Until recently, children were being used by both the army and Sudanese and Chadian armed groups. Thousands have been recruited as the Darfur conflict in Sudan has engulfed eastern ... Read more »
Human rights group Amnesty International has urged Nato to take precautions by avoiding civilian casualties during military operations. Read more »
Humanitarian agents have welcomed the 6 July move by Somalia's militant Al-Shabab group to pull out of the capital, Mogadishu, saying this would boost the city's security as well ... Read more »
Benghazi was plunged into speculation - as was the world's media - the day after Transitional National Council chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil announced that the rebellion's military ... Read more »
Côte d'Ivoire security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate of fear that is preventing hundreds of thousands of people displaced by post-election violence from ... Read more »
King Mohammed VI has declared national mourning following the tragic crash of a military plane which left several casualties among members of the Royal Armed Forces. Read more »
Marko Chuol Ruei, second in command in the rebel group, the South Sudan Liberation Army, has claimed responsibility for the death of his commander, Colonel Gatluak Gai and ... Read more »
Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi remains defiant in the face of fresh international calls for him to go, saying he will never leave the land of his ancestors. Read more »
With his ruling Zanu-PF split and in a state of confusion about an election date, President Robert Mugabe is again pushing back against the Southern African Development Community's ... 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 »
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