Algerian journalist jailed and his media offices shut down
A prominent Algerian journalist is behind bars and the offices of his website and radio station...
Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says UN
The accounts are haunting. Abductions, torture, rapes. Scores of civilians, including women and children, have been...
South Africa counts damage, death by tanker truck explosion
South Africa was coming to grips Sunday with the full extent of the destruction and deaths...
South Africa marks Christmas holidays despite nationwide power cuts
Christmas lights twinkle, holiday music plays and Johannesburg’s popular Rosebank mall bustles with shoppers.Then the lights...
Zimbabwe to have dark Christmas amid power cuts, high prices
To brighten the festive season, the mayor of Zimbabwe capital, Harare, recently switched on Christmas lights...
UN deputy urges countries to consider armed force for Haiti
The U.N.’s deputy secretary-general urged every country “with capacity” to urgently consider the Haiti government’s request...
In troubled South Africa, a boys’ choir gives cause for hope
A hush grips the auditorium as the long-awaited concert by one of the world's most renowned...
‘Tired of this war’: Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence
Kavira Mathe was making dinner for her two sons when bullets began flying. Eastern Congo’s M23...
Libya’s political elite are blocking progress: UK
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Libya's political elite I thank...
In Kenya, some Maasai turn from lion-killing to Olympics
Kenya’s most identifiable community is abandoning hunting lions with spears for javelin throwing at a biannual...
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