January 05, 2009
Sudan: Bush Approves Darfur Air Lift
United States President George W. Bush on Monday authorized an immediate airlift of equipment and supplies to the international peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of… Read more »
January 02, 2009
Guinea: Hopes for Reform Dashed Again
Guinea’s political elite has once more been rendered powerless by an army whose leaders owe their survival to a political system built upon confusion and fear. Read more »
December 29, 2008
Guinea: AU Suspends Country Over Coup
The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from taking part in all AU activities until the country returns to civilian rule under the constitution. The AU's Peace and Security… Read more »
December 27, 2008
West Africa: The Return of the Military Coup
The African Union (AU) has condemned the return of coups d'état to the continent, describing the phenomenon as "a very serious setback in the ongoing democratization process… Read more »
December 24, 2008
Zimbabwe: Tutu 'Ashamed' of South Africa Over Mugabe
Archbishop Desmond Tutu launched a blistering attack on the South African government on Wednesday for failing to use its influence in the United Nations Security Council to oust… Read more »
December 23, 2008
Guinea: Coup Follows Conté's Death
A military officer appeared on television in Guinea on Tuesday soon after news of the death of President Lansana Conté to announce that a "National Council for Democracy"… Read more »
December 13, 2008
Zimbabwe: U.S. Pushes UN For Tougher Action
The United States has given notice that it intends pressing the United Nations Security Council to take stronger action against the government of President Robert Mugabe of… Read more »
December 12, 2008
Kenya: New Media Law Provokes Protest, Arrests
Kenyan police on Friday arrested several well-known media personalities who had gathered in Nairobi to demonstrate against a new media bill passed by Parliament this week. Read more »
December 09, 2008
Zimbabwe: State Moving to 'Failed' Status, Says Annan
Zimbabwe was moving rapidly to join countries such as Somalia to become a "full-blown failed state," former United Nations chief Kofi Annan said in the Netherlands on Tuesday. Read more »
November 20, 2008
Sudan: Prosecutor Accuses Darfur Rebels of War Crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC), which is already considering charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arising out of the war in Darfur, has now been asked to… Read more »
November 18, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: War Crimes Suspect Finally Faces Trial
The first suspect to face war crimes charges before the International Criminal Court (ICC) - Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - is now scheduled to go on trial next… Read more »
November 14, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: People Flee, and Flee Again
Civilians fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic sometimes find a safe place, only to have to flee gain when fighting spreads, says Francois Dumont of… Read more »
November 13, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Armed Men are Raping Women, Looting Homes, Says NGO
Armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are looting homes, raping women and forcing civilians to carry water for them, says Rebecca Wynn of the Oxfam agency.… Read more »
November 12, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: 100,000 Cut Off By Fighting, Says UN Chief
October 24, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: What Went Wrong With Historic War Crimes Case?
More than 30 months after the history-making arrest of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo - the first suspect to be sent to The Hague in the Netherlands to face war crimes… Read more »
October 06, 2008
Africa: Women's Rights Linked to Good Governance
In an interview marking the publication of the 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Mary Robinson, a board member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, discussed with AllAfrica's Katy… Read more »
September 19, 2008
Zimbabwe: Victims Get Short Shrift in Power-Sharing Deal
The power-sharing agreement which sets up a coalition government for Zimbabwe offers little scope for dealing with past human rights abuses, denigrating the role of civil society… Read more »
September 16, 2008
Sudan: Mbeki Joins Bashir to Reject War Crimes Charges
South African President Thabo Mbeki has backed Sudan’s rejection of an international prosecutor’s bid to indict President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide and war… Read more »
August 26, 2008
Liberia: Court Addresses Security Measures and Next Goes into Private Session
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Liberia: Defense Cross-Examination of Witness TF1-375 Continues
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Liberia: Witness TF1-367 Cross-Examined in Afternoon Session
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Congo-Kinshasa: Justice or Peace? War Victims Speak
In Africa's worst conflicts, victims' voices are rarely heard during the elite debate that treats peace and justice as though they were an either-or. Read more »
August 21, 2008
Liberia: Prosecution Wraps Up Examination of TF1-367
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Liberia: Witness, Former Mining Commander, Continues Testimony
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Liberia: Charles Taylor Back in Court - Summary Wednesday, 20 August 2008
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