Zimbabwe Stops Seizures of Foreign-Owned Farms
Thanks to lawsuit won by Dutch farmers
Africa
Uganda Drops Charges Against Man for Staging Play About Gays
Faced two years in prison
Survivors Blame Unofficial Barricades for Stampede Deaths in Ivory Coast
Barricades may have been set up to make it easier for pickpockets to operate
Sudan Closes Pro-Democracy Think-Tank
The Al-Khatim Adlan Center for Enlightenment and Human Development has had its operating license withdrawn
U.S. Ambassador Evacuated from Central African Republic as France Rejects Request for Intervention
Rebel alliance approaches Central African capital
Central African Republic President Seeks Foreign Help to Repel Rebels
Rebels are seizing towns along the way to the capital
Kenyan Hospital Imprisoning Women Who Can't Pay Bills
Director says he cannot afford to give free care
French President Rejects Possible Intervention in Central African Republic
Has enough to worry about with Mali
Central African Republic Rebels Seize Regional Capital
Negotiations with the government stalling
2012: From Arab Spring to Early Winter
From Egypt to Syria to Russia, reactionary forces are on the rise.
Moving Forward on Military Intervention in Mali
The UN authorizes a French-backed intervention to rout out insurgents. The US will of course be involved
U.S. Troops Helping Secure Part of Central African Republic as Rebels Near Capital
U.S. helping rout out LRA in the south as an insurgency sweeps through the north
Gay Cameroon Man Texts Love Note, Gets Three Years in Prison
Not such a tolerant place
Congolese Warlord Acquitted of War Crimes
Had been charged with involvement with atrocities that took place in 2003
DRC Accuses M23 Rebels of Not Leaving Goma
Were expected to leave the city as part of a ceasefire agreement
Mugabe Pushing For 100 Percent Black Ownership of Firms in Zimbabwe
Not satisfied with current 51 percent rate
U.S. Military Looking at Mali Intervention
Seeking to boot Al Qaeda from the north of the country
Looting and Rape Reported in Eastern DRC
Victims include those displaced by occupation of Goma
Climate Change Activists: UK Funding to Africa Going to Corporations, Not People
Anti-corporate bias showing
UK Pledges $214 Million to Africa to Combat Climate Change
Or is it for climate-controlled mansions for Africa's many autocrats?
Congo Rebels Conceal Brutality in Showplace Capital
Potemkin village hides the usual nastiness
Political Activists Beaten Up By Soldiers in Zimbabwe
Victims told to lie down before being beaten with logs
European Parliament Urges U.N. to Back Force in Mali
Al Qaeda-linked militias have taken the north of the country
US Firm Won't Enforce AIDS Drug Patent in Poor Countries
Will allow for manufacture and sale of cheaper generic versions without fear
