All Africa
From Sudan to South Sudan, crusading editor refuses to stay quietAlfred Taban finds his staunchly independent English language daily is as disliked by authorities in Juba as it was in Khartoum.聽
Robert Mugabe's racial decree on whites and land brings backlashA week after saying the last white farmers must leave and that whites can't own land and must live in apartments, Zimbabwe's press and business community is crying foul.
Will clashes in Central African Republic thwart UN peace mission?New fighting in CAR between Ugandan troops and Seleka rebels could also jeopardize what has been a bright spot in the fight against Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army.
A bitter 'happy birthday' for warring South SudanThe world's newest nation turned three yesterday with little of the earlier euphoria. An outgoing UN official slammed the nation's leaders for wasting 'all the goodwill.'
Behind deadly force in Kenya, there's often a police badgeDespite US aid for police reform, civilians in Kenya are five times more likely to be shot by cops than by thugs or terrorists, says new study of major cities. In most cases, police offer no explanation for why they opened fire.
Kenyans fear fresh cycle of violence as ethnic reconciliation faltersMany feel tribal and political divides are pushing Kenya to the edge. Millions of dollars from Kenyan and international donors have been spent trying to reconcile groups that have traditionally clashed over political spoils.
Nairobi 'Saba Saba' rally reveals sharp ethnic, political dividesNo violent rampages in Kenya as of late Monday though a bomb ripped through the town of Wajir, injuring many, hours after the political opposition called for more safety and security in a rally.
Zimbabwe: President Mugabe's new attack on white farmersWhen Mugabe drove 4,000 productive white farmers off their land a decade ago it was a tragedy. Kicking out the last 150 seems like a sad farce. Let's hope that cooler heads prevail.聽
Robert Mugabe says no whites may own land in ZimbabweKicking out the last white farmers may be a ploy to divert attention from an economic catastrophe.聽
Nigeria: With Abuja blast, Boko Haram creeps to center of capitalIs Nigeria bifurcating between the teeming urban corridor of Lagos-Ibadan, and the Boko Haram-infested northeast, where killings happen daily?
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US sanctions tread lightly on Uganda's 'odious' anti-gay lawsThe White House review of Uganda's law to imprison gays will bring sanctions including aid diverted to NGOs and a cancelled Air Force exercise. But military assistance is untouched.
Can 52 island nations convince the world to keep them afloat?For a cadre of tiny, low-lying islands around the globe, rising tides and climate change don't feel theoretical.
Oscar Pistorius ruled sane, as South Africa again transfixed by murder trialEvaluation found Pistorius 'capable of appreciating the wrongfulness of his act' when he shot his girlfriend. Trial resumes after 30-day hiatus and defense may rest as soon as Friday.
Al Shabab's biggest problem with World Cup soccer (they may like it)The extremist Somalis have killed soccer fans and bombed stadiums. But it seems their jihadis love the beautiful game and have their own 'halal' team. A score requires an 'Alahu Akbar!'聽
Yale musicians study West Africa's drumbeats, a village at a timePercussionists from the Yale University orchestra are documenting drumming history and patterns in Ghana for future generations.
Fishermen ply Ethiopia's largest lake in papyrus boats, but hope for betterOn Lake Tana, locals eke out a living as they have since the 9th century B.C., in boats woven from papyrus growing on the shore. But some are eyeing the motorboats they say are the key to moving up in life.
Behind Nigeria's 'Bring Back Our Girls': Can we allow sex slaves in 2014?INTERVIEW: Jibrin Ibrahim is a founder of the #bringbackourgirls campaign, and says the shocking boldness of Boko Haram's kidnapping of 300 girls spurred him and others to action.
South Africa's longest strike ends. Now what?A deal with miners in the crucial platinum industry has unions talking up a working-class victory. But some researchers say the number of miners will halve in coming years.聽
Terror group Al Shabab doesn't smuggle ivory for cash. It sells charcoal.New UN report says Somalia-based radicals operate off lucrative, illegal trade in charcoal, one of Africa's main source of cheap energy.
