Africa

Going home: orphans of the gorilla massacre

Friday, 4 December 2009

Two baby gorillas who survived an attack in a Congo national park have made their first move back to the wild.

Guinea's junta leader injured in shooting by rebel soldier

Friday, 4 December 2009

Country's deep rifts exposed after aide opens fire at a military camp in Conakry

Ruthless clashes inside the world's most hostile city

Thursday, 3 December 2009

Matteo Fagotto reports from Mogadishu - bloated with arms and young men with nothing to do but kill after 18 years of civil war

The Big Question: Was President Zuma's speech a turning point for Aids in South Africa?

Thursday, 3 December 2009

The South African leader has just announced a barrage of new HIV and Aids commitments that he bills as "the opening of a new era" in the fight against the disease.

South Africa turns new leaf on Aids

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

After years of denial, new president promises drug therapy for the vulnerable

Marooned at Lanzarote airport, the 'Gandhi of the Western Sahara'

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Disowned by Morocco, unwanted in Spain: Anita Brooks reports on the plight of a Nobel-nominated activist.

Geldof: 'Who says aid doesn't work?'

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Paul Vallely: Twenty-five years after Band Aid, Bob Geldof went back to Africa to see how millions of lives have been transformed.

Somali pirates hijack $20m supertanker

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Seizure of Saudi vessel highlights danger to shipping from Suez to Seychelles

Ruler beset by 'corruption and abuse' wins another term

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

World Focus: Equatorial Guinea

Video: Demands for long-delayed election in Ivory Coast

Tuesday, 1 December 2009