Robin McKie

The gathering of world leaders at the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn on December 5 is timely.

A leading opposition challenger to DRC President Joseph Kabila called for the elections to be annulled, accusing authorities of systematic fraud.

The ICC has charged ex-Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo with four counts of crimes against humanity, adding that his opponents may be similarly charged.

Côte d’Ivoire’s former leader Laurent Gbagbo has landed in Rotterdam en route to the ICC, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity.

The US army provided counter-insurgency training to Nigerian troops battling a rise in attacks by Islamist militants, the Nigerian military reveals.

Thirty-thousand years ago the human species had a senior moment. Numbers of adults reaching the age of 30 began to rise dramatically.

Prospects for a negotiated solution to the Libyan crisis receded further after the ICC issued arrest warrants for Muammar Gaddafi and his son.

While a call goes out for all fighters to lay down their arms and the UN flies in aid, analysts warn that peace will be difficult to secure.

Yuri Tatarchuk has a disconcerting way of demonstrating Chernobyl’s grim radioactive legacy.

Claims of police torture and rapid plea bargains by under-pressure crime unit raise questions over Anni Dewani murder.

There was scientific evidence 50 years ago that carbon emissions were rising remorselessly.

Austerity in Europe is in stark contrast to the experience of footballers in South Africa, say politicians.

An official of the dissident group that launched an ambush on the Togo football team has expressed his "condolences".

The fate of five babies, born on different continents, will be dominated by the shifting weather patterns their parents are starting to confront.

David Smith and Stephanie Wolters look at conflicts in the continent’s war-torn countries.