Newspaper association president Michel Alkhaly-Ngady remains in jail after his scheduled trial was postponed until March 26
On her first sub-Saharan Africa tour Angela Merkel met with Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Women expected to follow traditional social roles in Muslim country
Small-boat journey to Canary Islands is hazardous and has claimed many lives
Victims of war set sights on World Cup
Many predict President Amadou Toumani Toure will win Sunday's poll
Former opposition leader Ernest Koroma was sworn in as president earlier this week
UN officials say they are working on improving conduct of so-called mixed military brigades that include former rebel forces
Constitutional council handed down official results confirming Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as winner of Sunday's presidential runoff, wi
Habre to be tried on accusations that Chadian government, under his leadership, responsible for thousands of politically motivated tort
As Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi's body was returned for a scheduled burial in DRC Monday, mourners remembered him as religi
Many protesters demonstrating against election-fraud allegations were killed when security forces fired on rioting crowds in several vi
Rebels retake territory seized by government forces in early December
Unit of more than 100 Indian police officers, which arrived last month, receiving training and say they are eager to begin work
At least four people killed
For many, coming home offers few opportunities as economy struggles to stabilize and government services remain bare
