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Charles Taylor guilty of arming and abetting RUF rebels

Charles Taylor guilty of arming and abetting RUF rebels

Ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of terrorism, murder and rape committed by rebels during Liberia’s 11-year civil war.

Liberia’s Taylor awaits verdict in blood diamond trial

Liberia’s Taylor awaits verdict in blood diamond trial

Liberian former leader Charles Taylor awaits a verdict on charges of arming Sierra Leone’s rebels in return for "blood diamonds" in the 1990s.

Outcome anticipated against Congolese militia boss

Outcome anticipated against Congolese militia boss

The ICC will hand down judgment in the trial of Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga who is accused of enlisting child soldiers under 15 to fight.

Côte d’Ivoire’s Gbagbo appears before the ICC

Gbagbo to face ICC judges for Côte d’Ivoire crimes

Former Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo will appear before the ICC for the first time on Monday over his role in the aftermath of last year’s polls.

Gbagbo jetted off to face ICC on rights abuses

Gbagbo jetted off to face ICC on rights abuses

Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo has been sent to the ICC to face criminal charges — becoming the first former president to stand before the tribunal.

Prosecutor: Kenya’s post-poll violence was planned

Prosecutor: Kenya’s post-poll violence was planned

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court says Kenya’s 2007 post-poll violence was not spontaneous but carefully planned by two ex-ministers.

Genocide accused Mladic in custody at The Hague

Genocide accused Mladic in custody at The Hague

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has been placed in custody in The Hague to await trial for war crimes after almost 16 years on the run.

Mandela slowly winding down from public life at 88

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 88 on Tuesday.

Mbeki pays tribute to Inkosi Bhambatha

Sounds of Zulu war dances and a military parade filled the air on Sunday as South Africans hailed a Zulu hero whose rebellion a century ago sowed the first seeds of black…

Zimbabwe capital a cholera ‘time-bomb’

Residents in Harare say they live on a "cholera time-bomb" as the Zimbabwean city struggles to clean up garbage and maintain sewers in an outbreak that has already cost 27 lives.…

Scorpions sting far and wide

When their trademark black cars rolled up at British socialite Mark Thatcher’s gates in Cape Town a few months ago, the members of South Africa’s elite Scorpions unit knew they…

Mining empowerment charter draws flak

A mining charter drawn up by the SA government which will give black companies control of all mines within 10 years has run into a storm of criticism.

?Minister without finance? pledges to pay debt

ZIMBABWEAN Finance Minister Simba Makoni has pledged that his country would repay its international debt, but said it could not happen without the help of the international…