All Africa
Recent rebel attacks in Congo highlight complexity of protecting civiliansIn the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel attacks highlight the dire need for political, security, and justice reform.
Nigeria closes its borders amid unrest from Islamists, strikersNigeria's president met with security chiefs to discuss Islamist group Boko Haram, while Nobel prize winner Wole Soyinka warned his country may be heading toward civil war.
Famed author Chinua Achebe on the Occupy Nigeria strikesIn an interview with 海角大神, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe supports fuel-subsidy protests and says that Nigeria's unrest can be eased by better, less-corrupt leaders.
Note of caution on the International Criminal Court trials in KenyaNew report highlights potentially destabilizing impact of ICC trials related to 2007 Kenyan election violence.
Nigerians feel pinch as fuel strikes take a tollNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has drawn praise from economists for cutting a costly fuel national subsidy, but citizens have responded with rolling strikes that have shut down cities around the country.
Stampede at university highlights South Africa's education shortageA late application period at the University of Johannesburg led to a stampede that killed one and injured 22. Critics say South Africa doesn't provide as much access to higher education as it promises.聽
Why Nigerians are in an 'occupy' moodIt would be unacceptable to citizens anywhere if the price of gasoline doubled overnight without warning, argues guest blogger Jeremy Weate.
Oh snap! Bungee jumper plunges into Zambezi River at Victoria FallsThe Australian survived, but tourists who assume that extreme venues in Africa are safe may be fooling themselves.
'Occupy Nigeria' emerges ahead of mass strikeTalking of '1 percent cabals,' opponents of Nigeria's government are angry about its removal of a fuel subsidy and its weak response to ongoing attacks by a radical Islamist sect.
Democratic Republic of Congo: Another atrocity in the making?Democratic Republic of Congo incumbent president Joseph Kabila and challenger Etienne Tshisekedi in protracted dispute over November 2011 election results.- Africa Rising: Sub-Saharan Africa set for 2012 boomRising demand for natural resources is a boon for countries such as Sierra Leone, Niger, and Angola. But high consumer prices still pinch Africa's middle class.
- Ethiopia enters Somalia, but avoids African Union joint operationUnlike Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and Djibouti, which have sent thousands of troops under the African Union banner, Ethiopia is intervening in Somalia unilaterally, and won't stay for long.
2011 a banner year for the International Criminal CourtThe International Criminal Court continued to build credibility in 2011, but new challenges exist as Luis Moreno-Ocampo steps down as the ICC鈥檚 first chief prosecutor in 2012.
Somalia's Al Shabab Islamists are on the runBut the Somali officials, backed by international forces, are too busy fighting among themselves to govern.
Youssou N'Dour - the singer - takes on Senegal's long-serving presidentWill Senegal's most famous Afropop artist Youssou N'Dour聽be able to rally young voters against President Abdoulaye Wade's effort to serve a third term, or will he just split the opposition?聽
Nigeria dispatches troops to north to stop Boko Haram attacksThe Christmas Day attack on a church is only the latest in string of attacks by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, who has given 海角大神s living in the north three days to leave the region.聽