The Independent (UK)

Kilinto Fire: Ethiopian Government Accused of Gunning Down Political Prisoners as They Flee Burning Jail
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 07:57
While the cause of the blaze remains unknown, the Ethiopian government has admitted at least two of the prisoners were gunned down by the authorities as they fled the burning building.
Jacob Zuma: South Africa President Fighting for His Political Future as Millions March to Demand Resignation
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 06:22
Mr Zuma, leader of a nation racked by drought and economic crisis, is fighting for his political future as millions of South Africans march to demand his resignation. Unseen at the National Assembly in Cape Town were members of the Gupta family, three brothers alleged to have had a hand in Mr Zuma’s decisions for almost a decade.
Two-Thirds of African Countries Now Using Chinese Military Equipment, Report Reveals
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 06:15
China's military equipment is now being used by more than two-thirds of African countries, a report into the military capabilities of powers around the world has revealed.
Tony Blair Gives President of Kazakhstan PR Advice Following 'Massacre' of Unarmed Protesters
Monday, August 25, 2014 - 07:30
Tony Blair has given the President of Kazakhstan PR tips for a speech defending the country’s human rights record in the wake of the killing of unarmed protesters by police.
'I knew in my heart she was alive': Families in El Salvador are finally reunited with children abducted during the country's civil war
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 00:00
Pro-Busqueda's dogged investigators have found children in the US, Spain, Italy, Holland, France, Switzerland, Guatemala and Honduras
Colombia's 50 year-war: An end in sight?
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 00:00
Although there has been no cease fire and the violence continues, the fact that both the main adversaries continue to meet face to face is itself an achievement.
Brazil's big landowners have far too much power
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 00:00
Every 12 days in Brazil, someone gets murdered in a land-related conflict - how do the landowners get away with it?
The £15bn drugs war that has cost 7,000 lives in 2 years
Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 00:00
The vast power and ruthlessness of the traffickers is turning Mexico into a lawless state. Evan Williams reports from Culiacan
Armed Revolution In Latin America Is Over, Says Chavez
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 00:00
Catching his critics off guard, Hugo Chavez called on the Marxist rebel army in neighbouring Colombia to lay down its arms and release its hostages
Farc rules out release of 'gravely ill' Betancourt as French mission arrives
Friday, April 4, 2008 - 00:00
Rumours in the past few days have suggested Mrs Betancourt was in hospital or otherwise no longer in captivity, but no credible official has managed to confirm those sightings

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