Helen Vesperini
latest news & developmentsKenya on edge ahead of ICC ruling
Kenya is nervously awaiting an ICC ruling on whether to try six officials, including two presidential contenders, over deadly 2007-2008 poll unrest.
Kagame sweeps Rwanda’s presidential polls
Rwanda President Paul Kagame secured another seven-year term on Wednesday after being declared landslide winner of the country’s election.
African leaders urged to tackle al-Qaeda threat
Senegal’s president urged African leaders on Monday to join forces in the fight against al-Qaeda’s North African branch.
AU leaders turn attention to Africa’s hot spots
African Union (AU) heads of state focused on rising tensions in oil-rich, secessionist southern Sudan on Monday.
Ban slams power-grabs as Gadaffi steps aside
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday criticised power-grabs in Africa as Libya’s Moammar Gadaffi reluctantly handed over the presidency of the AU.
Three Croatians join kidnap list in Nigeria
Three Croatians have become the latest foreigners to be kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria’s oil capital of Port Harcourt, industry sources said on Monday. Gunmen abducted the…