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Foiled coup attempt in the Congo ends in more crimson than jasmine

A coup attempt in the troubled Democratic Republic of the Congo ended in bloodshed Sunday after six people were killed in a skirmish with security officers near President Joseph Kabila's…

Algeria on the edge as Mubarak’s regime collapses, promises to repeal emergency law

Thousands of police are reportedly being drafted into the Algerian capital ahead of planned pro-democracy marches, opposition groups have said. …

Cornered, Mubarak appoints allies to top posts as protesters rage on

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has appointed the country's head of intelligence to the post of vice-president, in a move said to be a reaction to days of anti-government protests in…

Rwanda questions linger: Habyarimana black box still missing

Rwanda questions linger: Habyarimana black box still missing

DESPITE the conclusion of investigations into the assassination of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, who Rwandan and international forensic investigators this week said had been assassinated by his henchmen in…

Rwanda has not healed: Rusesabagina

Rwanda has not healed: Rusesabagina

RWANDAN genocide hero and inspiration behind the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, says the east African country has neither healed from the 1994 genocide nor learned any lessons from it,…

Who Feeds Africa’s Dogs of War?

Who Feeds Africa’s Dogs of War?

Investigations into the aborted Equatorial Guinea coup d etat have begun to unveil the hand feeding Africa’s "dogs of war", with recent revelations sucking high profile British figures and global…