Africa
Military legacy at root of recent violence in Guinea
October 5, 2009The people of Guinea are looking to institutions like the UN and the African Union to help after the country was seized by recent military-instigated violence.
Read moreFighting rages in heart of Mogadishu
August 22, 2009Somalia's civil war is intensifying as Islamist insurgents hit back at government attacks on rebel-held territory.
Read moreNigeria: Maritime union holds conference despite attack
March 27, 2009Despite last Friday's bloody attack on their secretariat by suspected hoodlums, members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), will tomorrow hold their national delegates conference to elect a new set of officials to run...
Read moreDumped in Africa: Britain’s toxic waste
February 21, 2009Tones of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country’s obligation to ensure its rapidly growing mountain of defunct televisions, computers and gadgets are disposed...
Read moreZimbabwe arrests MDC deputy minister Roy Bennett
February 15, 2009Zimbabwean police arrested a prospective minister in the country's new unity government on Friday, shortly before senior ministers were sworn in. Zimbabwe arrests MDC deputy minister Roy Bennett
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