Anita Powell
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 07:35
The situation in the DRC is following a worryingly familiar script: elsewhere in the region, leaders’ attempts to extend their grip on power have led to violence in fragile, underdeveloped nations that can ill afford the accompanying economic shocks.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 06:20
The top U.S. nonproliferation official is in Africa to try to align nations against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions by urging them to cut ties with Pyongyang. The threat, he says, is not as far away as it seems.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:26
The tiny nation of Lesotho is threatening to erupt into violence again, less than a year after one of its former leaders fled into exile in South Africa.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:56
South Africa says military intervention by its contingent of United Nations peacekeepers is now “inevitable” after Rwandan rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo did not comply with a January 2 deadline to disarm.
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 05:39
Opposition lawmakers are crying foul about a multibillion-dollar nuclear power deal with Russia, saying the agreement could give Moscow the power to veto South African trade with other nuclear providers.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:25
South Africa will hold a period of mourning unparalleled in the nation’s history, as the world marks the death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 07:48
More than two dozen rights groups are appealing to Swaziland’s government, calling for the amendment of a terrorism act that they claim has been used to stifle peaceful opposition. Activists in Swaziland say they are aware of at least 15 arrests in the last two months, and say detainees have been beaten and given death threats.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 09:36
Mozambique is on edge again about a possible return to civil war after 21 years of peace. The former rebel group Renamo says it will no longer honor a 1992 peace deal following small skirmishes between its fighters and government forces. Renamo has long complained that the civil war's victors - the ruling Frelimo party - have rigged elections to hold onto power.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 09:07
South African officials say they are looking into possible links the Somali militant group al-Shabab may have in South Africa, where experts say they are concerned about the country becoming a hub for fundraising and recruiting for extremist groups.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:45
Zimbabwe's election is receiving wide criticism after longtime President Robert Mugabe swept the vote in an election the opposition says was rigged.