Harare, 15 October, 2008— Tendai Moyo, 28, living in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, goes into a shop in the downtown area and heads for a shelf where, a day ago, she saw a feeding bottle […]

Bujumbura, 6 October, 2008— Thousands of Burundians have returned home after years of refugee life in Tanzania, but finding shelter and enough land to farm remains a challenge. “Fifteen percent of long-term returnees repatriated this […]

Baghdad, 6 October, 2008— There has been a mixed reaction to a government decision to allow doctors to carry guns for their own protection. “This decision implies the security situation is still unstable and that […]

Kabul, 6 October, 2008— Any increase in the flow of refugees from northwestern Pakistan into eastern parts of Afghanistan could lead to a humanitarian crisis unless international aid organisations deliver urgent assistance, a senior official […]

Washington, 1 October, 2008— After long preparations, the new U.S. Africa Command that President Bush announced in February 2007 is scheduled to become fully operational October 1. On the eve of its official launch, Deputy […]

Kaoma, 1 October, 2008— Deforestation has affected the water cycle in one of Zambia’s largest charcoal-producing regions, forcing residents to adopt unsustainable farming practices in the wetlands, say experts. Since the 1990s, several perennial streams […]

Johannesburg, 1 October, 2008— Angola’s new government is promising better health facilities at both primary and secondary care levels, as well as to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS over the next four years. The oil- […]

Abidjan, 1 October, 2008— A trial is under way in Abidjan of local officials accused of conniving in the dumping of toxic oil sludge in August 2006 and causing over a dozen deaths, and illnesses […]