Central Africa

Alex Song: Arsenal Will Cope During African Cup of Nations (Goal.com)

while the Cameroon midfielder is on international duty during the African Cup of Nations, but the 22-year-old believes the Gunners will not lament his absence. The north London club have begun the season in exemplary form,...

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Measuring Democracy - The ICFTU’s Reports on Violations of Union Rights - Artur Victoria Studies

and has 225 affiliated organizations in 148 countries. Affiliates are unions, union confederations or peak level associations. Association maintains close links with different UN bodies and has consultative status in some of...

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Film Fest is hope for struggling Congo

Salaam Kivu event looks to change devastated area This bustling city in the eastern Congo might seem like the perfect setting for a Hollywood disaster film. Devastated by a volcanic eruption in 2002, its streets paved with...

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West Africa's last giraffes make surprise comeback

KOURE, Niger -- A hundred years ago, West Africa's last giraffes numbered in the thousands and their habitat stretched from Senegal's Atlantic Ocean coast to Chad, in the heart of the continent. There are nine subspecies of...

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Mazembe win African Champions League title

LUBUMBASHI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - An own goal 17 minutes from time handed TP Mazembe Englebert of the Democratic Republic of Congo the African Champions League title on Saturday more than 40 years after their last success.

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Freed dog of war demands justice

After more than five years in jail, the British mercenary is seeking vengeance on others he says were part of the failed 'Wonga Coup' – including Mark Thatcher The statements had a certain similarity. Sir Mark Thatcher and...

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Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil by Peter Maass | Book review

A brilliant exposé of the oil industry uncovers the shocking human cost of fuel, says Peter Preston Plunder, Rot, Fear, Greed and Desire. Laconic chapter headings tell the story. This brilliant, dismaying book by a reporter who...

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Row over civil groups threatens to block UN convention on corruption

International governments divided ahead of bid to finalise legislation at Qatar conference International negotiators will meet this week in Qatar in an attempt to finalise the world's first and only international corruption...

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Mazembe clinch Champs Lge title

TP Mazembe beat Heartland 1-0 on Saturday to win the Champs Lge TP Mazembe of DR Congo defeated Heartland of Nigeria 1-0 in Lubumbashi on Saturday to win their third Champions League trophy. The home side clinched their third...

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Rwanda: Will the truce hold?

Fifteen years after the genocide that killed a million people, Rwanda's warring tribes have reached a truce. But will it hold? Here, the world's leading writer on Rwanda meets the killers, the survivors, and the man bringing...

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