All Africa
Tanzania withdraws bid to sell 'legal ivory;' Kenyan poachers kill 12 elephantsConservation groups rebuff Tanzania's bid to sell $55 million in ivory and downgrade elephants' endangered status. But Kenya's largest massacre of elephants Jan. 5 points to the difficulties of ending poaching.
Poaching crisis escalates with 'targeted, efficient' slaughter of 12 Kenya elephantsKenya's largest elephant killing on record comes on the heels of a sevenfold increase in elephant killings since 2007, driven by soaring Asian demand for ivory.
Central African Republic preps for peace talks as regional troops arriveAmid a weak truce, CAR officials and rebels are preparing to negotiate in Gabon as South African, Chadian forces arrive to secure the Central African Republic's capital. What are the prospects for peace?
Ghana inauguration goes on, while opposition plots court comebackPresident John Dramani Mahama was inaugurated today. But the opposition is not giving up its legal challenge to his election.
Africa's energy consumption growing fastest in worldAfrica's energy demands are skyrocketing, but with 64 recent major discoveries of fuel deposits, it is in a good position to meet its needs.- The men who would save Mali's manuscriptsIslamist militants in Timbuktu destroyed graves and shrines associated with Sufism this year. Ancient manuscripts are not directly threatened, but some fear they are next.
After grenade attacks, Kenya wants Somali refugees in campsIn light of an uptick in violent attacks in Kenya over the past year, often linked to Somalia's Al-Shabab, Kenya recently ordered all refugees living in its urban areas to move to established refugee camps.
Mali's army dumps another government, this one led by ex-NASA scientistCheikh Modibo Diarra, an astrophysicist who has worked for NASA, abruptly resigned today as Mali鈥檚 interim prime minister following his arrest last night by the country鈥檚 powerful army.
Ghana pulls off sixth 'free and fair' election in model for regionDespite problems with the voter registry and allegations of vote rigging, Ghanaians have once again chosen their president:聽John Dramani Mahama.
Moving Mali forwardMali was turned upside down last spring as armed groups overran the north and the military toppled the president. For some, crisis is a wake-up call, offering Malians a chance to create a new path.
Africans mark significant progress on World AIDS dayHealth authorities report that the continent has seen deaths from AIDS and new HIV infections on the decline in recent years, and the social stigma against those with the disease is lifting.
In DR Congo, Goma residents worry about life after rebels' departureRebels who took Goma, DR Congo's second-largest city, have sent mixed messages about withdrawal. Some residents say security improved after the rebels claimed the city.
Congo crisis: a deal with rebels, then maybe no dealCongolese M23 rebels battling the government said Tuesday that they are withdrawing, reportedly unconditionally, from Goma. Then another M23 leader raised fresh demands.- FocusIslamists silence the musicians who guide rural MaliFor centuries, griots have directed ceremonies, smoothed over disputes, and served as repositories of history and genealogy. Now in northern Mali they are out of a job.
FocusWill Mali be Africa's Afghanistan?Mali was hit by two successive shocks to its system this year 鈥� with the north seized by rebels and a coup in the capital 鈥� leaving its government fragile and the international community mulling intervention.
Global first: Brit visits all 201 states without flyingGraham Hughes says Iraq and Afghanistan were easy. Islands like聽Nauru were the real challenges.
In world's most religious country, humanists rally for secular spaceA group of humanists is looking to find its niche in Ghana, recently ranked most religious in a survey of 57 nations.
Congo rebels advance as regional leaders seek cease-fireThe war continues to expand in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with rebels vowing to extend the gains they've made in the east of the country as more civilians are forced to flee their homes.
Goma's fall: Could UN troops in Congo have done more to prevent it?The ease Tuesday with which rebels overran Goma, one of DR Congo's largest cities, underscores UN peacekeepers' 'difficult problem': their limited mandate.- What has the US already tried in Mali?The US and the international community are debating how to intervene in war-torn Mali. But over the past decade, the US has already been heavily involved.聽