All Africa
Kenya's President Kenyatta is summoned to world criminal court: Will he go?Kenyatta has so far avoided the ignominy of a trip to the International Criminal Court, where he is indicted for crimes against humanity. But if he skips out on an Oct. 8 meeting at The Hague, he may face an arrest warrant and pariah status. 聽
Africa's best states in 2014 are Mauritius and Botswana: Ibrahim IndexSomalia, Eritrea, and the Central African Republic rank at the bottom of the聽annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which calculates the health of civil society, security, and economic development.聽
Is Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau alive or dead? Yes.Cameroon didn't kill Boko Haram's figurehead leader since he is already dead, according to the Nigerian Army. Who then is the taunting, gun-waving character in Boko Haram videos who threatened to 'sell' kidnapped girls?聽
Ebola virus: Why estimates run from 20,000 cases to more than a millionThe projected impact of Ebola on West Africa differed radically between health agencies this week, owing to differences in method and models and over the use of factors like 'underreporting.' Some health officials say high estimates help bring needed attention.聽
Is Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau dead or alive? Does it matter?The shadowy insurgent Nigerian group is remarkably resilient and doesn't rely on one paramount leader.
A year after Mali war ends, is justice too long delayed?The Malian government pledged to offer redress to those harmed in 2012-13 when radicals tried to turn the north into a caliphate. But so far it has not delivered.
French hostage crisis: Islamic State finds extremist partners in AfricaAn obscure Algerian extremist group that abducted a French alpine guide has threatened to kill him. The group broke from Al Qaeda earlier this month and vowed allegiance to the self-declared Islamic State.
Nigerian bishop details Boko Haram control -- and criticizes presidentThe extremist Islamic group now holds 25 towns in the three northeast Nigerian states where they operate. Group has heavy weapons says Catholic prelate from Maiduguri, Boko Haram's 'hometown.'聽
Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone ends three-day lockdownAt least 5,000 people have been infected with the deadly disease in West Africa since March. Sierra Leone is the first country to impose a nationwide curfew.聽
A year after Nairobi's Westgate Mall attack, dearth of information ranklesDoes Kenya needs its own 9/11-style commission to clarify the details of Al Shabab's four-day siege of Nairobi's most upscale mall 鈥� and the government's response?
In Nairobi, ordinary folks still jittery a year after Westgate siegeNot enough has been done to stop another terror attack, many here say. The Westgate mall attack killed 67 people.
As Boko Haram tries to capture a capital, how prepared is Nigeria's Army?While Boko Haram talks about a 'caliphate' in northeast Nigeria, what it wants is to take the capital of Borno state, Maiduguri. Nigeria formed an entire Army Division to deploy in Borno. But it is not enough.聽
Nigerians brace for elections amid north-south rift and Boko Haram'Africa's Giant' may face its most volatile period since civil war in the 1960s, as a united opposition bloc challenges for power. Can wise leaders carry off free and fair elections next February?
Amid outcry, South Sudan backtracks on threat to expel foreign workersIn aid-dependent South Sudan, politicians have fed on popular anger that jobs from executives to waiters are being filled by outsiders聽who largely keep the nation running amid a civil war. Authorities have now limited the policy.聽
Ebola a 'shared' African problem, yet nations look to their own needsOnly Ethiopia and Algeria are judged ready to handle an Ebola crisis. The White House said today it's sending aid and 3,000 American troops to join the battle.聽
In Nigerian vacuum, Boko Haram is expanding its baseMore than a year after President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to eradicate the radical Islamists, the聽group is taking towns in the northeast. Can it create an Islamic caliphate?聽- Diamond the size of the Ritz found in South Africa: A $16 million rockWhile a giant new stone may attract news glitter and interest, gems and gold are no longer the needed engines of South Africa's economy.聽
Pistorius found guilty of manslaughter. But could he go free?South African Judge Masipa聽threw out a murder charge against the star Olympic athlete, but said a 'reasonable person' would have taken steps to avoid what happened as he shot bullets through a bathroom door, killing his girlfriend. Sentencing is mid-October.
Oscar Pistorius verdict: Why the wait?To the surprise of many, Judge Thokozile Masipa聽did not give a final verdict Thursday after spending all day discussing the charges against the double amputee track superstar.
Boko Haram takes cues from ISIS: Ferocious new friends?Maiduguri, a key state capital in northeast Nigeria of two million people is now vulnerable -- just as Mosul in Iraq was to a swift takeover by fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.