July 07, 2010
Sudan: Clashes and Demos in Abyei
Tension over the future of Abyei, a flashpoint region roughly the size of Lebanon on Sudan's north-south border, erupted into armed violence and street demonstrations this week. Read more »
August 07, 2008
Mauritania: Military Ousts President, Seizes Power
International leaders, heads of states and human rights lobbyists have condemned the military ouster of Mauritania's President Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, and Prime… Read more »
May 27, 2008
Sudan: Fears of More Conflict Amid Abyei Suffering
Failure to allow thousands of Abyei civilians to return home following recent conflict could destabilise other parts of Sudan, the UN has warned. Read more »
March 28, 2008
Comoros: No Quick Fix After Military Strike
The end of Mohamed Bacar's rebel rule in Anjouan could boost political stability on the Comoros archipelago, but the humanitarian problems will take longer to fix. Read more »
October 02, 2007
Sudan: Darfur Attackers 'Committed War Crimes'
The attackers who killed 10 African Union (AU) peacekeepers in the volatile western Sudan region of Darfur committed a war crime and should be investigated to bring them to book,… Read more »
December 21, 2006
Liberia: UN Maintains Diamond Sanction, Demanding Better Government Controls
The United Nations Security Council has renewed its ban on Liberian diamond exports calling for better documentation of where exactly each diamond comes from, how much it is worth… Read more »
August 16, 2006
Liberia: Gov't Reclaims Rubber Plantation From Former Fighters
The Liberian government, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, says it has repossessed Guthrie Rubber Plantation from a band of some 500 ex-rebels who have been illegally tapping… Read more »
November 15, 2005
Chad: Mystery Armed Groups Attack Military Camp in Capital
Chadian authorities on Tuesday insisted they had the situation under control a day after attacks on military camps in and outside the capital, N'djamena, that left at least two of… Read more »
October 31, 2005
Chad: Deby Dissolves Presidential Guard Following Wave of Desertions
Chadian President Idriss Deby has dismissed the 5,000-strong military unit acting as his presidential guard, days after the government failed to reel in scores of defecting… Read more »
November 22, 2004
Senegal: Remnant Mines Continue Senseless Deaths in Casamance
After 22 years of a now-fading conflict, the sentries that never sleep still kill and maim civilians in Casamance, the fertile southern area of Senegal enclaved between The Gambia… Read more »
February 09, 2004
West Africa: Ecowas Governments Tackle HIV/Aids in Their Armed Forces
Top military commanders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Ghana on Monday to draw up a detailed two-year action plan to tackle HIV/AIDS within their… Read more »
December 12, 2003
Africa: Irin Web Special On Child Soldiers: Too Small to Be Fighting in Anyone's War
His comrades in the transit camp run by Save the Children-UK in Bunia, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called him 'Kadogo', which means "small" in Kiswahili. The… Read more »