The Guardian (UK)
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 00:00
Small farmers and a Catholic nun are facing a violent backlash as they develop a project to protect the rainforest
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 00:00
The palm oil magnates are growing ever more trees for use in biofuels and carbon trading. But what happens to the subsistence farmers who live on the lucrative land?
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 06:48
Gunfire heard in northern area of the capital as rebel and government negotiators fail to hold face-to-face talks on Sunday
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 08:09
Colonel Mamadou Ndala killed in rocket attack on his vehicle in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic of Congo
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 07:07
Government accuses rebels as fighting overshadows peace talks in Ethiopia and aid agencies warn of looming catastrophe. Aid agencies have warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in South Sudan, where fighting continues in spite of the crisis talks currently under way in neighbouring Ethiopia.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 07:16
Humanitarian groups warn of dwindling supplies of clean water, food and shelter, as Oxfam urges warring factions to call truce
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 07:50
As French troops enter CAR's troubled capital, Britain's African intervention of 2000 could serve as a model to help bring peace
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 00:00
A shipment of highly radioactive cobalt-60 has been safely recovered after sitting in the cornfield where it was found a week ago dumped by thieves in central Mexico, according to the country's nuclear safety director.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:16
Lawyers confirm extended co-operation from man who secretly pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in New York two years ago
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 09:02
Latest attack shows that major military crackdown has not been enough to silence Islamist militants in north of Nigeria