Sudan accuses Chad of training attack rebels
Posted 16 hours ago
Sudan has cut ties with neighboring Chad, accusing it of helping train the rebels who attacked a suburb of Khartoum.

Tsvangirai to contest Zimbabwe election runoff
Posted 1 day ago
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will contest the presidential runoff with incumbent Robert Mugabe, he announced on Saturday.

U.N. aid worker shot dead in Kenya
Posted 2 days ago
A gunman in Kenya shot and killed the head of a World Food Program office that provides relief for neighboring southern Sudan, the WFP said on Friday.

Economist calls on world to aid African farmers
Posted 2 days ago
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Lawyer: Tunisia jails 14 in hydrogen bomb case
Posted 3 days ago
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Somalis: Ethiopian troops killed 17 civilians
Posted 3 days ago
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Journalists, lawyer arrested in Zimbabwe
Posted 3 days ago
Two journalists and the lawyer for a third have been arrested in Zimbabwe in recent days, their spokesmen said Thursday, amid signs the Zimbabwean government is intensifying a post-election crackdown.

Zimbabwe opposition: Post-election violence up
Posted 4 days ago
Zimbabwe's opposition said post-election violence was increasing Wednesday, a day after the army denied unleashing attacks on critics in the southern African country.

Tsvangirai to reveal crucial runoff decision
Posted 2 days ago
South African president Thabo Mbeki is traveling to Zimbabwe's capital Friday for more talks with the political leadership there, the South African Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

Food crisis: Video coverage
Posted 5 days ago
Rising food and commodity prices are having an impact around the world. Stay with CNN for complete coverage in video.

Climate of fear in South Africa?
B. Roberts
Posted 5 days ago
The fear of crime in South Africa has a negative impact on quality of life at the individual, community and societal levels. This phenomenon, which tends ...

Factors that give rise to social capital vary across contexts
M.T. Kuenzi
Posted 5 days ago
A great deal of research has been reported on social capital in the advanced industrialised democracies, but not very much is known about the factors ...

Extending the South African pension scheme to cover all of the elderly popula...
Posted 2 days ago
The reports presented in this document form part of a series of technical reports commissioned by the Department of Social Development as part of the ...

How to handle trade in timber better to enhance peace and stability in the Up...
Posted 4 days ago
This report analyses how trade in timber produced in the eastern DRC and Southern Sudan can contribute to stability and economic development in the region. ...

ICT potential remains largely unexploited in Africa
Y. Kitaw
Posted 9 days ago
In an increasingly globalised world, where information technology has become one of the key determinants of growth, many African countries are facing ...

Exposure to war increases malnutrition and stunting amongst children in Burundi
T. Bundervoet; P. Verwimp; R. Akresh
Posted 3 days ago
This Microcon research working paper examines the impact of Burundi's civil war on children's health status, focusing on early childhood malnutrition ...

Examining why malaria is over-diagnosed in Tanzania
C. I. R. Chandler; C. Jones; G. Boniface
Posted 3 days ago
This paper published in the Malaria journal examines the reasons behind malaria over-diagnosis in Tanzania. Malaria over-diagnosis in Africa is widespread ...

Review of social protection strategies in Malawi
S. Devereux; B. Baulch; I. Macauslan; A. Phiri; R. Sabates-Wheeler
Posted 11 days ago
Vulnerability appears to be rising for many Malawians, whose exposure to livelihood shocks is increasing while their ability to cope is decreasing. ...

How education projects can help eliminate child labour
N Grisewood; S Brand; H Ruiz
Posted 5 days ago
Creating awareness of the importance of education and the difference between acceptable work for children and exploitative child labour can help break ...

Difficulties in reintegration for former South African combatants
M. Bandeira
Posted 13 days ago
There are an estimated 150,000 ex-combatants in South Africa. The disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of these veterans presents a ...

Fierce fighting breaks out east of Beirut
By NADA BAKRI
Posted 1 hour ago
The fighting followed overnight clashes in the northern city of Tripoli that left at least two people dead and five wounded, according to security officials.

After a quixotic attack in Sudan, a question lingers: Why?
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Posted 1 hour ago
In the past, Darfurian rebels have largely confined their attacks to government positions in Darfur, never once attempting an assault on the heavily fortified capital, Khartoum.

Sadr City bomb squad: Looking for trouble before it explodes
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Posted 1 hour ago
American soldiers search for roadside bombs around the clock, in dangerous missions hidden behind the bland job description of "route clearance."

Opposition leader vows to return to Zimbabwe for runoff election
By BARRY BEARAK AND CELIA W. DUGGER
Posted 1 hour ago
Morgan Tsvangirai, who contends he won 50.3 percent of the initial vote, announced that despite brutal attacks on hundreds of his party's workers and fears for his own life, he would soon return home to face President Robert Mugabe in a runoff election.

U.S. security company accused of Baghdad atrocity is cruising along
By JAMES RISEN
Posted 1 hour ago
Blackwater, whose guards were involved in a shooting that left at least 17 Iraqis dead, appears to be back to business as usual after an intense public and private lobbying campaign.

Will Bush's domestic woes follow him all the way to the Middle East?
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Posted 1 hour ago
Plagued by falling popularity and impending lame duck status, President George W. Bush hopes to end his term on a foreign policy high note with a Middle East trip.

Last gasp for Olmert's political career?
By ETHAN BRONNER
Posted 1 hour ago
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel has declared his innocence in yet another police investigation, but calls for his resignation are coming from left, right and center.

Mortar shell fired from Gaza kills Israeli man
Posted 1 hour ago
Palestinian militants fired four mortar shells at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Friday, killing an Israeli man and wounding three other people, police and rescue officials said.

Iran says April 12 blast at Shiraz mosque was terrorism
By NAZILA FATHI
Posted 1 hour ago
Iranian officials told reporters that six people involved in the attack had been arrested and their links with the United States and Britain had been confirmed.

In lake, signs of slow shift from Savannah to Sahara
By KENNETH CHANG
Posted 1 hour ago
A team of scientists has reconstructed the climate of northern Africa as the Savannah changed to the Sahara.