Africa
Ghana mourns president’s death
July 25, 2012Ghana is mourning the death of its beloved president, John Evans Atta Mills, who was only five months away from the end of his first term and expected re-election.
Read moreExtremism, foreign intervention dangers increase in Mali
June 6, 2012The political situation in the West African country of Mali has taken a significant turn for the worse.
Read moreRadical Islamists push agenda in Mali
May 7, 2012The West African country of Mali continues to be a source of worry, as radical Islamist rebels try to consolidate their hold on the North.
Read moreBen Bella, guts and inspiration of Algerian Revolution, mourned
April 20, 2012Ahmed Ben Bella, a leader of Algeria's liberation struggle and the country's first president, died on April 11 at his home in Algiers.
Read moreGuinea Bissau: From Africa’s bright hope to narco state?
April 16, 2012Elements of the armed forces of the small West African Republic of Guinea Bissau seized the capital and arrested Acting President Raimundo Pereira and the former prime minister, Carlos Gomes Junior.
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