009 - Review Rwanda’s human rights records first - Green parties
» 26.11.2009 - Uganda pushes the Land Bill
» 26.11.2009 - SA govt compensates ID suicide victim's family
» 25.11.2009 - Gaddafi to mediate Algeria-Egypt row
» 25.11.2009 - WFP told to buy local agricultural produce
» 25.11.2009 - Zimbabwe losing its women and children
» 25.11.2009 - UN mission failing to root out rebels in DRC
» 24.11.2009 - Global HIV infections down by 17 percent
» 24.11.2009 - School meals boost education, new report
» 24.11.2009 - French judges investigates Rwanda genocide charges
» 23.11.2009 - Two Congolese warlords trial resumes
» 23.11.2009 - S/Leone’s plan to enlist youth into police scorned
» 23.11.2009 - Former rebels hailed for signing end to use of child soldiers
» 20.11.2009 - Malawi’s rural land development project gets additional funding
» 20.11.2009 - Children’s rights still not assured, UNICEF
» 20.11.2009 - Cambodia troops arrive in CAR
» 19.11.2009 - Zim govt report compliance progress to clean its diamond trade
» 19.11.2009 - Gambian president withdraws from Commonwealth meeting
» 18.11.2009 - International commission on Guinea’s crackdown dispatched
» 18.11.2009 - Former priest acquitted on genocide
» 18.11.2009 - Nigerian fishermen flee Bakassi Peninsula
» 18.11.2009 - Security Council calls for protection of civilians
» 17.11.2009 - Unblock foreign visits to Sahrawi activists, HRW
» 17.11.2009 - Media warns legislators against enacting anti-media law
» 16.11.2009 - Ethiopia govt dismisses capture claims
» 16.11.2009 - Minister urges Ugandans to control population growth
» 16.11.2009 - Prosecute police officers - Amnesty International
» 12.11.2009 - Nine suspected Mungiki members killed
» 12.11.2009 - Somali judge shot dead
» 11.11.2009 - Africa’s poor to suffer due high food prices
» 11.11.2009 - Somali pirates seize SA bound cargo ship
» 11.11.2009 - Djibouti forcibly repatriates Somali asylum seekers
» 11.11.2009 - ICRC appeals for release of two kidnapped staff
» 11.11.2009 - Tribal clashes uproot over 21,000
» 10.11.2009 - Algeria pushes for zero-tolerance on ransom payments to terrorists
» 10.11.2009 - UN envoy backs Congo’s fight against rebels
» 09.11.2009 - Campaign against plundering of W/Sahara resources launched
» 09.11.2009 - Seven African states in Malaria trial
» 09.11.2009 - ICC to investigate Kenya’s post election violence
» 06.11.2009 - "Uganda AIDS prevention threatened"
» 05.11.2009 - "Send Central African leaders to ICC"
» 05.11.2009 - Rwandan tea baron jailed over genocide
» 04.11.2009 - Slavery still persists in Mauritania
» 04.11.2009 - Morocco-Sweden row over Western Sahara
» 04.11.2009 - Swaziland "worst offender on workers' rights"
» 03.11.2009 - "Strip Gambia off AU human rights body"
» 02.11.2009 - Sierra Leone judge takes over Taylor case
» 02.11.2009 - Panic as Nigeria govt demolishes houses
» 02.11.2009 - Africa discusses cooperation with ICC
» 30.10.2009 - Panic hits Kampala after bomb scare
» 30.10.2009 - Last Burundian refugees repatriated
» 30.10.2009 - Anti kidnapping legislation passes second reading
» 30.10.2009 - Security Council extends sanctions on Ivory Coast
» 30.10.2009 - Assembly shop for efficient stoves launched in Darfur
» 30.10.2009 - Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children against Pneumonia
» 29.10.2009 - Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre
» 29.10.2009 - Remove death penalty on gays - Clergy
» 29.10.2009 - UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga
» 29.10.2009 - Abdelaziz calls on UN to protect Sahrawi
» 29.10.2009 - Darfurian rebel died in detention, AI argues
» 28.10.2009 - Angola slams French ruling on arms deal
» 28.10.2009 - Zimbabwe turns away from UN human rights expert
» 28.10.2009 - SA racism case back in court
» 27.10.2009 - Gabon rejects nearly 300 migrants
» 27.10.2009 - Guinean killings were planned - HRW
» 27.10.2009 - FAO commences work on international land-tenure governance guidelines
» 26.10.2009 - Tribunal up-holds sentence for 3 former rebels
» 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
» 23.10.2009 - Uganda must pursue peace and unity - Mwesigwa
» 23.10.2009 - Court frees Kenyan sect leader
» 22.10.2009 - UN pledges support to AU's refugees' treaty
» 22.10.2009 - EU considering sanctions on Guinea
» 21.10.2009 - $1 billion required annualy to reach children with life-saving vaccines
» 21.10.2009 - Eritrea is the bottom last in Press Freedom Index 2009
» 21.10.2009 - Displaced Somalis failed international community, UN rights expert
» 21.10.2009 - US backs arms embargo on Guinea
» 21.10.2009 - UNICEF appeals for donor support to protect CAR's children
» 20.10.2009 - Mali armed to fight al Qaeda insurgents
» 19.10.2009 - UN advance plan to probe Conakry massacre
» 19.10.2009 - Central Africa's peace process still a long way, Ban
» 19.10.2009 - Ethiopia rebels deny state media reports
» 19.10.2009 - Insurgents search for US airplane wreckage
» 19.10.2009 - AU-UN mission voices concern over military build-up in Sudan
» 16.10.2009 - Zimbabwe's forced marriage collapses?
» 16.10.2009 - Arrest Al Bashir - ICC
» 16.10.2009 - Obiang warns US and Europe of growing piracy in Gulf of Guinea
» 16.10.2009 - HRW calls on Burundi to halt deportation of refugees
» 16.10.2009 - Chad expels Cameroon editor
» 16.10.2009 - UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings
» 15.10.2009 - Homosexuals angered by proposed law
» 15.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor to investigate Guinea’s killings
» 15.10.2009 - Nizeyimana pleads not guilty before ICTR
» 15.10.2009 - World leaders must change debate on poverty and human rights, AI
» 14.10.2009 - ECOWAS holds an extra-ordinary summit to discuss Guinea and Niger
» 14.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor invited for talks in Kenya
» 14.10.2009 - UN calls for renewed efforts to save millions of children from diarrhoea
» 14.10.2009 - World's poorest more food insecure with the economic crisis
» 14.10.2009 - Dafur sanctions' monitoring mandate expanded
» 13.10.2009 - African governments urged to recommit to develop people
» 13.10.2009 - Somalia must be stable and well organised by August 2011, UN envoy
» 12.10.2009 - Guineans heed stay-away call
» 09.10.2009 - UN experts raise concern on Gambia's threats of rights defenders
» 09.10.2009 - New report documents abuse of Sahrawi refugees' rights in Algeria camps
» 09.10.2009 - UN lawyers on a study mission in Côte d'Ivoire
» 08.10.2009 - Environmentalists condemn Mozambique's planned damming of Zambezi
» 07.10.2009 - Young Liberians to audition for top music award
» 06.10.2009 - Former Rwandan intelligence officer handed to ICTR
» 06.10.2009 - UNICEF calls for further steps to protect children
» 06.10.2009 - UNESCO chief condemns killing of Nigerian editor
» 05.10.2009 - SADC leads Africa on governance barometer
» 05.10.2009 - Maximise gains and protect rights of migrants, HDR
» 02.10.2009 - Euro 1.6 million to boost efforts to counter human trafficking
» 01.10.2009 - UN calls for independent probe in Guinea's deaths
» 30.09.2009 - Guinea's leader to be tough against future protests
» 30.09.2009 - Somalis need more support to talk, UN envoy
» 29.09.2009 - France threatens total pull-out from Guinea
» 29.09.2009 - UN hails Sudanese order to lift censorship
» 29.09.2009 - $59 million awarded to eliminate exploitive child labour in 19 countries
» 28.09.2009 - Scores killed by soldiers in Guinea protest
» 28.09.2009 - Release of Zimbabwean activits signal new beginning
» 28.09.2009 - Stakeholders discuss post-crisis reproductive health needs of populations
» 25.09.2009 - Ugandan editors charged with sedition
» 25.09.2009 - Nigerien editor face criminal libel charge
» 24.09.2009 - ICTR's trial of Ngirabatware commences
» 24.09.2009 - CGI partners announce new commitments to empower girls and women
» 23.09.2009 - Ban urges for release of children in Uganda conflict
» 23.09.2009 - Rwandan fugutive handed to ICTR
» 22.09.2009 - New partnership to keep children free from HIV in Africa
» 22.09.2009 - US offices in SA closed
» 21.09.2009 - Rescuers abandon search for survivors
» 17.09.2009 - UN chief condemns AU base bomb attack
» 17.09.2009 - Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to war crimes
» 17.09.2009 - Toxic wastes caused deaths, illnesses in Côte d’Ivoire - UN expert
» 16.09.2009 - Schools for Africa partnership raise $71 million
» 16.09.2009 - Govt steps up security as MEND extends ceasefire
» 15.09.2009 - $70 million to revive Zimbabwe’s education
» 15.09.2009 - Kenyan govt all out to fight cattle rustling
» 14.09.2009 - MEND threatens fresh attacks in Nigeria
» 14.09.2009 - Commission orders Libya not to execute Nigerians on death row
» 11.09.2009 - Global child mortality figures dropping
» 11.09.2009 - Uganda tribal clashes continue into second day
» 11.09.2009 - Kenya preparing for impact of possible torrential rains
» 10.09.2009 - Egypt must investigate border killings, AI
» 09.09.2009 - Commissioner calls for urgent reforms in DRC’s security
» 09.09.2009 - Swaziland media urged to speed up self-regulation process
» 08.09.2009 - Court hands death sentence to alleged Norwegian spies
» 08.09.2009 - International community urged to refocus on security reforms in Eastern DRC
» 08.09.2009 - UN refugee chief begins visit to Western Sahara camps
» 07.09.2009 - Fresh talks expected next month in Sudan
» 07.09.2009 - New UN trained special police graduate in Liberia
» 03.09.2009 - Violence erupts as junior Bongo declared winner
» 03.09.2009 - Bemba to remain in ICC custody
» 02.09.2009 - 16 Somalis die in an attempt to reach Yemen
» 31.08.2009 - UNICEF head visits children traumatised by DRC war
» 31.08.2009 - UN expert urges Zambia to keep poverty reduction promises
» 28.08.2009 - LRA attacks uproot thousands in DRC
» 28.08.2009 - Rwanda gets $8 million recovery grant
» 27.08.2009 - SA lawyer appointed UN rights expert on violence against women
» 27.08.2009 - Senegalese police unit joins AU-UN peacekeeping force in Darfur
» 26.08.2009 - Drought induced crisis looming in the Horn of Africa
» 26.08.2009 - Four Uganda’s journalists face criminal charges
» 25.08.2009 - WFP appeals for urgent assistance for Kenya
» 25.08.2009 - UNICEF grants DR Congo $500.000
» 25.08.2009 - Niger’s civil society faces increased intimidation, TI
» 25.08.2009 - Crackdown on independent media ahead of election
» 25.08.2009 - AU-UN Dafur mission donate supplies to female prison
» 24.08.2009 - JED calls for investigation of journalist's death
» 24.08.2009 - Kenyan census kicks-off
» 24.08.2009 - Senegal should intensify efforts to monitor migrants’ situation
» 24.08.2009 - Young people’s needs put into action plans
» 21.08.2009 - Commission outraged by more Senegalese arrests
» 20.08.2009 - Zimbabwe still at risk of Cholera outbreak
» 20.08.2009 - South Africans raged by sexuality tests of Semenya
» 20.08.2009 - Somali insurgents regain control in the south
» 19.08.2009 - 1st World humanitarian day marked
» 19.08.2009 - Special unit to guard gender and sexual violence for Darfur
» 19.08.2009 - More Somali refugees moved from overcrowded Kenyan camp
» 17.08.2009 - Chiluba acquitted
» 17.08.2009 - Russian ship found off West Africa coast
» 17.08.2009 - UN condemns attack on Somali aid compound
» 17.08.2009 - Côte d’Ivoire wraps up polio immunisation campaign
» 17.08.2009 - US funding to help sustain Chad’s humanitarian flights
» 14.08.2009 - Bemba granted conditional release
» 14.08.2009 - A few more days before Chiluba’s verdict
» 14.08.2009 - State policy should not leave populations homeless, UN expert
» 13.08.2009 - South Sudan most hit by global meltdown, UN official
» 13.08.2009 - WB commits to support DRC’s post-conflict programmes
» 12.08.2009 - World population data sheet shows more growth in Africa and Asia
» 12.08.2009 - Grant to support grassroots development in Uganda
» 12.08.2009 - $1.5 million life-saving support needed in CAR
» 12.08.2009 - AI calls for safeguards on arms transfers to Somalia
» 12.08.2009 - Sudanese fighters enrol for disarmament
» 11.08.2009 - Zuma to halt appointment of chief prosecutor
» 11.08.2009 - Great lakes leaders urged to move quick
» 11.08.2009 - Humanitarian situation in CAR worsening, UN official
» 10.08.2009 - Eritrea dismiss insurgents support allegations as smear campaign
» 10.08.2009 - Indigenous community must be celebrated with honour, Ban
» 10.08.2009 - Zim humanitarian situation still acute, UN
» 07.08.2009 - Madagascar’s food security remains vulnerable
» 07.08.2009 - San communities in Botswana get USADF funding
» 06.08.2009 - British funding to secure land peace in Rwanda
» 05.08.2009 - Poverty a threat to education, UN
» 05.08.2009 - Security Council strengthens protection of children in war
» 05.08.2009 - Not for sale, MEND pronounce stance
» 05.08.2009 - IFJ condemns seizure of magazines in Morocco
» 04.08.2009 - Somali’s named in Australia terror arrests
» 04.08.2009 - SA govt makes fresh commitment to uplift the poor
» 04.08.2009 - UN officials ordered to use all in aid of violence victims
» 04.08.2009 - AU-UN mission provides funds to Dafur
» 03.08.2009 - WHO stresses breatfeeding in emergencies
» 03.08.2009 - Niger’s referendum will go ahead
» 31.07.2009 - 30 million children targeted in Nigeria's immunization campaign
» 30.07.2009 - Angola gets UN support to boost access to water
» 29.07.2009 - Security in CAR still shaky, UN official
» 28.07.2009 - Yar’Adua assures clean sweep of militants
» 28.07.2009 - Anti-piracy training planned for Somali forces
» 28.07.2009 - Thousands risk lives to flee Somali’s escalating violence
» 28.07.2009 - Security beefed up in northern Nigeria
» 28.07.2009 - Ban calls for tough measures against sexual violence
» 27.07.2009 - UN voices concern over SA housing riots
» 27.07.2009 - Demobilisation of Darfur child soldiers commences
» 27.07.2009 - Violence spread to other Nigerian states
» 27.07.2009 - Madagascar’s humanitarian appeal revised down
» 24.07.2009 - More people uprooted by DRC's fighting
» 24.07.2009 - Albino murderers jailed
» 24.07.2009 - CPJ worried on new anti-terror legislation
» 21.07.2009 - Islamists order closure of 3 UN agencies
» 21.07.2009 - RSF denounces journalists’ harassment in Congo
» 21.07.2009 - Prosecute officers responsible for Jos killings – HRW
» 20.07.2009 - Renewed clashes puts Darfur civilians at risk, AU-UN
» 20.07.2009 - Uganda urged to charge or release five detainees
» 17.07.2009 - Botswana’s San population receive US grant
» 17.07.2009 - Aid critical in Somalia, UN
» 17.07.2009 - South Sudan commits to peace after ruling
» 17.07.2009 - Corrupt DRC magistrates send packing
» 15.07.2009 - Nigerian militants declare 60 days ceasefire
» 15.07.2009 - CPJ denounces death threats on journalist
» 15.07.2009 - China warns of Al Qaeda reprisals
» 14.07.2009 - Oxfam records serious atrocities in DRC
» 10.07.2009 - HRW report was fallacy, E/Guinea
» 09.07.2009 - Annan submits Kenyan post election lists to ICC
» 09.07.2009 - Political tension hampers media freedom
» 09.07.2009 - Kenyans in court over Anti-Counterfeit Act
» 08.07.2009 - Amnesty International warns Ethiopia on new anti terrorism law
» 08.07.2009 - Guinea’s junta accused of undermining rights
» 08.07.2009 - CPJ calls on Gambia to end media hostilities
» 07.07.2009 - Liberian president angered by TRC report
» 07.07.2009 - West Africa makes progress on security
» 07.07.2009 - Uganda rebels re-launch attacks
» 26.06.2009 - 10, 000 girls to be repatriated to Nigeria
» 22.06.2009 - Rights body call for cessation of torture in Angola
» 19.06.2009 - MEND claims attack on Agip’s major pipeline
» 19.06.2009 - UN condemns latest Somali bombing
» 19.06.2009 - Algerian police killed in an ambush
» 19.06.2009 - Tunisia dismiss fears of inmates’ mistreatment
» 18.06.2009 - Opposition leader calls for the release of journos
» 18.06.2009 - Call for release Sahrawi prisoners in Morocco
» 17.06.2009 - Congo deny reports on Bemba’s case
» 17.06.2009 - Over 16 militants killed in a raid
» 17.06.2009 - UN probes stolen aid in Somalia
» 12.06.2009 - Chadian released from Guantanamo Bay
» 12.06.2009 - Revival of peace talks in Uganda critical – EU official
» 12.06.2009 - Expelled agencies not welcome - Khartoum
» 11.06.2009 - Kenya given August deadline to institute tribunal
» 10.06.2009 - Nigeria’s militant group claims sabotage on oil station
» 09.06.2009 - Insecurity in N/Delta delays power supply
» 09.06.2009 - CPJ calls for protection of journalists in Somalia
» 09.06.2009 - 32 alleged coup plotters charged in Ethiopia
» 05.06.2009 - Political figures killed and hunted in Guinea-Bissau
» 05.06.2009 - International courts appeal for cooperation from member states
» 04.06.2009 - Ethiopia finally admits presence in Somalia
» 03.06.2009 - Ethiopia rebels accuse oil companies of genocide
» 03.06.2009 - Disagreement on Burundi peace achievements
» 03.06.2009 - Swazi human rights lawyer arrested
» 02.06.2009 - Stop biasness, Rwanda Tribunal told
» 02.06.2009 - US senators petition Gambia in missing journalist's case
» 29.05.2009 - Regional action plan to combat human trafficking adopted
» 29.05.2009 - Law enforcement is 'missing link' in fight against maritime piracy, Interpol
» 29.05.2009 - Museveni must appoint independent commissioners
» 29.05.2009 - Togo institutes the truth and conciliation commission
» 29.05.2009 - Tribal clashes claim over 240 lives
» 28.05.2009 - Norway restores operations in Kenya after bomb threat
» 28.05.2009 - Gays mistreated in Rwanda - AI
» 28.05.2009 - International court rules against Habre’s detention in Senegal
» 27.05.2009 - Eritrea rejects release of Swedish journalist
» 27.05.2009 - MPs angered by dissolution of parliament
» 27.05.2009 - Court upholds decision to sack anti graft chief
» 27.05.2009 - AU mission in Somali extended until 2010
» 26.05.2009 - Alleged coup plotters denied bail
» 26.05.2009 - Over 60 combatants die after rebel-army clashes in Sudan
» 25.05.2009 - UN appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance in north Darfur
» 20.05.2009 - Sudan sentences nine men to death
» 20.05.2009 - Yar’dua says Delta crisis would not discourage foreign visitors
» 20.05.2009 - Thousands demand Junta to scrap elections
» 20.05.2009 - Ethiopia rejects Somalia invasion reports
» 19.05.2009 - Alleged albino killers in court
» 19.05.2009 - Global health advocates call for African voices against Obama's budget cut
» 19.05.2009 - Rights groups call for civilian protection in Congo
» 19.05.2009 - More people homeless after a week of violence in Mogadishu
» 19.05.2009 - Nigeria’s rebel group intensifies fight against state and oil companies
» 18.05.2009 - Darfur rebel leader appears before international court
» 18.05.2009 - Over 11 million people displaced in central and east Africa
» 18.05.2009 - Legislators pass dual citizenship bill
» 18.05.2009 - Australia to donate 4250 Lapdesks to a Maputo school
» 15.05.2009 - UN voices concern on rising death toll in Somali clashes
» 15.05.2009 - MEND declares war against govt troops
» 15.05.2009 - Libya gets 3 patrol boats from Italy
» 15.05.2009 - Gambia is liable for Ghanaian deaths - report
» 14.05.2009 - Over 200 political prisoners in Burundi released
» 14.05.2009 - Rwanda refugees in Uganda flee repatriation
» 14.05.2009 - Mauritania editor narrowly escapes death
» 14.05.2009 - Tanzanian newspaper faces closure from harsh court decision
» 14.05.2009 - Kenya to dispel repressive clause in media law
» 13.05.2009 - Tunisian president urged to stop bullying the media
» 13.05.2009 - UN calls for international support to end Somali crisis
» 13.05.2009 - Egypt continues slaughtering pigs despite protests
» 12.05.2009 - Increasing Diarrheal related child mortality a global scandal, rights organisations
» 12.05.2009 - Broadcasting commission suspends licence of private radio station
» 12.05.2009 - US condemns renewed clashes in Mogadishu
» 12.05.2009 - Authorities ready for BBC suspension talks
» 12.05.2009 - Burundi doctors continue strike over pay
» 12.05.2009 - Comprehensive strategies critical for Kivu peace, ICG says
» 11.05.2009 - RSF condemns suspension of local station in DRC
» 11.05.2009 - UN envoy condemns rebels attacks in DRC
» 11.05.2009 - Egypt threatens to dismantle NGO for accepting foreign funding
» 08.05.2009 - Sex starved Kenyan man seeks compensation in court
» 08.05.2009 - Attacks on peacekeepers constitute war crimes, UN warns
» 08.05.2009 - UNICEF warns Horn of Africa’s children at risk from triple threat
» 07.05.2009 - WFP suspends operations in Chad
» 07.05.2009 - Italy highly criticised for returning asylum seekers
» 06.05.2009 - Libya lodges official request for al-Megrahi's release home
» 06.05.2009 - Rwanda seeks neutral country trial for Nkunda
» 05.05.2009 - UNICEF calls on Sudanese warring parties to protect children
» 05.05.2009 - Sudan denies plans to attack Chad
» 05.05.2009 - AI calls on Ethiopian govt to reveal fate of political prisoners
» 04.05.2009 - Got you swine...!
» 04.05.2009 - SA revokes visa restrictions on Zimbabweans
» 04.05.2009 - Madagascar's govt willing to compromise on early election date
» 04.05.2009 - Taylor's acquittal plea thrown out
» 30.04.2009 - Leading Al Qaeda member killed in Algeria
» 30.04.2009 - SA accused of continued deportation of Zims despite moratorium
» 30.04.2009 - Mixed reactions posted on Sudan’s census
» 30.04.2009 - UN calls for a 'full stop' on child victimisation in conflict zones
» 30.04.2009 - Cairo to host international anti piracy summit
» 28.04.2009 - Amnesty International begs for protection of alleged gay men
» 28.04.2009 - Libyan appeals Lockerbie bombing conviction
» 28.04.2009 - 27 soldiers sentence to life imprisonment
» 27.04.2009 - Fresh army violence eruppts in Madagascar
» 27.04.2009 - Kenya ready to counter attacks - deputy minister
» 27.04.2009 - Rwanda suspends BBC broadcast for being bias
» 24.04.2009 - Two more dead in Madagascar clashes
» 24.04.2009 - ECOWAS asked to intervene on the missing journalist case
» 24.04.2009 - HRW calls for drastic changes on draft Sudanese press law
» 22.04.2009 - Lesotho's Prime Minister safe
» 22.04.2009 - Lesotho govt still numb on state house attack
» 22.04.2009 - Near assassination plot foiled in Lesotho
» 22.04.2009 - Donor pledges should not perpetuate violence on civilians - HRW
» 22.04.2009 - Expulsion of aid agencies in Sudan detrimental to civilians, UN
» 22.04.2009 - Arabic network condemns sentencing of journalist
» 21.04.2009 - More than 60 people arrested for village killings
» 21.04.2009 - Nkunda not illegally detained - court
» 21.04.2009 - Bouteflika told to redress rights violations in Algeria
» 21.04.2009 - Countries set to meet the 2015 education for all target
» 17.04.2009 - Call for probe into Burundi activist's death
» 16.04.2009 - Eritrea’s human rights violations deepen the rights crisis, HRW
» 15.04.2009 - 10 Darfur rebels condemned to death
» 15.04.2009 - UN calls for peaceful talks on the future of W/Sahara
» 15.04.2009 - Armed men threaten to kill journalist in DRC
» 15.04.2009 - Residents flee homes fearing reprisals from the army
» 15.04.2009 - Ethiopia completes destruction of mines
» 14.04.2009 - Nine hanged for editor’s murder
» 14.04.2009 - Somali pirates hijack 2 vessels
» 09.04.2009 - UNICEF commends Sudan for child protection law
» 09.04.2009 - Former MP asks ICC to prosecute govt officials
» 08.04.2009 - Lesotho ready to roll out social cash grants
» 08.04.2009 - S/Leone rebels sentenced
» 08.04.2009 - UN calls for end of violence in CAR
» 08.04.2009 - Senegalese gay men appeal a homophobic sentence
» 08.04.2009 - Uganda must take active role to curtail abuses and torture
» 07.04.2009 - Banning minerals trade could be disastrous – report
» 07.04.2009 - UN launches humanitarian aid appeal for Madagascar
» 07.04.2009 - Kenyan fisherman arrested in disputed Migingo island
» 07.04.2009 - Belgium calls for ex-Chad president's trial
» 07.04.2009 - Protestors dispersed with gunfire in Somaliland
» 06.04.2009 - Police deployed to foil strike
» 06.04.2009 - Lawyers seek Taylor’s acquittal
» 06.04.2009 - Sudan work to free two abducted workers
» 03.04.2009 - Yar'Adua proposes amnesty to armed Delta rebels
» 03.04.2009 - Zimbabweans to get special permits in SA
» 03.04.2009 - Opposition condemned for raising a black flag
» 02.04.2009 - Mbeki in Darfur for talks
» 02.04.2009 - Obiang warns action against the judiciary
» 02.04.2009 - W/Sahara asks UN to establish protection mechanism
» 01.04.2009 - ICC warns to act on Kenya if tribunal not established
» 01.04.2009 - US sends off envoy to Sudan
» 01.04.2009 - Libya says more than 230 could be dead
» 01.04.2009 - Escalating violence could worsen humanitarian crisis in CAR
» 01.04.2009 - Bissau troops crackdown on critics
» 31.03.2009 - No further talks with rebels – Uganda
» 31.03.2009 - Kenya urged to halt abuses in refugee camps
» 31.03.2009 - Egyptian troops sent to Darfur
» 30.03.2009 - Congo and Rwanda to continue discussions on Nkunda’s extradition
» 30.03.2009 - Annan calls for speedy implementation of reforms in Kenya
» 30.03.2009 - 5 missionaries expelled for trying to convert Muslims
» 30.03.2009 - Next president urged to address impunity
» 27.03.2009 - Nigeria tops asylum seekers' ranks
» 27.03.2009 - Kenyan police caught in mistaken identity crisis
» 27.03.2009 - Khartoum urged to reconsider its decision on aid agencies
» 27.03.2009 - Somalis flee despite new government in place
» 26.03.2009 - UK orders probe into alleged torture on its resident
» 26.03.2009 - Somali minister injured in a road side blast
» 26.03.2009 - Al Bashir travels to Ethiopia
» 25.03.2009 - Over a million will go without food rations by May - UN says
» 25.03.2009 - ICC should be a last resort, HRW urges Kenya
» 25.03.2009 - Uganda deploys troops to beef up AU mission in Somalia
» 24.03.2009 - DRC to release rebels in the new peace deal
» 24.03.2009 - Aid worker killed in Darfur
» 23.03.2009 - Hello, I'm calling to find out if I'm still alive...
» 23.03.2009 - Two African states among the highest with impunity
» 23.03.2009 - Clerics fear Al Bashir’s arrest on trip to Qatar
» 23.03.2009 - Pirates attack Japanese ship
» 20.03.2009 - Swazi youth accuse SADC of double standards
» 19.03.2009 - Court releases opposition leader
» 19.03.2009 - Bin Laden urges Somalis to oust the president
» 18.03.2009 - 1,000 alleged “Witches” kidnapped by security forces
» 18.03.2009 - Al Bashir administration would bear responsibility for Darfur crisis, US
» 18.03.2009 - Chevron slashes production after attack on pipeline
» 18.03.2009 - UN send mission to assess Sahrawi refugees situation
» 17.03.2009 - UN grounds West Africa air service
» 16.03.2009 - There is a coup in Madagascar...!
» 16.03.2009 - UN commits to work with government to fill agency gaps
» 16.03.2009 - Opposition rejects referendum offer
» 13.03.2009 - Madagascar’s armed forces gear up for war
» 13.03.2009 - Aid workers’ kidnapers demand ransom
» 12.03.2009 - Gambian opposition formally charged
» 12.03.2009 - Bennett released on bail
» 12.03.2009 - Medical charity workers kidnapped
» 11.03.2009 - Madagascar's democracy at the mercy of army rebellion
» 10.03.2009 - UN fight to reverse the expulsion of aid group in Sudan
» 10.03.2009 - Suspected pirates handed to Kenya
» 10.03.2009 - Nigeria’s main oil exporter halts operations after attacks
» 10.03.2009 - Conviction of Mai Mai leader is justice served for victims - HRW
» 09.03.2009 - Opposition leader arrested
» 09.03.2009 - Rwanda tribunal takes Kenya to Security Council
» 06.03.2009 - Mbeki appoint to mediate ICC-Sudan squabble
» 06.03.2009 - Alston calls for independent probe into death of activists
» 05.03.2009 - Police on high alert as demonstrations hit Nairobi
» 05.03.2009 - Al-Bashir rejects ICC ruling
» 05.03.2009 - Obama extends Zimbabwe sanctions
» 05.03.2009 - UN demobilises 880 children in DRC
» 05.03.2009 - Government restricts opposition ahead of elections
» 04.03.2009 - Will Sudan submit to ICC's warrant of arrest for Al Bashir?
» 04.03.2009 - LRA top official captured
» 04.03.2009 - Bissau’s interim president affirms democratic rule
» 04.03.2009 - Egyptian internet activists freed
» 03.03.2009 - ECOWAS delegation to Bissau
» 03.03.2009 - UN to keep peacekeepers in Sudan
» 03.03.2009 - Nkunda under house arrest - Kagame
» 02.03.2009 - Fears of a coup in Bissau subsiding, but..!
» 02.03.2009 - Ethiopian press ordered to re-register
» 02.03.2009 - MP sentenced to life for genocide
» 02.03.2009 - Bissau president killed by army
» 27.02.2009 - Morocco convicts 18 terrorists
» 26.02.2009 - Kenya will act on UN report findings - Karua
» 26.02.2009 - Cult clashes kill 15 in Benin
» 25.02.2009 - Kenya must clean official messy killings, UN expert
» 25.02.2009 - Rights organisation calls for speedy trial for detained activist
» 25.02.2009 - Appeal court upholds editor’s sentence
» 25.02.2009 - Rwandan troops pull out in DRC
» 24.02.2009 - ICC to rule on Al Bashir in March
» 23.02.2009 - Reform electoral commission – HRW
» 20.02.2009 - Belgium sues Senegal for delayed dictator’s trial
» 20.02.2009 - Opposition driven out of government buildings
» 19.02.2009 - UN condemns attack on civilian in DRC
» 18.02.2009 - Burundi senators reject bill criminalising homosexuality
» 18.02.2009 - Kenyan tribunal deadline extended
» 17.02.2009 - Nigeria and Italy team up to dismantle organised crime
» 17.02.2009 - Egypt truckers strike enters fourth day
» 17.02.2009 - British missionary in court again
» 16.02.2009 - 5 die as boat capsize off Canary Islands
» 16.02.2009 - Islamists fighters kill 8 in Algeria
» 13.02.2009 - Bouteflika to seek third term as independent candidate
» 13.02.2009 - Kenya rejects post election tribunal
» 13.02.2009 - Teachers outraged by caning of colleagues
» 12.02.2009 - No decision yet on Al Bashir - ICC
» 12.02.2009 - Egyptian lawmaker slapped with two year jail term
» 12.02.2009 - Nigeria arrests 12 for killer teething mixture
» 11.02.2009 - Bouteflika to run for third term
» 10.02.2009 - Govt and rebels seek peace agreement for Darfur
» 10.02.2009 - Thousand flee rebel aggression after Ethiopia pull out
» 10.02.2009 - Zimbabwe receives $11 million in humanitarian aid
» 09.02.2009 - Madagascar leaders commit to talks
» 09.02.2009 - Commission calls for withdrawal of tribunal bill
» 09.02.2009 - Nigeria oil workers delay strike
» 06.02.2009 - Include children in national AIDS strategies - HRW
» 06.02.2009 - Govt refutes rights report
» 05.02.2009 - AU imposes sanctions on Mauritania
» 05.02.2009 - Darfur rebels threaten to recapture town
» 05.02.2009 - Tuareg rebels beg for Algeria's mediation
» 04.02.2009 - Three migrants perish enroute to Spain
» 04.02.2009 - Uganda deny shooting civilians in Somalia
» 03.02.2009 - Body of murdered journalist found in forest
» 03.02.2009 - Court upholds sentence for genocide perpetrator
» 03.02.2009 - HRW calls for arrest of former rebel leader
» 02.02.2009 - Court overturns jail terms for 4 editors
» 02.02.2009 - UN mission told to leave Darfur town
» 30.01.2009 - Regional cooperation key to uprooting Somali piracy
» 30.01.2009 - Nigeria militants call off ceasefire
» 29.01.2009 - Cameroon accused of violence to silence opposition
» 29.01.2009 - Uganda rebels killed 100 in DRC
» 28.01.2009 - Sudanese spy slapped with 17 year jail term
» 28.01.2009 - Kenya told to halt Somali deportations
» 27.01.2009 - Islamists seize Baidoa for the first time
» 27.01.2009 - 4 killed in Rwanda-Congo joint operation
» 27.01.2009 - UN denounces renewed clashes in Darfur
» 26.01.2009 - Healers ignore government order
» 26.01.2009 - Congo warlord denies war crimes
» 23.01.2009 - Congo rebel leader arrested
» 22.01.2009 - Delta rebels release Romanian oil worker
» 22.01.2009 - African leaders urged to take tough stance on Zim
» 21.01.2009 - 10 killed in rebel-government clashes in Somalia
» 21.01.2009 - Supreme Court rules on death penalty
» 21.01.2009 - Three Eritrean Christians die in military camps
» 20.01.2009 - 2,000 Rwandan troops advance into Congolese borders
» 20.01.2009 - Tanzania to send 918 troops to Sudan
» 16.01.2009 - Journalists organisation criticises new media law
» 15.01.2009 - Ethiopia's last troops leave Somalia
» 15.01.2009 - Road safety commission arrests 30 without helmets
» 14.01.2009 - AI blames prolonged Zim crisis on AU
» 14.01.2009 - Dafur women saved from attempted abduction
» 14.01.2009 - MEND threatens to end ceasefire after killing of gang leader
» 14.01.2009 - Journalist and activists released on bail
» 13.01.2009 - Uganda halts Gaddafi's meeting with traditional leaders
» 13.01.2009 - Genocide tribunal rejects Rwanda's extradition call
» 13.01.2009 - Ethiopia pulls out of main posts in Somalia
» 12.01.2009 - Somalis rejoice after Al-shabab’s defeat
» 12.01.2009 - RSF condemns sentencing of Cameroonian editor
» 09.01.2009 - Rwandan top aide returns to France for trial
» 09.01.2009 - Security and rebuilding in fragile states need a different approach, Zoellick
» 09.01.2009 - Rights watch urges Egypt to halt migrants deportation
» 08.01.2009 - Zimbabwe delays new school term by two weeks
» 08.01.2009 - Algerians donate blood of solidarity with Gaza victims
» 08.01.2009 - Over 800, 000 children targeted for immunisation in CAR
» 07.01.2009 - Children's advocacy organisation gets a boost
» 07.01.2009 - US to suspend aid to Guinea
» 06.01.2009 - Ethiopia adopts a bill to restrict aid agencies
» 06.01.2009 - Bissau Army confirms attack on chief of staff
» 05.01.2009 - Ethiopia re-arrests opposition official
» 25.12.2008 - Court gives Christmas present to Ugandan gays
» 24.12.2008 - SA defends its aid to Zimbabwe
» 23.12.2008 - China accuses western media over Zim-DRC arms saga
» 22.12.2008 - Zim and DRC named in 'Top Ten' worst crises states
» 22.12.2008 - Security Council extends UN mission in DRC
» 22.12.2008 - Ousted Mauritanian president set free
» 22.12.2008 - Morocco repress Sahrawi population - HRW
» 19.12.2008 - Mugabe torment citizens to tighten his grip on power
» 19.12.2008 - Kenya rejects HRW report on ARV roll out
» 18.12.2008 - Sweden suspends aid to Rwanda
» 18.12.2008 - Rwandan former army colonel gets life
» 17.12.2008 - Kenyan children neglected in life saving drugs - HRW says
» 17.12.2008 - Striking health workers resume duties
» 17.12.2008 - Post election tribunal to be set up in Kenya
» 17.12.2008 - UN adopts resolution to chase pirates in Somalia
» 16.12.2008 - Police arrest 11 journalists protesting media bill
» 16.12.2008 - HRW warns against violence on civilians as Great Lakes hunts Kony
» 16.12.2008 - RSF criticises continuing impunity in Gambia
» 15.12.2008 - British discuses UN accusations on Rwanda-DRC
» 15.12.2008 - UN hails EU support to curb piracy on food aid
» 11.12.2008 - SA investigating websites with child porn
» 11.12.2008 - Torture still rife in Angola's Cabinda
» 11.12.2008 - Togo govt to abolish death penalty
» 09.12.2008 - Comoros rights groups want Mayotte talks stopped
» 05.12.2008 - Moroccan sentenced to 10 years for Madrid bombings
» 05.12.2008 - Two Britons charged with sedition in Gambia
» 04.12.2008 - Bail application for Senegalese editor rejected
» 03.12.2008 - Cluster bombs banned in 34 African countries
» 03.12.2008 - Ban warns against worsening political challenges in Central Africa
» 03.12.2008 - Mauritarian detainees subjected to torture – Amnesty international
» 03.12.2008 - Rights organisation calls for protection of former graft chief
» 02.12.2008 - Egypt revokes ban on doctor's visas
» 02.12.2008 - Family protests 15 years sentence for musician
» 02.12.2008 - Pirates flop to hijack a cruise liner
» 02.12.2008 - Agadir student killings trigger protests
» 01.12.2008 - Zimbabwe rejects regional court ruling
» 01.12.2008 - Religious clashes victims laid to rest
» 28.11.2008 - Liberian judiciary wrestle media freedom
» 28.11.2008 - UN rights agency calls for action in eastern DRC
» 28.11.2008 - Nigeria arrests seller of killer chemical on teething mixture
» 27.11.2008 - EU "shocked" by Burundi's gay criminalisation
» 27.11.2008 - Ethiopia presents "proof" against war crimes allegations
» 27.11.2008 - Kenya's violence perpetrators to be booked
» 26.11.2008 - UN Security Council calls for peaceful solutions in Guinea-Bissau
» 26.11.2008 - Libya extends humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip
» 26.11.2008 - Teething concoction kills 25 children in Nigeria
» 25.11.2008 - CPJ condemns murder of journalist in DRC
» 24.11.2008 - Burundi to criminalise homosexuality
» 21.11.2008 - Burkina Faso petition enjoys success
» 21.11.2008 - Rwanda's attainment of MDGs still bleak
» 21.11.2008 - Caritas launches US$4 million appeal for DRC
» 20.11.2008 - Guinea is Africa's worst union oppressor
» 20.11.2008 - Rebels will not go unpunished - ICC
» 19.11.2008 - Torture rife in Equatorial Guinea, UN confirms
» 19.11.2008 - MDC protests for its supporters reported still missing
» 19.11.2008 - Gambia rights violations seen as investor risk
» 19.11.2008 - Ensure better protection for Albino children - UNICEF
» 19.11.2008 - Uganda failing conflict brutality victims
» 18.11.2008 - Hong Kong cargo ship hijacked in Somali waters
» 18.11.2008 - Egyptian rights organisation rejects media blockade in trial
» 18.11.2008 - ICC postpones Lubanga's case to January
» 17.11.2008 - Kagame calls for rebel leader imprisonment
» 17.11.2008 - UN mission in DRC ready to respond to rebels' ceasefire violation
» 14.11.2008 - Improved situation for migrants stranded in Libya
» 13.11.2008 - Senegal gay community regroups to demand rights
» 13.11.2008 - Egypt condemned for shooting migrants
» 12.11.2008 - Somali militants seize Merka port
» 12.11.2008 - Egypt contests doctor's conviction
» 12.11.2008 - Burundi opposition leader charged with contempt
» 12.11.2008 - 10 hostages freed in Cameroon
» 11.11.2008 - Germany ambassador sent packing in Rwanda
» 10.11.2008 - Nkunda warns against troops in DRC
» 10.11.2008 - Italian nuns kidnapped in Kenya
» 10.11.2008 - Six killed in AU peacekeepers base attack
» 10.11.2008 - Rwandan presidential aide arrested in Germany
» 07.11.2008 - Somali stoning victim was a mere child, not an adulterous woman
» 07.11.2008 - Algerian mayor killed by alleged terror group
» 06.11.2008 - Terror suspects arrested in Ethiopia
» 06.11.2008 - Protestors torch opposition headquarters
» 06.11.2008 - Bashir's indictment could spark violence
» 05.11.2008 - Lebanese hostage rescued in Nigeria
» 05.11.2008 - UN urges immediate release of captured aid workers in Somalia
» 05.11.2008 - Hostage killed in failed rescue operation
» 05.11.2008 - Renewed clashes erupts in eastern DRC
» 04.11.2008 - Editor jailed for misidentification of a judge
» 04.11.2008 - A man shot dead in fuel cut protests
» 03.11.2008 - International blocs concerned on DRC humanitarian crisis
» 31.10.2008 - Two Austrian hostages freed in Mali
» 31.10.2008 - Cameroonian militia threatens to kill hostages
» 30.10.2008 - DR Congo rebel leader announce ceasefire
» 30.10.2008 - Pirates hijacks Turkish vessel
» 30.10.2008 - MSF pulls out of Niger
» 29.10.2008 - Sudan condemns killing of oil workers
» 29.10.2008 - Victory for Botswana bushmen as mining company withdraws
» 29.10.2008 - UN halts rebel advances in DRC
» 28.10.2008 - Somali woman stoned to death for adultery
» 28.10.2008 - Ex Mauritanian minister faces prison sentence
» 28.10.2008 - Congolese rebels expand attacks on army and peacekeepers
» 28.10.2008 - Egyptian couple arrested for swapping sex partners
» 28.10.2008 - Five Chinese oil workers killed in Sudan
» 27.10.2008 - Schoolboy jailed for his love for Spanish team
» 27.10.2008 - Still no hope for hijacked Ukrainian ship in Somalia
» 27.10.2008 - Kenya's post-election violence must be tackled, UN official
» 24.10.2008 - Somali teenage jail birds receive UN assistance after release
» 24.10.2008 - First UN-trained Chadian forces deployed to protect civilians
» 24.10.2008 - SA court declares 'samurai boy' fit to stand trail
» 23.10.2008 - Nine captured pirates handed to Somali authorities
» 23.10.2008 - Somali's internal refugees increased
» 22.10.2008 - Somali piracy not easy to overcome
» 22.10.2008 - Human rights bodies convene in Nairobi forum
» 22.10.2008 - Rwandan reporter released after 14 years detention
» 22.10.2008 - Security Council raises concerns on DRC's resurgent violence
» 21.10.2008 - Innocent Nigerian prisoners die on death row
» 20.10.2008 - Clearing Liberia of Marijuana an uphill battle
» 20.10.2008 - Satellite system to help speed up Sudan's border dispute
» 20.10.2008 - SA judge receives international justice award
» 17.10.2008 - Nigerian journalist slained near his home
» 17.10.2008 - Sudan's president has not yet escaped ICC arrest
» 16.10.2008 - Kenya under attack threat from Somali Islamists
» 16.10.2008 - Zimbabwe’s education in much deeper crisis
» 15.10.2008 - International tribunal for Kenya..?
» 13.10.2008 - Tried Rwandan denies genocide charges
» 10.10.2008 - SA musicians sing against human trafficking
» 10.10.2008 - AU comments Niger journalist release
» 10.10.2008 - Former Rwandan official pleads not guilty to genecide
» 10.10.2008 - Cameroonian songbird jailed for rioting
» 10.10.2008 - US awards $4.7 million to strengthen workers' benefits of international trade
» 09.10.2008 - Army base seized by rebels in DRC
» 09.10.2008 - Former Rwandan official and genocide suspect transferred to Tanzania
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