Africa
Concerns raised over Rwanda's Commonwealth bid
Daniel Howden: Kigali wants allowances made for how far it's come since the genocide
Inside Africa
Feed the world? Band Aid 25 years on
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Ethiopia's leaders won't admit it, but famine has returned to East Africa. Andrew Johnson reports.
Pirate hostages fear they will be killed in days
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Couple plead for £4m ransom money to be paid in new video broadcast
He's off! Egypt pulls ambassador in fall-out from World Cup clash
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Diplomatic war breaks out in protest at behaviour of Algerian fans and players
Prehistoric Masterpieces: The Swimmers and The Beast
Thursday, 19 November 2009
The inhospitable plateau of Gilf Kebir in the far south-west Egyptian desert was once home to an early Egyptian civilization, who left behind spectacular cave art.
Spirit of the past inspires Congo campaign
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Activists re-enact London demonstration to commit to fighting new injustices
Virgin-Islands tanker's captain dies of wounds
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
The captain of a Virgin-Islands owned chemical tanker hijacked earlier this week has died from gunshot wounds sustained when the ship was attacked, a Somali pirate said today.
A matter of life and death?
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Tomorrow's Egypt vs Algeria match is much more important than that, explains Daniel Howden
Some African countries are just not viable, says philanthropist
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Sudanese billionaire breaks ranks to blame poor economic performance on bad leadership and fragmentation
Ugandan official: cane dead bodies as example to the living
Monday, 16 November 2009
A Ugandan government official said the bodies of those who die because of drinking a local illicit gin should be caned six times before burial as an example to the living.
Joyce Mulama: Challenges in promoting children's health in Kenya
Monday, 16 November 2009
At age seven, Johnson Mungai, from Chokaa village, in Ruai, a peri-urban settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, already knows that children are getting a raw deal where their health is concerned.
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