Africa
Congolese rebel leader apprehended
Congolese rebel leader apprehended
ENTEBBE, Uganda: General Laurent Nkunda, the fearsome Congolese rebel leader whose national ambitions and brutal tactics threatened to destabilize eastern Congo, was arrested Thursday night along the Congolese-Rwandan border, United…
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Power talks close to collapse as Mugabe refuses to back down
Power talks close to collapse as Mugabe refuses to back down
Power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe appeared close to final collapse last night as the two sides remained "miles apart" on details of a unity government. After nine months without a legal…
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Satellite system to track illegal migrants
Satellite system to track illegal migrants
A satellite system linking two continents became the latest weapon in Europe's armoury against illegal immigration yesterday, as police forces in countries as far apart as Spain, Senegal and Mauritania…
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Somalia: To Move Beyond the Failed State
Somalia: To Move Beyond the Failed State
Nairobi/Brussels, 23 December 2008: Somalia’s latest transitional government is collapsing, but there is a chance to rescue a dire humanitarian and security situation if Western and other powers fundamentally revise…
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Ending Zimbabwe’s Nightmare: A Possible Way Forward
Ending Zimbabwe’s Nightmare: A Possible Way Forward
The inter-party negotiations that have sought to end Zimbabwe’s political, economic and now full-blown humanitarian crisis following the fraudulent June 2008 presidential election run-off are hopelessly deadlocked. Robert Mugabe and…
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Northern Uganda: The Road to Peace, with or without Kony
Northern Uganda: The Road to Peace, with or without Kony
Nairobi/Kampala/Juba/Brussels, 10 December 2008: The Juba peace process is stagnant and likely to fail unless the Ugandan government and the international community redirect the negotiations. Northern Uganda: The Road to…
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Battle in a poor land for riches beneath the soil
Battle in a poor land for riches beneath the soil
AIR MOUNTAINS, Niger: Until last year, the only trigger Amoumoun Halil had pulled was the one on his livestock-vaccination gun. This spring, a battered Kalashnikov rifle rested uneasily on his…
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Central African Republic: Untangling the Political Dialogue
Central African Republic: Untangling the Political Dialogue
Nairobi/Brussels, 9 December 2008: The risk of wider violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) is today at its highest point since the coup d’état of 2003. Central African Republic:…
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