West Africa leaders have requested the military assistance of the UN and ECOWAS to improve monitoring of the Liberia-Ivory Coast border, which they say has been breached by ... Read more »

Nelson Mandela has celebrated his 93rd birthday surrounded by his family in Qunu, South Africa. Read more »

A Satellite Sentinel Project has revealed visual evidence of mass graves in South Kordofan, to which the United Nations has responded with alarm. Read more »

The head of the United Nations refugee agency has described the situation in drought-hit Somalia as the "worst humanitarian disaster" in the world. Meanwhile civil society groups ... Read more »

With the conflict in the country entering its fifth month and showing no signs of waning,the UN says it is critical for the parties to redouble efforts towards a political solution ... Read more »

As he stepped into the dock for trial by the War Crimes Division of the High Court of Uganda, former Lord's Resistance Army leader Thomas Kwoyelo began a chapter in the history ... Read more »

Two days after announcing that former Chadian dictator Hissene Habré will be sent home for trial, Senegal has reversed its decision. After the failure so far of attempts to try ... Read more »

After the euphoria of celebrations and the pomp of speeches is over, the new nation faces a mammoth task. Read more »

Despite serious challenges ahead, the new State is expected to benefit from its huge oil deposits and the new investment opportunities it presents. Read more »

Campaigning for the country's second post-war elections officially kicked off on Tuesday with opposition candidates hoping to unseat Africa's first female president. Read more »