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Democracy has taken few steps backwards in Africa. The glorious years were in the 1990s when many nations on the continent went democratic. But in the last few years there seems to be a regression. Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria come to mind. The...

Ahead of an expected second round of presidential polls, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has unleashed his trusted terror units across the country to intimidate opposition supporters and the suffering population as a whole in a bid to hang on to...

Somalia remains one of the chaotic nations in the world where peace seems to hide its face away from the African nation. With the Islamist rebels gaining control of the country, I wonder how the crisis is being handled by its government? When will the.

President Bush's five nation tour of Africa was chiefly to bring to the notice of Americans that the Bush presidency is much more than Iraq. He avoided trouble spots like Kenya and Darfur, because the trip was to highlight the success stories of US...

It does not seem that the violence in Kenya will end some time soon. People in the streets are attacked and lynched to death. According to the International Crisis Group, armed groups on both the opposition and government sides are mobilizing for...

Chad, a landlocked country in Africa seems to be particularly influenced by marked violence from regions like Darfur. The black rebels in the country have led to a hostile bid against the President of Chad, Idriss Deby who is facing rebellious attacks...

We are very much aware of the hostilities and human suffering that are deeply connected with conflicts across the African continent. Yet the situation is far worse than what we see, read and feel sitting thousands of miles away from the conflict...

According to The Independent's Steve Bloomfield, Somalia is the world's forgotten catastrophe. The following quotation from Mr. Bloomfield's article reveals the sheer magnitude of the east African country's humanitarian and political devastation....

Perceived as East Africa's most prosperous country and a role model for violent African neighbours, Kenya is in a state of shock and fear as ethnic and tribal violence rages throughout the country after last month's disputed and controversial...

Very few are there who dare to take such bold step against the will of family and friends. Yes! I am taking about young brave girl of Maasai community, Neema Laizer in Tanzania who ran away from her place to be educated. Certainly the young girl...