Liberia poll to test readiness for main vote

Liberia will hold a constitutional referendum on Tuesday to determine the country's readiness for its second post-war election.

Ouattara: No risk of civil war in Côte d'Ivoire

Military intervention in Côte d'Ivoire will not necessarily trigger a civil war, presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara said on Wednesday.

Oil-rich Angola in international spotlight

Messages of "Viva Angola" and "Proud to be Angolan" in Luanda mark the war-scarred Southern African nation's rising international presence.

Somali insurgents impose curfew after grenade attack

Somali insurgent movement al-Shabaab said on Friday it had imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Kismayu after a rare attack near one of its bases.

Sri Lanka death toll unacceptably high, says UN

The UN said on Friday that the number of deaths in Sri Lanka's civil war in recent months was "unacceptably high", but declined to give figures.

Tamil rebel leader lives?

For die-hard followers, the commander who led a terror-driven Tamil insurrection in Sri Lanka still lives, despite evidence to the contrary.

Terrified residents flee Mogadishu

Terrified residents fled the Somali capital on Saturday, following a day of fierce fighting that left at least 31 people dead.

UN chief visits Sri Lanka conflict zone

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday toured Sri Lanka's largest war displaced persons camp, amid concerns for 300 000 Tamils left homeless.

The fight for survival goes on in Sri Lanka

The first accounts of the suffering begin to emerge from Sri Lanka's internment camps, where as many as a quarter of a million Tamils are being held.

US urges Sri Lanka to reach out to Tamils

As Sri Lanka declared victory in one of the world's most intractable wars, the EU and US urged its government to reach out to its Tamil population.

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