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Ellen Knickmeyer
Forsyth’s coup fiction close to the facts
Frederick Forsyth wrote it up as The Dogs of War and set it in Malabo: a rag-tag band of mercenaries, recruited by a British elite, tries to seize control of a mineral-rich,…
‘Is it normal to be tortured?’
Detailing torture and coercion, accused South African mercenaries on Monday repudiated purported confessions taken from them in an alleged coup conspiracy that spanned from…
African leaders gather in Liberia
A handful of African leaders flew into war-ravaged Liberia on Monday for President Charles Taylor’s long-promised resignation, but rebels are threatening to resume fighting if…
Tight security ahead of Taylor exit
Nigerian and South African forces guarded the executive mansion of Liberia’s embattled President Charles Taylor with automatic weapons and armoured vehicles on Monday as the…
DRC peace deal ‘carries seeds of conflict’
After divvying up power, Congo’s government, rebels and political opposition settled down Wednesday to the tough part of their power-sharing deal: sharing it.