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As Sudan prepares for elections next month, regional leaders met in
Nairobi to discuss how to save the Comprehensive Peace Agreement from
collapse. Read More
Human Right Watch (HRW)
has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to make sure that the
massacre of up to 500 Christian villagers in central Nigeria on Sunday,
March 7, 2010, is thoroughly and promptly investigated and that those
responsible are prosecuted. Read More
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife denied Friday that she had given an interview
to a British newspaper in which she was quoted sharply criticizing the
anti-apartheid icon. 
The former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate has
strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by
State Security agents. Read More
Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry Somalis is
being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and
local U.N. workers, according to a U.N. Security Council report. Read More
Nelson Mandela has been accused by his former wife of betraying South Africa's black population. In a savage attack, Winnie Mandela said he had done nothing for the
poor and should not have accepted the Nobel peace prize with the man
who jailed him, FW de Klerk.
Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including
a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after
sectarian violence in the volatile region left more than 300 dead. Read More
Togo's election commission on Saturday declared the son of the
country's late dictator winner of the presidential race, extending the
family's rule into a fifth decade in a deep blow to Togo's opposition,
which vowed to take to the streets in protest. Read More
South Africa began its 100-day countdown to the 2010 World Cup on March
2, and CNN took a look at the progress at some of the new stadiums. Read More
South African President Jacob Zuma pressed Britain on Thursday to
loosen European sanctions on Zimbabwe, which he claimed are restricting
the effectiveness of that country's power-sharing government. Read More
As BBC World Service Trust staff wrap up their project 'Strengthening democracy through media in rural Uganda', international trainer Rachael Borlase explains the difficulties in tackling one of the country's most contentious human rights issues.
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