All Africa
- 'Extreme Makeover' with chicken coops and compost: Welcome to Kenyan reality TVWith 11 million viewers, a reality TV show in East Africa is helping build prosperity by offering small farmers advice.聽
Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan faces first significant political crisisA spirit of cooperation among Nigeria's elites seems scuttled as blistering critique of Mr. Jonathan is leaked by former president.聽
US Marines 'positioned' to enter S. Sudan as civil war loomsUN officials describe new evidence of atrocities and mass graves as 150 US troops arrive in the Horn of Africa to protect Americans and the US embassy.聽
UN scrambles to send more peacekeepers to South Sudan amid uptick in fightingWith revenge and ethnically motivated attacks escalating, South Sudan risks turning into a failed state, experts say.
US envoy Power visits Central African Republic amid scramble to stem violenceUS Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power traveled to the Central African Republic to support French and UN efforts to prevent tit-for-tat sectarian violence from exploding.
Tears and hope as Nelson Mandela laid to restSouth Africa's Nelson Mandela, a father to a nation and a 'brother' to many, was buried today in Qunu.
Central African Republic: thousands seek refuge with French troopsAs mainly Muslim rebels clash with 海角大神 militias, civilians in the Central African Republic鈥檚 capital flock to the French forces for safety from the rape, theft, and general violence. 聽
Mandela: under gray skies, a vibrant celebration of S. Africa's 'greatest son'Tens of thousands gathered at a stadium in Soweto to remember Nelson Mandela today.聽'In Africa, when the lion dies, the jungle roars. We鈥檙e here to make sure that happens,' said one.聽
Mandela memorial: a national moment and a global who's whoGlobal leaders gather as South Africa prepares to hold Mandela's memorial in a 95,000-seat stadium in the previously black-only township of Soweto Tuesday.
For Mandela, the world will come to his doorstep to say goodbyeInternational leaders and ordinary South Africans alike will travel this week to Mandela's beloved Qunu, where he lived as a child and later could find refuge from the world's relentless attention.
Paying tribute to Mandela: South Africa's long-planned mega eventNext week will be packed with memorials and engagements involving hundreds of thousands of people in multiple locales. Mandela will be buried Dec. 15. 聽
Mandela's conscious role became that of national storytellerNelson Mandela modeled for others everything he hoped a struggling South Africa could be.
Nelson Mandela's legacy: The world remembersFrom Chinese dissidents to Iranian clerics, South American leaders to the British monarchy, the world united today in mourning one of history's most revered statesmen.
Nelson Mandela and 'the foundations of one's spiritual life'Mandela's interior thoughts during his 27 years in prison have only recently come to light.聽Honesty, humility, a readiness to serve others, he said, were 'qualities within easy reach of every soul.'
Nelson Mandela: 'Because of him, we grew up in hope'South Africans poured into the streets to mourn the passing of their first black president Thursday. Black, Indian, and white, they embodied the racial harmony that Mandela strove for.
South Africans gather to pay their respects at Mandela's homeTears and song flowed as mourners 鈥� many in pajamas, carrying children 鈥� went to Nelson Mandela's house after news broke of his passing.聽
Mandela: A statesman who built a nation on the platform of his characterNelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, passed on Thursday, leaving a legacy of moral greatness and unflagging commitment to racial reconciliation.
Key Mandela moments: A biographical timeline A look back at the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa.
In divided S. Africa, anger at new road tolls proves a powerful unifying forceThe ruling ANC pushed through new electronic tolls after years of opposition. It could pay a price in upcoming national elections.
Malawi's embattled Banda says huge scandal is 'opportunity'In an interview, President Joyce Banda responds to a massive government graft scandal within the African nation, saying she won't resign and that it is time to clean the 'rot.'