Reuters
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 08:08
Kenya is canvassing support for a possible walk-out by African states from the International Criminal Court, whose prosecution of elected Kenyan leaders has revived accusations on the continent that the court unfairly targets Africans.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 07:34
Wrangling over demands by southern secessionists is holding up efforts at Yemen's most important political gathering in decades to tame the country's multiple conflicts and repair the oil-dependent economy.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 09:31
Telsach Gad, a teacher in South Sudan, had high hopes for a better life when his country became independent in 2011 after decades of civil war with Khartoum. Two years later, he has lost all illusions.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 12:55
The unprecedented deployment of an unarmed surveillance drone by U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been delayed several months due to procurement procedures, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said on Thursday.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 12:53
A court in Central African Republic has sentenced 17 Seleka fighters to eight years in prison for theft, rape and pillage, the first ex-rebels to be punished for a wave of violence that has gripped the country since they seized power.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:52
Two roadside bombs exploded outside a mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba killing 30 people, as Sunni Muslim worshippers were leaving following Friday prayers, police said.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:51
Yemen has launched a $1.2 billion fund to give back tens of thousands of southern Yemenis jobs they lost after the 1994 civil war.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 10:31
The government originally announced a one-month state of emergency on August 14 and Thursday's announcement extended the order, which covers the whole country, to mid November.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 07:08
The death toll in clashes between gunmen loyal to Central African Republic's former president and the ex-rebels who ousted him, rose to at least 73 following fighting on Monday, residents, government and a regional peacekeeping force said.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:24
Armed men in Nigeria's southern Delta region have abducted Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country's second most senior Anglican cleric, police said on Monday, in a rare case targeting a religious leader.