Conflict
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 11:40
Deposed former Central African Republic (CAR) President Francois Bozize still nurtures ambitions of returning to power, he told French media, ending months of silence since he was ousted by rebel forces in March.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 08:56
Now, even their handpicked prime minister calls the country’s condition “catastrophic.” The rebels have held unchecked sway since they swarmed into this bedraggled capital in March, looting, abducting, raping and killing — even breaking into an orphanage to steal whatever they could, according to Amnesty International.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 08:33
The government of North Darfur has announced that several hundred Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) troops have been moved into the El Sareif Beni Hussein locality "to monitor the implementation of an agreement signed between the Abbala and Beni Hussein tribes last month".
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 08:16
Now that Kazakhstani oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov has been apprehended, banking officials in Kazakhstan are striving to recover as much as they can of the $6 billion he is accused of embezzling.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 07:18
A former Burundian Hutu rebel leader believed by authorities to have been in exile in the Congo for almost three years said on Tuesday he would take a second stab at the presidency in 2015 elections.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 12:46
A group of United Nations independent experts today warned that the rule of law in the Central African Republic (CAR) is "almost non-existent" as abuses of power and human rights violations have become pervasive in the country.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 08:30
Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party leader Rachid Ghannouchi has raised the prospect of a referendum as a
way out of the country's political crisis, but has also warned against the opposition’s efforts to topple the government.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:55
At least ten bomb explosions have rocked Somalia's capital Mogadishu shortly after residents broke Sunday's Ramadan fast according to witnesses, Garowe Online reports.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:52
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says that after a preliminary investigation she believes that acts attributed to the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram are likely crimes against humanity.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:49
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels threatened Saturday to retake the eastern city of Goma if Kinshasa reneged on its pledge to start direct talks. The M23 seized Goma last November and only pulled out under strong international pressure.