Africa World News

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 11:34 PM EDT

Three decades after pumping its last drop, the first oil well in Nigeria is marked by a decrepit signboard bearing what would seem an uncontroversial statement:

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 02:42 PM EDT

A new book examining Nelson Mandela's life was launched Saturday with a feast that included everything from the spaghetti casserole he was brought in jail to the soured milk he longed for while living underground.

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 12:02 PM EDT

A Zimbabwe prison officer has used a hidden camera given to him by a British newspaper to film how he and his colleagues were forced to vote for Robert Mugabe in last month's widely criticized presidential runoff.

Fri, Jul 04, 2008 01:56 PM EDT

Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe has plenty of competitors for the title of "least democratic in Africa."

Fri, Jul 04, 2008 11:20 AM EDT

Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared Friday for the first time at the International Criminal Court, where he faces rape and torture charges linked to a brutal conflict in Central African Republic.

Thu, Jul 03, 2008 03:29 PM EDT

Some 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe on Thursday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of President Robert Mugabe.

Thu, Jul 03, 2008 02:23 PM EDT

More than 20,000 Africans have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Yemen this year, paying brutal smugglers who cram them into boats and often throw the weakest overboard, an aid group said Thursday.

Thu, Jul 03, 2008 11:29 AM EDT

A Zimbabwean rights group says two women activists have been freed after nearly six weeks in prison.

Wed, Jul 02, 2008 07:30 PM EDT

The U.S. pressed fellow U.N. Security Council members Wednesday to impose sanctions to push for change in Zimbabwe, where leaders cannot agree whether to even talk about how to resolve their crisis amid fears of worsening political violence.

Wed, Jul 02, 2008 06:58 PM EDT

The Nigerian government charged two former aviation ministers Wednesday with misusing a $165-million fund set up to improve air safety after three airplane accidents.