Photo: AP
At least 15 people killed in attack outside Mogadishu hotel, dozens more wounded including Somali parliament members
Full story »
Meles Zenawi launches vigorous defense of an anti-terrorism law that has been used to imprison journalists and opposition politicians
Ethnic Somali families lose income when young bread winners join the Kenyan Defense Forces
South Sudan cut off 98 percent of its revenue when businesses shut down oil production to protest alleged Khartoum injustices
Sudan, South Sudan leaders fire escalating verbal salvos as tensions continue to reach breaking point
International Food Policy Research Institute says situation worse than had been reported
Khartoum and Juba both rely heavily on oil revenue to maintain themselves
Tullow oil to sell $ 3 billion assets to France’s Total and China’s CNOOC
Ugandan government sees so-called 'tree banks' as a means to combat deforestation, but practice remains controversial
FAO director credits rain, improved harvest and enormous humanitarian response
William Hague visits Somali capital Thursday, is first British foreign secretary to visit the war-ravaged city in two decades
Matt Baugh will serve as London's new senior envoy, though officials say he will be based in neighboring Kenya for now
Troops set to capture Bay, Bakool regions; Militant Islamist group has vowed to resist any foreign intervention
Many African refugees and migrants drown trying to cross Mediterranean
Lack of donations, pledges jeopardizes funding for the prevention or treatment of AIDS, TB, and malaria until 2014
