Polls opened peacefully Sunday after weeks of intense campaigning
International Crisis Group says return to war could draw in Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, put Liberian peace process into jeopardy
Brazilian leader's talks focuses on collaboration with African countries to help them produce anti-retroviral drugs for treatment of HI
Topics include investment, food security and poverty eradication
Talks stall over rebel objections to Chad as mediator
Aid organizations try to help thousands of orphans and runaways find better life - free of drugs, prostitution, and danger
But UN refugee agency says displaced Liberians are eagerly registering in camps, in order to vote when they go back to their home count
African, European observers say controversial nomination will exacerbate ethnic tensions
Residents in some areas of capital say peacekeepers have been ineffective in stopping militia activity
Scotland Yard officers arrive in Nigeria to testify against officials linked with disappearance of millions of dollars in Nigeria
Kumba Yalla says he was forced to step down as head of state following military coup in 2003, but he is now revoking his 'renunciation
No reason given for dismissal of ministers of mines, security, and foreign affairs late Tuesday but analyst says move points to instabi
Prosecutor wants Charles Taylor, who was indicted on 17 counts of crimes against humanity, to be brought before war crimes tribunal in
Faure Gnassingbe was installed as president by the military following his father's death earlier this month
Some of air force helicopters destroyed in November by French forces after nine of their soldiers were killed in a government attack
Current HIV-AIDS prevalence about 7 percent in Ivory Coast, but health workers believe conflict has increased spread of virus
Doctors Without Borders says between 200-250 children admitted to feeding centers in Maradi and Tahoua districts of southern Niger ever
In places like Liberia, where many refugees are returning now that life is more stable, it is difficult to ensure that every child is i
Rebels say that if attacked again by government forces, they will not limit their actions to self-defense
Three members of Sierra Leone's former military government have gone on trial for crimes which include murder, rape, sexual slavery, an
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