Nigerian violence fed by ethnic, economic issues, ex-president says
Posted 1 hour ago
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo insisted Wednesday that this week's explosion of violence that claimed at least 200 lives is not driven by religious tensions between Christians and Muslims -- but by ethnic, social, and economic problems.

Death toll rises as violence rocks Somali capital
Posted 1 day ago
Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital Thursday, a day after a battle between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels left 29 dead and scores injured.

Rocking out with 'Africa's best new band'
Posted 2 days ago
South Africa has a rich musical heritage, but Johannesburg-based indie rockers BLK JKS are creating a new sound all of their own.

Explainer: What's behind slaughter in Nigeria?
Posted 2 days ago
Gangs of machete-wielding Muslims have been blamed for the weekend slaughter of hundreds of Christian villagers in Nigeria, but analysts say it would be wrong to assume the conflict was rooted in religion.

Nigeria urged to bring killing mobs to justice
Posted 2 days ago
Nigeria on Tuesday faced international calls to bring to justice killer mobs armed with guns and knives who massacred hundreds of villagers in the country's rural heartland.

Pirates seize Norwegian tanker off Malagasy coast
Posted 2 days ago
Pirates have hijacked a Norwegian tanker off the coast of Madagascar and are steering the ship toward Somalia, the ship's owner said.

French warship team destroys pirate boats
Posted 2 days ago
Twenty-eight suspected pirates were taken into custody Friday by the European Union Naval Force after a handful of failed attacks on fishing vessels in the Indian Ocean, the EU mission said.

Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds
Posted 3 days ago
The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town south of the city of Jos, officials said.

Restaurant gives Americans a taste of Somalia
Posted 3 days ago
In the kitchen of the restaurant Safari Express, it's hard to tell what's more powerful, the spicy aroma of the East African food or the fiery passion of the chef, Jamal Hashi.

Attack on Nigerian town kills more than 200
Posted 4 days ago
The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 Monday after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked mostly Christian villages, officials said.

What can sustainable livelihoods approaches and pro-poor market approaches le...
S. Johnson
Posted 4 hours ago
The third Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) seminar was held at the University of Bath, in the UK, in July 2009. Hosted by the Livelihoods Network, the ...

Improving security and justice through security sector reform
N. Bagayoko-Penone
Posted 4 hours ago
Since the late 1990s, security sector reform (SSR) has emerged as a principal activity for promoting peace and stability, and a priority for donors ...

Which is better - conditional or unconditional cash transfers?
S. Devereux
Posted 4 hours ago
In response to the recent food crisis and global financial crisis, the G-20 countries and the World Bank announced increased spending on social protection ...

Response to 'Targeting Social Cash Transfers' comment
C. Gorical
Posted 4 hours ago
Responding to the paper Targeting Social Cash Transfers comment, (on the process of defining target groups and designing the targeting mechanism for the ...

Is civil society a real vehicle for democratisation?
G. Cawthra; A. Du Pisani; A. Omari
Posted 4 hours ago
This study investigates the interface between security, at both the national and regional levels, and democratisation. The paper asserts that ...

Estimating the adaptation of forests to climate change
R. Sedjo
Posted 4 hours ago
This discussion paper reviews literature on the effect of climate change on the global forest sector. It delves into the literature on forest economics, ...

Trade unions and labour laws around the world
Posted 4 hours ago
This book looks at the current state of works councils and trade unions for 33 countries around the world. Topics include: ...

Empowering Maasai women in Tanzania
Maanda Ngoitiko
Posted 4 hours ago
Maasai women are among the poorest and most marginalised groups in Tanzanian society. A local women-led organisation – the Pastoral Women's ...

Mental health in post-conflict Southern Sudan
B. Roberts
Posted 4 hours ago
Sudan's two decades of civil war, which ended in 2005, involved widespread violence and large-scale forced migration. This had traumatic impacts ...

Educational deprivation in South Africa and India
Yusuf Sayed
Posted 4 hours ago
Across the globe, differences of gender, class, race, caste and ethnicity continue to create inequalities. Both India and South Africa have governments ...

Soccer Stadium Highlights Tensions in S. Africa
By BARRY BEARAK
Posted 38 minutes ago
Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games this summer is rising, poverty remains prevalent in South Africa.

World Food Program Won’t Renew Some Somalia Contracts
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and MOHAMED IBRAHIM
Posted 10 hours ago
World Food Program officials said it would welcome an independent investigation into its Somalia operations after a report that up to half the food aid was being diverted.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Denies Interview
By CELIA W. DUGGER
Posted 1 hour ago
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela issued a statement saying she did not give an interview to Nadira Naipaul, in which she was quoted making harsh statements about her ex-husband.

World Briefing | Africa: Morocco: 20 Foreign Missionaries Expelled
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Posted 12 hours ago
The Christians were expelled after religious authorities accused them of proselytism, which is illegal in Morocco.

Food Aid Bypasses Somalia’s Needy, U.N. Study Finds
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Posted 2 days ago
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, a report found.

Sauri Journal: Shower of Aid Brings Flood of Progress
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Posted 3 days ago
Bombarding a Kenyan town with health care, education and job training seems to be lifting people out of poverty, but can the results be magnified?

The Female Factor: The Nation Full of Strong Women
By DOREEN CARVAJAL
Posted 5 days ago
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian president, has relied on mothers and women for popular support and to rebuild a country that essentially failed.

U.S. Aiding Somalia in Its Plan to Retake Its Capital
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Posted 6 days ago
The U.S. is concerned about terrorism links between Somalia and Yemen, and its assistance could be crucial to the effort by Somalia’s government to bring order after decades of anarchy.

Nigerians Recount Night of Their Bloody Revenge
By ADAM NOSSITER
Posted 20 hours ago
This week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution in Jos.

Quotes Attributed to Mandela’s Ex-Wife Cause a Stir
By CELIA W. DUGGER
Posted 1 day ago
In the London Evening Standard this week Winnie Mandikizela-Mandela described her former husband as a figurehead who had made a bad deal with South Africa?s former white rulers.